Niche portable devices to play around with?

Lots of fun. Check the rules before buying.

that has android enterprise be it 8.1 or 10.

With a handheld I walk around Center City pretending to be undercover PPA and give out parking tix. This can be with a Panasonic Toughbook or Zebra.

OK I don't really do that, but it's interesting to be using something for your own curiosity, where someone else uses it at work. Home Depot has them too and they can page over the intercom with it as well as scanning product.

I'd really love to get a drone but I live within 5 miles of a small private airport. Unless I become a licensed drone pilot, I have to call the airport and let them know I'm flying my drone in my back yard. When I call, I get a voicemail and can never receive the proper acknowledgement.

The FAA drone regulations are very complex and hefty fines are being levied to violators. If you read the fine print, you are actually under FAA jurisdiction when you are airborne jumping off your deck into your pool!

Don't get me wrong, these regulations are necessary to protect the public. Flying a drone legally however can be a challenge due to the large amount of restricted land area.

Unless you do the research in advance, knowing all the laws in the area you plan to fly is nearly impossible. In some towns, drones are being confiscated by police in public parks even though there are no signs banning them.

I wanted to take drone video of certain areas I visit. Before buying, I downloaded the AirMap app for my smartphone:

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/airmap-for-drones/id1042824733

There are a host of others available as well that tell you where you can and can't fly.

I was dismayed to find that all these places were in restricted airspace.

I suppose the hobby could be fun if you live in an unrestricted area and just fly in your back yard.

I have a few friends who fly their drones when & wherever they want and totally ignore the regulations. So far, none have had a problem. Personally, that would take all the fun out of it. I would rather stay within the law.

I've read reports that the FAA is planning to ease some of these drone restrictions. I think I'll wait until they do before buying.

I have one the wife got me for my birthday one year, Have never flown it as I live about two miles from an military base as the crow flies. Reading all the restrictions there are I can't even use it in the park across the street because of all the homes with back yards facing the park.

Review https://www.aloft.ai/blog/can-i-fly-my-drone-near-small-airp... or Google “FAA drone regulations”.

The FAA also has an app that is very current. It is designed for tablets however. See https://www.faa.gov/uas/recreational_fliers/where_can_i_fly/...

Thanks for the two links to drone flying.

If you have Sirius in a car it is possible to use an old iPad or Android device and port the headphone outlet into your home stereo. Bluetooth is another option; I have an old iPad paired via bluetooth into a relatively new stereo and another iPad directly wired headphone jack to AUX IN on an older home stereo. The cable is about $5.