Enthusiasts

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 …

PowerVision is not resting. It was just a couple weeks ago that they announced they’re taking pre-orders for their innovative new consumer drone, the PowerEgg. Yesterday at the InterDrone trade show PowerVision unveiled the PowerEye a drone designed for professional cinematography. The PowerEye features PowerVision’s integrated Dual Viewing capability which …

Parrot Announces their S.L.A.M. dunk Development Kit This kit allows for autonomous navigation and obstacle avoidance indoor navigation and 3D mapping for drones and other robotic platforms in environments with multiple barriers and where GPS signals are not available. The technology, according to Parrot, enables the drone to understand and …

Another day, another leak. On August 15th target=”_blank”> target=”_blank”> target=”_blank”> target=”_blank”> target=”_blank”>DJI trademarked the name ‘Mavic’. That word probably won’t mean much to you right now, but give it a few months and it could well be the most well-known model in the consumer drone industry. Sure, that might sound …

Lily selfie drone has a new ship date The founders of Lily, Antoine Balaresque and Henry Bradlow, in a notice to customers apologized for the delay in the launch of their Lily drone. “We told you we would deliver your Lily Camera this summer, and we are sorry that hasn’t …

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. …

Guest Post – Courtesy of DJI Drones are becoming commonplace in the music video world, and typically capture aerial footage. But in filming the “Dead Inside” music video, a hit song from Muse’s Grammy-winning album Drones, producers turned to leading drone manufacturer target=”_blank”>DJI to achieve a different kind of creative …

We literally can’t take it anymore. Another teaser from GoPro concerning the company’s highly anticipated Karma drone. But at least this time there’s a shred of tangible information. We have a launch date! According to a tweet from GoPro’s official Twitter account, the Karma will be coming on September 19th …

So you want to make money with your drone? That’s great, but the FAA’s Part 107 exam (which you now need to pass if you want to legally fly for business purposes) might be a little harder than you were expecting. It’s almost definitely a whole lot better than the …

As drone manufacturers around the world position themselves ahead of this year’s holiday season, one tech company in China appears to be playing the long game. At least we think it’s a long game. The manufacturer in question is Yi Technology, and it has done something that’s becoming more commonplace …