This Week in AI: The Agents Left the Chat Window
This week's AI news in plain English: vision, voice and video models, browser agents, local AI, faster chips, memory controls, and a security report.
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Useful tech, unusual gadgets, internet discoveries, practical AI, FPV stories, and honest first-person notes from Colin Michaels.
Bodycam: A PhD in FPS Realism, FPV, and the Matrix
Bodycam's Locked & Loaded update turns reloads, optics, sound, body movement, and FPV flight into a thrilling and unsettling new level of FPS realism.
Flying Car Drones You Can Buy: FAA Rules & Reality
Compare YIVTOL, Pivotal Helix, Jetson ONE, and LIFT HEXA, plus FAA Part 103 rules, training, airspace control, and backyard flight reality.
Gravity Jet Suit vs Real-Life Jetpack Competitors
Gravity’s arm-mounted Jet Suit looks like real-life Iron Man. Compare its controls, speed, flight time, price, and availability with three rivals.
Is Temu Worth It? Quality, Knockoffs and the Shopping Trap
Is Temu really worth the savings? A sourced look at product quality, safety tests, knockoff risks, app gamification, and a practical buyer checklist.
DJI Osmo Nano for FPV: Is 52 Grams Light Enough?
Could DJI’s 52-gram Osmo Nano work as an FPV recorder? Here is the honest test plan for weight, mounting, vibration, heat, handling, and footage.
How I Brought The Dreadnauts to Life With AI
Behind the scenes of The Dreadnauts: ChatGPT-assisted lyrics, Suno music, audio cleanup, Project Sequencer, videos, website, merch and more.
HOVERAir VERSA vs DJI Pocket 3: Is It Worth It?
HOVERAir VERSA adds removable wings to a pocket gimbal camera. See how its camera, full-kit value, and real usefulness compare with DJI and Insta360.
AI News This Week: Specialized Models & Safety (Aug. 14–20)
Open models, audio and robot tools, OpenAI's Astra pause, and major acquisitions show why AI is becoming specialized tools—not one chatbot race
Back in Order: Rehab, a Finished Porch, and Website Upgrades
I believe I have eight cardiac rehab sessions left, the porch is finished, the house is settling down, and major website improvements are now live.
When Did Healthcare Become Pay-to-Play?
A patient’s story, the numbers behind America’s access and price problem, and six measurable questions worth asking.
Heart Hero Status: My First Weekly Recovery Update
A personal weekly recovery update after open-heart valve surgery, endocarditis treatment, and learning how to heal with patience and humor.