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Whether it’s the holidays, a birthday, or just that weird occasion when nothing but the coolest new toy will do; drones top the list of coveted gifts for both children and adults.  But before you rush out to the mall or over to your computer for a little retail therapy, …

There’s no doubt that GoPro’s move into the drone industry has been a spectacular failure so far. Despite the bravado, the big claims from CEO Nick Woodman and one of the boldest marketing campaigns the industry has seen, the GoPro Karma has been the ultimate let down – not the …

The creation of a commercial drone capable of more-the-30-minute flights has become the Holy Grail of the UAV industry. On Thursday, the Hydrogen Engine Center and Arcturus UAV announced a partnership to create a hydrogen-fueled drone engine for Arcturus’ T-20 fixed-wing drone model. The project is focused on research and …

Here’s a piece of news that might well be titled: Why You Should Hire a Pro for That, or alternatively, What Not to Do with Your New Drone. Barry Billcliff, a roofer from New Hampshire, knows that now.  The wedding he and his bride had planned for two years took …

Predictive computer simulations are supposed to be the stuff of Hollywood movies. The kind that show you what will happen to the Earthbound asteroid if Bruce Willis fires the nukes at a certain angle. Or the one that predicts which cities are at risk when Bruce Willis gets his angles …

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 …

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 …

Photo credit: Tony Webster, by CC 2.0 News and Commentary. Since the story about the FAA’s Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) over the Standing Rock Protests broke earlier this week with John Goglia’s piece in Forbes Magazine and Peter Sach’s Drone Law Journal article, the drone community has disagreed over how …

Apple Inc. has a new plan to improve the data accuracy of their Maps service and to finally catch up with industry leader Google Maps, Bloomberg reports: drones. Insiders say that Apple is putting together a dream team of robotics, drone and data-collection experts to execute it’s plan to use drones to …

In what’s probably a first in the drone industry, DJI has decided to lower the top speed of its latest drone, the Inspire 2. The new prosumer model from the Chinese drone giant is designed for professional photographers, and was initially available for pre-order with a top speed of 67mph …