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Fat shark is entering the HD FPV world, competing with DJI
Premium FPV headset maker Fat Shark has announced it’s plan on social media to launch its HD FPV system alongside DJI’s Digital FPV System. Fat Shark’s new HD FPV system goes by the name Byte Frost backed by some impressive specs. UPDATE – DJI has just released its new Digital FPV Systembut a drone could still be in the works.…
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Swiss Post’s drone delivery stopped after Matternet drone crash
Swiss Post has stopped its drone delivery project after one of its drones fell from the sky due to a parachute malfunction landing near children. This is the second crash within the last year and has forced Swiss Post to rethink its drone delivery program, asking Matternet to fix the problems with its drones. The drone failure…
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DJI Digital FPV system – 1080p low latency FPV
DJI’s Digital FPV system is now available from DJI with great new features and specs to bring to the drone racing world. The new products include the DJI FPV Goggles, DJI FPV Air Unit, and DJI Remote Control. The launch comes after rumors sprout over DJI products in FCC filings found by DroneDJ. The most impressive…
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Is this racing drone DJI’s next drone to be launched?
DJI has just launched its Digital FPV System which includes new goggles, controller and FPV camera and transmitter module. One thing that wasn’t released was a DJI Racing Drone. The new products have been shown off with a grayed out drone throughout the promotional material. This article is purely opinion and speculative, please don’t take the information…
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AR tags allow DJI drones to autonomously land precisely
DJI drones are now able to precisely land in the same spot thanks to AR tags and the DJI SDK. FlytBase, the company behind the technology is an enterprise drone automation platform with a range of services in drone delivery, emergency services, security to name a few. The FlytBase AR-tag landing system utilizes DJI’s drone SDK which includes…
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Nexus Mini parachute for the DJI Mavic costs $2,699
Nexus Mini drone parachute has been released with the promise of keeping your DJI Mavic 2 drone safe in the sky. The Nexus Mini will set you back an eye-watering $2699 but allows the drone to fly over crowds, in Canada only. The Nexus Mini looks to be you average drone parachute with a manual deployment range of 1km…
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DJI drones can fly over people in Canada with parachutes
DJI drones with parachutes have been approved by Transport Canada to fly over people if you have a license. Drone parachute maker ParaZero Technologies have released parachutes for the DJI Phantom 4 series along with the DJI Mavic 2 series. ParaZero currently has 2 models for DJI drones, the SafeAir Phantom 4 and the SafeAir Mavic. Both models provide extra safety…
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OPKIX One launches in Japan, partnering with Lightec
OPKIX Inc. has just launched its camera the OPKIX One in with their distributor partner Lightec. The news comes after OPKIX held a launch event in Tokyo, Japan earlier today with products to be available shortly. The OPKIX One is one of the most promising tiny cameras to keep its user in the moment we…
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UPS Flight Forward – UPS’ take on drone delivery
UPS is entering the drone delivery market with its new company, UPS Flight Forward to take a share of the soon to be billion-dollar market. The news comes after UPS filed for a Part 135 certification from the FAA, which is only available to Wing Aviation. The news doesn’t come as much of a surprise as UPS has…
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Autel Robotics drone trade-in program is here!
Autel Robotics has announced via its newsletter a new drone trade-in program, allowing users to get an Autel Robotics Evo drone at a discounted price. The trade-in program will begin on the 20/7/2019 with the trade-in program being extended to Autel Robotic’s dealers, retailers, and partners. The program allows drones from DJI, Yuneec, Parrot and Autel Robotics…
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Lume Cube Strobe makes your drone safer for $50
Lume Cube has released its Strobe light for drones in hopes to make the skies safer and prevent aircraft collisions from occurring. The Strobe is the companies latest edition to its drone range being sold alongside the original Lume Cube LED light for drones. The Lume Cube strobe tackles one of the drone worlds major concerns, flight safety. The…
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Parrot is not leaving the consumer drone market
Yesterday we shared a story on drone maker, Parrot in relation to leaving the consumer drone market. This was indeed incorrect. The original information was shared through a tweet made by one of Wirecutter’s staff. In a message given to DroneDJ Parrot explains that it is not leaving the drone market and is just focusing on the ANAFI line…
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Throwflame TF-19 WASP makes any drone a flamethrower
American flamethrower maker, Throwflame have released a flamethrower for drones giving any drone the option to shoot a 25ft flame. The TF-19 WASP goes for $1,499.00 and is designed to bring ‘new levels’ of manageability and efficiency to agriculture. The TF-19 is equipped with a 1-gallon tank allowing 100 seconds of firing time and a max distance…
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Parrot is leaving the consumer drone market
Drone maker Parrot is leaving the drone market to shift their focus entirely on commercial drones. This news comes a few years after Parrot the removal of their toy grade drones on their website. In a statement by Wirecutter Parrot have officially announced it will be pulling out of the consumer drone market to focus on drones…
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UBER AIR – delivering your food by drones
Uber Air, the drone ridesharing company is testing out a new delivery method for its food delivery company, Uber Eats. Uber plans to take to the skies with its drones and your food to a drop off location for a courier to then deliver it to you. Uber Air plan to deliver your food using its drones…