Despite that one time a falling camera drone almost landed on a downhill skier mid-race, drones are becoming a go-to tool for filmmakers and cinematographers. And as the technology continues to develop, so does the potential for creative projects harnessing the power of aerial cameras. Now, one movie has been …
Read More »Flybrix Launches DIY Lego Drone
Remember the days when Lego was all the entertainment you had – When building things with the combined power of your imagination and plastic bricks was a legitimate way to spend a weekend? Well, it looks like that old childhood favorite is about to make a comeback. But this time, …
Read More »GoPro Launches the Karma – Everything You Need to Know
The momentous day has arrived. Many months ago GoPro, a company that has until now had an interesting but distant relationship with the drone industry, announced that the Karma was coming. The Karma would be the first drone made by an industry outsider, and we all expected big things from …
Read More »Huge Step for DRL as Drone Racing Hits the Mainstream
There was a time when FPV drone racing was little more than a YouTube phenomenon. At one point it was just a few French guys flying around a forest. From there it progressed to parking lots and abandoned warehouses, before a hardcore community began to spring up all over the …
Read More »Drone Racing League Heads to UK in Million Dollar TV Deal
For a while there things had all gone very quiet at the Drone Racing League (DRL). After a couple of revolutionary races in New York and Miami, we were starting to get wonder what was going on. There were rumors of races taking place, but nothing substantial coming out. Now …
Read More »Freefly Invents New Sport: Drone Surfing
The team at Freefly normally focuses on catering to the demands of media industry professionals and building heavy duty drones for aerial photography. But in a new promotional video designed to show off the power of the company’s latest drone, they may have just discovered a new sport: Drone Surfing. The premise …
Read More »Drone Squad Leads the Way with Social Racing Application
Sure, drone racing is relatively new to the mainstream media. Even plenty of tech fanatics are surprised at how quickly the sport is taking off. But to assume that FPV racing has come from nowhere does a disservice to the thousands of pioneers around the world who have been organising …
Read More »Unmanned Aerial Vanity – The Selfie Drones are Coming
For a long time, the consumer drone industry was a complicated world restricted to skilled pilots and super-keen aerial photographers. But as the idea of a flying camera becomes more and more mainstream, the market is taking a turn and appealing to a wider range of people than ever before. …
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