Australian T3 - May 2018

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There are big bucks in drone racing
now, with prize purses totalling
$1 million in the biggest events.
FPV drone racing isn’t for everyone,
though, as motion sickness often
ensnares newbie pilots. So, how
can you give this exciting new sport
a go without spending a truck load
of cash? Try the new Yuneec HD
Racer, an affordable FPV racing
drone built for beginners and
experts, offering a range of flight
modes to suit. It only has a six-
minute battery life, but that’s enough
to blast around a course a few times.
The drone can also shoot 1080p


What do you mean you don’t want to
climb on the back of a hydrodynamic
sea scooter and let it plummet you
deep into the ocean? Well, for those
with a sense of adventure still intact,
the shark-esque Hoverstar AquaJet
H2 is set to be one of this summer’s
highly unnecessary but totally cool
tech toys. In a nutshell, this high-
powered scooter can help you dive
deeper, swim faster and enjoy
high-powered bodyboarding...
all while making it look effortless
in the process. How? Touch control
wings. You can also point the nose of
the scooter up or down to ascend or


T3is the original boombox master
–you’dhavebeenhardpressedto
find us anywhere in the ’80s other
than break dancing to the latest
beats... ahem. So, we’re all over the
arrivalofBoomBocs,arangeof
wireless speakers that look like the
retro blaster we’ve always wanted.
There are three speakers in the
range, starting with the BRX v2.
Classic, the flagship wireless speaker
in the BoomBocs gang. It comes in
eight colours, some subtle, some
wild (hello, hot orange), and houses
a 200-watt digital amplifier. The
speaker connects wirelessly or via

video at 60fps, with a low-latency
FPV feed putting you in the heart of
the action (watch a live feed from the
built-in camera on your smartphone
or via a compatible FPV headset).

T3 SAYS: Yuneec’s budget flyer
is perfect for trying your hand at
FPV drone racing without angering
your bank manager.

descend. Hoverstar reckons anyone
canlearnhowtodrivetheAquaJet
H2 in as little as 10 minutes. And if
you’re too scared to go solo, this sea
scooter has enough power to pull
you and three others along with it.

T3 SAYS:Jump on the back of this
touch-control sea scooter and swim
with (and like) the dolphins.

auxcableanddishes out up to 20
hours of playback if you pimp it with
a rechargeable battery; that kicks the
price up another $180, but we reckon
it’s worth it to take this blaster along
on all-day hang-outs at the park.

T3 SAYS:Turn it up th e b eat
with this summer’s most badass
wireless speaker.

YUNEEC HD RACER
US$179.99 ($236.83), yuneec.com

HOVERSTAR AQUAJET H
$739 ($971.33), hoverstar.com

BOOMBOCS BRX V2.0 CLASSIC
From $1,230, boombocs.com

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