Put away that selfie stick (please, really, put it away). There’s a new way to get those all-important vanity shots: a selfie drone. These drones aren’t toys, they’re not for racing and their cameras aren’t designed to shoot high-flying cinematic views. These drones are specifically designed to grab the best aerial selfies — aka dronies. …
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GoPro’s stabilizer accessory looks crazy, but it works
The key feature of GoPro’s Karma Grip handheld camera stabilizer, the thing that sets it apart from others, is that the motorized gimbal separates from the control handle so the stabilizer can be used on the company’s Karma drone. But if you don’t need or want the drone, here’s another reason to consider the Grip: It can now be split …
Read More »Apple patent application points to an iPhone
Now playing: Watch this: Apple patent application points to iPhone-powered laptop 1:30 Apple may eventually let you find out if an iPhone is all the computer power you need. A US patent application filed in September and published Thursday points to an accessory that look like a traditional clamshell laptop, but has an iPhone-sized slot instead of a touchpad. The …
Read More »Facebook Messenger gets Reactions and Mentions
Facebook Messenger users can now show how they feel about individual messages with new Reaction emoji. Like the emoji available when reading posts on the social network, the Messeger Reactions announced Thursday just require you to press and hold any message to access a pop-up set of love, smile, wow, sad, angry, yes and no emojis. If multiple people react …
Read More »Google adds new reasons to install its Duo and Allo apps
Google wants you to use its Duo app for calls — with or without video. At its Google for Brazil event in São Paulo, the search giant announced that its video-calling app for Android and iOS will now support audio-only calls for those times when maybe making a video call isn’t a great idea or when your connection is less …
Read More »iHeartRadio rocks past the 100 million user mark
The second 50 million is always the hardest part. Online streaming music service iHeartRadio, run by terrestrial radio giant iHeartMedia, said Thursday it now has more than 100 million registered users. The service reached the 50 million mark in June 2014. Note that registered users is not the same as monthly active users, the industry standard reported by iHeart’s competitors …
Read More »AMD Ryzen 5 processors unlock high performance for under $250
AMD managed to make the word “mainstream” into something to be excited about. The company officially announced its complete mid-level Ryzen 5 series of desktop PC processors set to arrive April 11. Aimed at enthusiasts on a budget, the processors are a step down from the Ryzen 7 CPUs released earlier this month, but more powerful than the Ryzen 3 …
Read More »Air Hogs racing drone lets you experience crashes first
Now playing: Watch this: Air Hogs introduces FPV flying to its DR1 racing drone… 1:00 Air Hogs’ next line of toy drones will lower the price and difficulty barriers for racing drones. The $100 DR1 FPV Race Drone (about £80 or AU$130) is a palm-sized quad with a camera in front that will live stream video to a phone you …
Read More »You can now fly a toy drone with just hand gestures
Now playing: Watch this: Aura is a drone you fly with hand gestures 1:03 Toy drones continue to get smarter and more stable. Their controllers, on the other hand, remain a mess of sticks, buttons and switches that take a lot of practice to master. The Aura drone from KD Interactive, on display this weekend at the New York Toy …
Read More »Is this what the Galaxy Tab S3 will look like?
Samsung hasn’t had much luck keeping details on its rumored Galaxy Tab S3 tablet a secret. And now those details include an image. Discovered by German site WinFuture, the picture shows what appears to be the rumored update to Samsung’s Galaxy Tab S2 along with a new active stylus. The pair is expected to be one of the Korean electronics …
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