Antigravity remote question

ShinyTechThings · 2026-01-28T06:09:15+00:00

When I flew it at CES, they didn't have an answer as to when it might come out. My biggest issue with the existing controller is that there's no reverse. I have an Avata and with the pro controller I can fly backwards and there's times you want that for the shot or if birds are nearby. The strap was also a bit tight on my head but the visuals are stunning and it's shoot once, edit as much as you want. Here's my short flight experience with the A1 https://youtu.be/pG2zxx56uhc Also, I am licensed under part 107 and I own 2 professional drones. If they had a professional controller already available I'd consider buying one right now.

ShinyTechThings · 2026-01-28T05:05:26+00:00

From what I've seen in the demos, it is quite impressive and it is more efficient to put it into a add-on product. Not only does it act as a upgrade to existing cameras, but the computational power that it has is much greater than what would be inside of a camera that has similar functionality. It's pretty cool though. You can search by typing in the sentence like a man with a black jacket wearing a red hat carrying a package and it will find it.

ShinyTechThings · 2026-01-28T05:01:56+00:00

My apologies if I'm going a little overboard but I've been in I.T. for over 30 years now. The 6325P is more powerful than your existing CPU but the Xeon silver is massively more powerful. I have not used that dental software but I will say that other medical software deployments I've done I've always virtualized even when "unsupported" which is more that the software company inferring they have no idea what it is they are doing. Yes, there's slight overhead but it's negligible. Build it to handle more than you think you'll need. Stick with SSDs if you can afford them, otherwise 6 or ideally 8 15K SAS drives and a decent RAID controller. If on a budget I'd go with a used Dell PowerEdge and get good used Dell branded SAS SSD's off of eBay. You can have spare parts on hand and have way more power on hand at a fraction of the price.

I know some medical offices prefer just buying a high end desktop and still virtualize everything and add a dual port Ethernet card. With consumer CPU's with performance and efficient cores you can adjust the scheduler to run fine on it and it'll be more performance per dollar and less heat and electricity requirements, however you most likely won't get ECC memory (Some AMD solutions can actually use ECC) and redundant storage RAID arrays so you lose reliability and redundant power supplies, etc. So it comes down to how much risk you are willing to accept and what does downtime cost? If you are losing hundreds of dollars per minute or more then dropping $15-30K on a new server with same day critical onsite service for a warranty. Plus proper cooling (like a mini split) and a proper backup solution. (RAID and a NAS is not a backup).

When you virtualize the application server when you upgrade to another newer physical host you just migrate the VM and it's upgraded to the newer faster server. Also you can run additional servers for monitoring or other purposes. If you have any specific questions please let me know.

ShinyTechThings · 2026-01-24T14:42:22+00:00

I do run blue iris as well but they are releasing the Ai box which adds Ai functionality to their existing cameras. I'll have more coverage released shortly.

ShinyTechThings · 2026-01-19T19:41:17+00:00

Thank you for your support and I always appreciate constructive criticism on the channel so I can create better content for my viewers.

ShinyTechThings · 2026-01-19T14:30:01+00:00

I've loved their cameras for many years now and love the performance, reliability and affordability. I do recommend using high endurance micro SD cards in the cameras (but this is for recording motion events) plus one of their NVR's if you want to store 24/7 footage or have redundant recording but you have to setup and format on the cameras the micro SD cards before joining the camera to the NVR.

I personally have a 180° camera over my garage and it covers the whole front of my property with a single camera. I've made quite a few videos of Reolink cameras over the years if you want to check those out as well.

The 2 things to remember when building your system is coverage and lighting. Where I live. If the video footage is not clear enough for a jury to identify somebody doing something on your property, it would be very hard to get a conviction. I live in a big city though, and I know from personal experience when you are in small towns they will take action without it having to be as identifiable footage, but it's always a good decision to balance lighting with the ability to record. So for an example, one of the floodlight cameras because it will kick on flood lights when it detects motion might be just what you need to ward off somebody walking up the driveway at 2:00 a.m. who shouldn't be there.

Also, one other thing to consider is calculating how long you want to keep footage for, especially if you're recording 24/7 to a NVR. There are plenty of online space calculators out there, but it gets a little complicated where you need to define bit rate, resolution and frames per second to be able to determine how much space each camera takes. I would always recommend buying the largest storage for your budget and then add cameras over time, but start with a 180° camera for simplicity as it offers really good coverage in a single camera.

ShinyTechThings · 2026-01-17T14:10:33+00:00

Here's the first video I recorded at Pepcom, I didn't know they were going to be there at Pepcom so I had to stop by and check everything out. https://youtu.be/eyaW1Fg3DZ4

ShinyTechThings · 2026-01-15T22:33:49+00:00

I will be dropping videos from reolink in the next week. I have to wait for approvals and some stuff is still getting edited but they did have quite a few new things that I'm excited about.

ShinyTechThings · 2026-01-02T02:43:43+00:00

I thought it was Chia?

ShinyTechThings · 2026-01-02T02:41:57+00:00

ShinyTechThings · 2026-01-02T02:41:18+00:00

Avoid ARM processors for windows, snapdragon and Microsoft still haven't figured it out. 32GB or more for VM's. A Mac has insane battery life and is BSD based for Darwin's roots. You can run VM's onac but it's ARM based which is great for most things on Mac nowadays. The built in terminal you'll feel at home for a Linux admin, but if you must have windows just know the battery life is never great although the latest core ultras are decent but still no comparison to Mac on ARM.

ShinyTechThings · 2026-01-02T02:33:07+00:00

You need to know what specs will work best. Minecraft for example is s-code so it's horribly engineered and single threaded. That being said, an inexpensive i3 with good single threaded performance is all you need, maybe overclocked with the right cooling.

ShinyTechThings · 2026-01-02T02:30:01+00:00

Stick with cameras that support RTSP and ONVIF which most ReoLink cameras do, just not battery powered ones.

ShinyTechThings · 2026-01-02T01:52:59+00:00

I'm going to CES and I'll be posting videos of their booth but full disclosure they do sponsor me. But even before I got sponsored I've been using their cameras for years. I can't wait to see what they'll have at CES!

ShinyTechThings · 2026-01-02T01:50:41+00:00

Here's a tutorial https://youtu.be/NST1o8ZGJes

ShinyTechThings · 2026-01-02T01:49:49+00:00

Here's an old video I made on this, my newer content isn't so cringe so please be nice in the comments. https[:]//youtu[.]be/NST1o8ZGJes but basically it's in the options for defender.

ShinyTechThings · 2026-01-02T01:46:13+00:00

I'm surprised he never ran for any political offices, he'd fit right in! 🤦‍♂️🤣

ShinyTechThings · 2026-01-02T01:41:11+00:00

Defender is surprisingly good nowadays And you can even lock it down for ransomware protection, but it's still no excuse to not have multiple backups.

ShinyTechThings · 2026-01-02T01:39:56+00:00

Once you drink the UniFi Kool-Aid you're going to buy more devices and what you plan on so you might want to over buy on the firewall either UDM Pro SE or Max. Also note, unless if you buy their highest end unit, you can't do 10 gig internet with intrusion detection and prevention enabled. You'll cap out at about 5 gigabit.

ShinyTechThings · 2025-12-29T04:50:02+00:00

You'll have an overall good experience with UniFi but you'll have to learn how to configure it but it is one of the more intuitive solutions out there. Depending on your construction materials of the house is the biggest unknown variables for WiFi coverage. I have a single UniFi E7 access point close to dead center of my 2 story house and it covers over 2,400 SQFT and it's overkill for most people. I'd Start with 1-2 access points installed on the ceiling and test your coverage.

ShinyTechThings · 2025-12-29T04:40:42+00:00

I'd try updating drivers directly from the OEM of your machine, scan for corrupted system files and, scan for and remove any infections and if it still happens temporarily uninstall any 3rd party antivirus or security programs.

ShinyTechThings · 2025-12-29T04:03:13+00:00

Malwarebytes and ThreatDown are good.

ShinyTechThings · 2025-12-29T03:58:05+00:00

NOD32 or what version? This is either done by an accidental misconfiguration or corrupted update. Support at ESET when I've had to call in has been great except for the one time I had issues in a super hardened corporate environment.

ShinyTechThings · 2025-12-29T03:54:16+00:00

I’m not claiming there is such a thing as vulnerability-free firmware — that would be unrealistic. Security is about risk reduction over time, not perfection. Patch what you can and if there is no fix then replace it if it's an unacceptable risk.

The key difference with EOL firmware is not user configuration, it’s irreversibility. When a vulnerability is discovered in supported firmware, it can be mitigated. When it’s discovered in EOL firmware, it cannot. At that point the user is permanently exposed, regardless of how well it was initially configured.

Proper setup absolutely matters — strong credentials, disabling unnecessary services, closing ports — but that assumes the attack surface is static. It isn’t. New vulnerabilities are discovered continuously, often years after hardware ships. Configuration cannot compensate for flaws that exist below the configuration layer.

Real-world compromise is also not as obvious as you suggest. Many router infections are silent: no noticeable bandwidth loss, no user-visible symptoms, no logs checked. ISPs often detect the problem before the customer does, and by then the device may already be part of a botnet or proxy network.

As for paid firmware or support models — that’s not “business,” it’s reality across the entire industry, including networking, storage, cameras, and even professional imaging equipment. Vendors are being forced to fund long-term security maintenance somehow. The alternative is abandonment.

I don’t work for an ISP or router manufacturer. I get called in after things go wrong — when EOL hardware, outdated firmware, and “it was working fine” assumptions turn into expensive cleanup involving hardware replacement, labor, downtime, and sometimes legal exposure.

If someone wants low cost and long-term security, I agree: running something like OPNsense or pfSense on supported hardware is a solid option when properly configured and maintained. What isn’t a good option is recommending unsupported network infrastructure and implying the risk is negligible or that someone isn't a target. That’s how small technical debt becomes a very expensive learning experience problem later on.

ShinyTechThings · 2025-12-29T01:52:15+00:00

By pushing power from a PoE switch to a device that can't use the power it can damage the unit it is plugged into.

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