The Luminous Landscape, is reporting that DJI, the Chinese drone manufacturer, has taken a majority ownership position in the legendary Swiss camera manufacturer, Hasselblad. The move marks a significant sea change for the two industries represent: thenascent drone industry and the aging camera industry. TechCrunch has confirmed the story based …
Read More »Will Drone Tech Bring Ambarella Back?
Ambarella, a manufacturer of image processing products, is one of those companies almost always named by analysts listing drone related stocks. But in the last year, as Ambarella‘s stock – which hit a high of about $124 in 2015 and is now about $55 – has fallen and risen and …
Read More »DJI and Seagate Team to Provide Data Solutions for Drones
DJI Inspire Pro 2 Just like cellphone cameras now run out of storage long before your teen has run out of selfies, as the cameras and endurance of drones get better and better the data storage needs increase. But the world’s largest drone manufacturer, DJI, has announced a partnership with leading …
Read More »Epson Brings New AR for Drones and Developers to CES 2017
Epson, providers of the Moverio® augmented reality (AR) smart eyewear platform, has introduced Moverio BT-300 Developer Edition – available immediately. DRONELIFE had a chance to experience the Moverio platform earlier this year, and the technology wows; the ability to overlay information in the sky provides tremendous opportunities and potential applications for …
Read More »Drone Companies Flying High Across Construction Sector
Loaded with state-of-art sensors and backed by unprecedented software analysis, drones are building a better future for the construction industry. Goldman Sachs projects construction companies will lead the way in adopting drone technology with a myriad of uses from surveying new projects for defects to patrolling construction sites for bad …
Read More »My Drone Crashed – What Now?!
Oh no. This is not how you wanted to spend your time at the end of 2016. After unwrapping a brand new drone less than a week ago and enjoying a few days of blissful aerial photography, the worst has happened. Your drone has decided (it’s got a mind of its …
Read More »The 5 Best Drones Under $500
You’d be forgiven for thinking that drones only come in two categories. First, you’ve got the tiny $50 toys designed for quick fixes of fun that don’t offer much in terms of end product. And second are the $1,000 beasts that wouldn’t look out of place on a Hollywood film set. …
Read More »DJI Inspire 2 – The Best Aerial Photography Drone Ever?
Not all drones were created equal. Even though DJI has launched the Mavic Pro and the Phantom 4 Pro in recent weeks, the new DJI Inspire 2 will, for many professional aerial photographers, be the most significant industry news they’ve heard in a while. And it isn’t hard to see …
Read More »The Letter Drone Manufacturers Sent to Trump
The Drone Manufacturer’s Alliance (DMA) an advocacy group of leading drone makers founded by DJI, Parrot, 3DR, and GoPro, has published a letter to President-elect Trump praising his nonimation of Elaine Chao for Transportation Secretary and asking Trump to support the drone industry. Chao is Trump’s choice to replace current …
Read More »The 5 Best Drones Under $1000
As we near the end of 2016 with the festive season fast approaching, we wanted to give you our take on the best drones available on the consumer market for under $1000. If you have any knowledge of the industry, the best drones under $1000 all come from manufacturers you’ll …
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