For those who want to give their cameras a bird’s-eye view, Sony announced a new drone called Airpeak at the CES show this week. The four-rotor remotely piloted aircraft can carry a Sony A7S III camera, a full-frame, interchangeable-lens model that can shoot 4K video. The Airpeak is capable of “precise, stable flight, and aims …
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The US Commerce Department added drone maker DJI, which sells some of the best drones on the market, chipmaker SMIC and dozens of other Chinese companies to its Entity List on Friday. Being added to the list restricts companies from exporting US technology without a license. Chinese telecom Huawei has been on the list since May 2019. “Entity List restrictions are a …
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Walmart is getting into drone deliveries, kicking off a pilot project Wednesday in North Carolina to ship groceries and household items through the air. The big box retailer teamed up with drone delivery company Flytrex to run the program so it can build up its experience on shipping and packing orders using drones. The announcement comes about a week after …
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This story is part of Father’s Day Gift Guide, featuring our top picks for dads who love tech. Drone popularity continues to (sorry) soar, as flying is a fun activity you can do from the comfort and social safety of your own yard. There are plenty of decent ones priced $100 or less, but for anyone serious about the hobby, …
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Drone popularity has surged in recent weeks, and no surprise there: Flying a quadcopter is a fun activity you can do from the comfort (and social safety) of your own yard. And although there are plenty of toy drones you can get for $100 or less, anyone serious about the sport is no doubt eyeballing a DJI model. Like this …
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Want to raise your TikTok-video game? Add a sky camera to your toolkit in the form of a drone. Like this one: For a limited time, and while supplies last, B&H has the preowned DJI Mavic Mini for $329.95. That’s one of the lowest prices I’ve seen to date. The Mini still sells new for $400 pretty much everywhere. (Consequently, …
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For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. As I’ve been stuck at home for however many days now, I’ve had more time to fly my small collection of drones — both inside and around my house, with some modest incursions into the nearby woods using the Skydio 2. I’ve been …
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Prime Day is over — pass the vodka! Although you haven’t been eating, breathing and sleeping Amazon’s big event the way I have, I’m sure you’re nearly as sick of it. Thus, it seemed a good time to update this post, which is all about perennial deals — items I consider a bargain every day, no coupon code or massive …
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I know it’s not even Mother’s Day yet, but it’s not too early to start thinking about Dad — especially when there’s a deal to be had. For a limited time, and while supplies last, Cheapskate readers can get the DJI Mavic Air Quadcopter with Remote in onyx black for $694.99. That’s after applying promo code CNETMAVIC at checkout. The …
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A drone might be your next guard dog. Sunflower Labs, a San Francisco-based startup, is combining motion detectors, a quadcopter and a phone app into a home security system. The Sunflower system could go on sale in 2020, according to CEO Alex Pachikov, who expects to charge wealthy customers several hundred dollars a month for the peace of mind — …
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