Tag Archives: drones

Get a 4TB portable USB 3.0 hard drive for $99.99

CNET’s Cheapskate scours the web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. And find more great buys on the CNET Deals page. This slim, pocketable drive can hold FOUR TERABYTES of data. For $100. Does not compute! WD Fair warning: …

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Parrot is adapting its consumer drones for commercial use

Parrot might be best known for its consumer drones like the Bebop and Disco, but it’s been working on professional solutions since 2012. The results of that work, bolstered by company acquisitions like Pix4D mapping software and drone maker senseFly, are the new Parrot Professional range for small and medium business. The Parrot Disco-Pro AG, Bebop-Pro 3D Modeling and ParrotBebop-Pro …

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Get a Parrot Bebop quadcopter and SkyController for $223.99

CNET’s Cheapskate scours the web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. And find more great buys on the CNET Deals page. Hey, here’s a quick follow-up regarding last week’s Samsung Gear Fit 2 deal. I bought one, it arrived quickly, and I tested it …

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Enter for your chance to win* a Glyph portable personal theater

CNET’s Cheapskate scours the web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. And find more great buys on the CNET Deals page. Enlarge Image This is either Geordi from “Star Trek: The Next Generation” or Cylops from “X-Men.” Either way — cool! Avegant Sure, you …

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Back up your drone footage on

If you’ve been struggling to find enough space to store your drone’s footage when you’re out and about, Seagate has something for you. The storage vendor announced today the Seagate DJI Fly Drive, its first portable storage device created in partnership with drone maker DJT. No, this is not a drive that you mount on your drone; rather, it’s for …

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3 drone deals you won’t want to miss

CNET’s Cheapskate scours the web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. And find more great buys on the CNET Deals page. Time to catch some air. Today I’ve landed three drone deals, all of them great in one way or another. (I was going …

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Facebook F8, day 2: Live stream, how to watch, start time

Day 2 of Facebook’s F8 developer conference was all about the future. Facebook may be the world’s largest social network, but the talk on the stage in San Jose, California, focused on everything else the company is working on, and how that will change lives in the decade ahead. From augmented and virtual reality to next-gen wireless connectivity to brain-control …

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DJI Phantom 4 Advanced is the Phantom 4 with a better camera

The DJI Phantom 4 is officially dead dead — or it will be as of April 30. Enter the new Phantom 4 Advanced. Joining the Pro model released last November, the Advanced is essentially the year-old Phantom 4 with the nicer camera found on the Pro. That camera features a much larger 1-inch image sensor that can snap 20-megapixel photos …

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FAA bans drones over 133 military facilities

The US Federal Aviation Administration on Friday announced airspace restrictions aimed at drones, banning any unauthorized unmanned vehicles from flying over 133 military facilities. The ban kicks in on April 14. FAA said the restrictions are based on authority granted to it under Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) § 99.7: “U.S. military facilities are vital …

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Bonus

CNET’s Cheapskate scours the web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. And find more great buys on the CNET Deals page. Like any good mystery writer, I often start my daily-deal posts at the end and work backward. In other words, I do the …

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