Drone News
Sports Network ESPN To Carry Drone Racing
ESPN will start to carry drone racing as a part of its e-sports line up. Not only does this legitimize the sport, but will certainly help to introduce it to the public. While the commercial viability and popularity of drone racing has a long way to go before it reaches NASCAR status, it looks like ESPN is banking on this to be the next big thing! To read the entire article, go here: http://fansid...
3DR Announces Major Software Updates for Solo
3DR’s new release, as of April 2016, introduces a ton of new features and “Smart Shots” to its flagship drone, Solo. In addition to the existing Cable Cam, Orbit, and Follow, 3DR has released updates to its software that include augmented reality, interactive scene awareness, and new Smart Shots. The augmented reality gives you a kind of “heads up” display that overlays animations on top of...
DJI Is Willing to Share Their Data With China
DJI, the Chinese based drone manufacturer and world’s leader in consumer drone sales, is considering a request from the Chinese government to share user data with them. Consumers in the US and Europe are rightly concerned about the privacy implications of this move. While it is unclear whether this willl apply outside of China or how much data will actually be shared, be aware that big broth...
Hubsan X4 Camera+
Introduction The Hubsan X4 Cam Plus was supposed to be the perfect aircraft, and the manufacturers worked hard to create something new and amazing. Unfortunately, poor design choices along the way ruined the entire experience. It’s sad, because the original Hubsan X4 was a revolution – it was the first true palm-sized quad rotor and it was a sensation in the R/C world. Every time Hubsan rele...
DJI Phantom 4
Introduction There was a lot of buzz about DJI’s announcement of the Phantom 4 this spring. The day of the launch, I was able to order one within ten minutes of the announcement. Needless to say, I was very excited. When the box arrived, I immediately realized that this truly was the next generation of drone. From the subtly revamped look to the amazing features of the software, this is in my opi...
