Tag: drones

The DJI Mini 4K falls to a scarcely believable low price — here’s why it’s your best value first drone

Earlier this week, I recommended a knock-out deal for the DJI Neo — the lowest price for a DJI drone I’ve ever seen. But if you want a better value drone, especially if you’re keen to take control of it yourself and learn to fly, then the DJI Mini 4K…

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The DJI Mini 3 is ‘an entry-level DJI drone with a strong set of video features’ — it’s now back to a record-low price on Amazon

Light and compact drones don’t get much better than the DJI Mini 3, which has recently had its price slashed at Amazon down to $499 (was $719). I’ll do the math for you: that’s a huge $220 off the retail price. This is actually for the combo package, so you…

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‘No onboard pilot needed’: Massive 2-ton VTOL “mega drone” just hauled fresh tea leaves over 75 miles autonomously

Autonomous cargo aircraft completed 120km mountain delivery in just 37 minutes Hybrid air and rail transport enabled fresh tea delivery within 24 hours CarryAll drone carries up to 400kg with 200km operational range Chinese-founded aerospace company AutoFlight has carried out a 2-ton-class eVTOL transport trial moving fresh spring tea across…

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DJI Avata 360 vs Antigravity A1: I compared the world’s first 360 camera drones, and there was one clear winner

techradar DJI Avata 360 360 drone with 8K 60fps video recording, omnidirectional sensors and FPV and standard controller options. techradar Antigravity A1 Sub-250g 360 camera drone with FPV flight, 8K video up to 30fps, and front and down-facing object detection. Until very recently, 360 cameras and drones occupied entirely separate…

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Goodbye, DJI — US army makes biggest-ever single order of 3,000 Skydio drones worth $52 million and there’s one obvious reason why

Pentagon places large order for Skydio X10D drones X10D has been used to identify targets in Ukraine war DJI ban means US government departments must look elsewhere The Pentagon just went from “we’d like to order some drones” to “here’s $52 million” in 72 hours flat. That’s less time than…

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The Apple Watch just got its coolest upgrade in years – you can now talk to your DJI drone from your wrist

Latest version of DJI’s Fly mobile app adds Apple Watch compatibility Supported drone models are DJI Neo, Neo 2 and Flip Apple Watch Series 8 or above required Despite the looming prospect of a total ban in the USA, DJI is quietly working not only on new drone models but…

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