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Crave giveaway: Drone film ‘Eye in the Sky,’ plus four other movies on Blu

Congratulations to Jonathan M. of La Puente, California, for winning a Skulpt Chisel fat and muscle tracker last week. Cinema lovers, stand at attention. This week’s giveaway is a bundle of critically acclaimed military dramas on Blu-ray, including “Eye in the Sky,” which came out in March and was released on-demand, and on Blu-ray and …

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DJI’s new camera lets you zoom in from the skies

Getting a close-up look at something with a DJI drone previously meant flying the thing closer to the subject. DJI’s new camera module — the Zenmuse Z3 — comes with a built-in optical zoom, giving you a closer view, without risking smashing up your fancy flying machine. The camera has a 3.5x optical zoom, with a 2x digital zoom, combined …

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​YouTuber says ‘deal with it,’ using a DIY robot

Hang out on social media long enough and you’re bound to run into a hater or two. YouTuber Simone Giertz decided to respond to killjoys by creating a “deal with it” meme droid. The “deal with it” meme is a popular online response to those who criticize your actions or comments. It basically means “accept it,” and it’s generally accompanied …

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Samsung’s tiny, ultra fast UFS memory cards are here to speed up your drone filming

Say cheerio to your pocketful of microSD cards — Samsung’s new Universal Flash Storage (UFS) cards are here to give them a swift lesson in the ceaseless march of progression. The new cards are as small as microSD cards, but they’re much faster. Samsung promises the cards can achieve read speeds up to 530 megabytes per second, which is five …

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Seagull drone poops sunscreen…uh, thanks

The world has seen some strange drones, ranging from cat-litter-scooping drones to a Star Wars snowspeeder drone. But nothing can prepare you for the sheer peculiarity of the sunscreen-pooping seagull drone that stars in an ad for Nivea kids’ sunscreen. The ad starts off innocently enough with a joyous beach scene of families playing in the sand and kids who …

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A robot could deliver your next meal

Pizza delivery could be the next job to be replaced by machines, as self-driving robots begin delivering meals and packages in Europe. Estonian company Starship, started by Skype co-founders Ahti Heinla and Janus Friis, are behind the robotic delivery drones. The cutesy wheeled carts will deliver packages from courier Hermes, shopping from retailer Metro Group, and food from Just Eat …

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Watch three crazy guys scale the Eiffel Tower

Just in case you thought you led a pretty exciting life, three Russian thrill seekers (illegally) scaled the Eiffel Tower and captured their climb using a drone and a few body cams. Not only is climbing the 1,063 foot (324 meter) tower an accomplishment on its own, but getting past security was also an endeavor. To gain access to the …

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Drones keep getting into firefighters’ way

Now playing: Watch this: Drones in the way as firefighters take on California… 1:25 Drones are great for capturing action and locations you couldn’t otherwise film. There are times, though, they should probably stay grounded — and that includes when they could get in the way of firefighters battling wildfires that rage every year in the American Southwest. Yet in …

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The Roam

Ever feel bothered by the same old boring selfie poses because your hand is permanently attached to your camera? Well this Australian-made Roam-e Flying Selfie drone camera should help you get a bit more creative, if you can stomach the fact that it looks like a flying carrot. Retailing at $399 (around £300) online and AU$499 in Australia , the …

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Yuneec Typhoon H drone gets new obstacle

Yuneec’s Typhoon H camera drone already had the ability to stop itself before colliding into large objects. But now with help from Intel RealSense technologies, it will avoid obstacles and keep moving right around them to get the shots you’re after. A factory-installed Intel RealSense R200 camera and an Intel Atom processor module will map the Typhoon H’s surroundings in …

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