Kelly Shores

In 2012 DJI developed, announced and released the DJI Phantom 1. This release changed everything for DJI and some could say, for China as well. While the general consensus before this release was that companies in China were good at imitating innovation, they were not innovative themselves. DJI is changing this. DJI is the leader in UAV technology and is the company that everyone else copies. Ther...

Drones are supposed to gross upwards of $82 billion US dollars and create 100,000 new jobs by the year 2025. With this massive potential, many companies are beginning to use drones today for a wide variety of tasks that would have been difficult or expensive to accomplish before. This shift towards technology means that drone skills will be a very marketable job skill in the near future. A company...

DJI recently released the DJI Phantom 4 Professional and the DJI Inspire 2. Both of these quadcopters build on the success of their predecessors and are poised to become the kings of the skies in 2017. The Phantom 4 Pro looks alot like the Phantom 4 and because of this, we found this article interesting when it comes to outlining the differences between these two quadcopters. Check out what to exp...

Recently we have seen GoPro fall from its high place as the king of action cameras. While we still believe that GoPro has some fight left in them and will rebound, this fall has opened the market to many new and old camera makers to compete with some amazing hardware and software. Kodak, who was also considered the king of cameras at one time, has come out with an amazing line of 360 degree action...

“In The Robot Skies” is a film about a dystopian future where people are confined to their high rise apartments and drones are always watching and surveying them. The machines identify and label people, and behaviors, recording anti-social actions and confining the anti-social to their homes. In the film two young men are trapped by the drones and confined to live in solitude. But when...

If you are planning to travel this holiday season with your drone, quadcopter, or any other device that requires a lithium polymer battery for operation, it would be a good idea to check out this video to understand the rules. Lithium polymer or LiPo batteries must be handled appropriately in order ensure that they do not cause a fire hazard on board a pressurized aircraft. This video does a nice ...

The Teal drone was announced several months ago. A young drone enthusiast, George Matus, who is just 18 years old, has founded a company, received funding and developed one of the fastest production drones that you can buy. The Teal is able to shoot 4K video, fly at over 70 miles per hour, and act as not only a camera platform, but a racer as well. The company says that it is the “Swiss Army...

Everyone knows that drones are useful for aerial photography today. And everyone knows that drones might be the next big method for delivery in the near future. But here are fifteen applications that you might not have considered for drones. Check out what we may be using drones for in the near future! http://www.brainjet.com/random/7016/15-amazing-drone-uses-that-will-make-you-want-one#page=1

The DJI Mavic has only been out for a few weeks and already people are calling it a game changer. While many people have traditionally thought that you must have a large form factor with a big camera to produce great images, the DJI Mavic is changing that perception. What matters is the results and the quality of what data or images you can collect. While some see the Mavic as a hobby toy, it is s...

Despite the news reports of drones hindering fire fighters from doing their jobs last year, there are also so bright spots when it comes to drones and fire fighting. In Menlo Park, California, fire fighters are adding drones to their arsenal to combat emergencies. The fire fighters in Menlo Park have received special permission from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to test a program that ...

Yesterday DJI announced two new drones to add to its ever-growing line up. The DJI Inspire, version 2 and the DJI Phantom 4 Professional. Both of these drones build on the foundation of their predecessors. The Inspire 2 has a similar form factor as the Inspire 1, but has some dramatic improvements including better obstacle avoidance, redundant sensors, and better camera options. The Phantom 4 Prof...

A few months back, we reported that DJI was opening a drone arena in South Korea to host drone flying, education and racing events. Now that the arena has been open for a few months, we thought we’d check back to see what it’s like flying inside this amazing place. They have designed the arena to be very friendly to experts and beginners alike. There are bright LEDs around all of the o...