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DJI Osmo Mobile 2 Gimbal Pre-Orders Open, Lighter & Cheaper

Roma Christian February 5, 2018 No Comments

Following its unveiling at CES 2018, DJI has announced pre-orders for its new ‘Osmo Mobile 2’ smartphone gimbal are now open, with shipments expected in March. The Osmo Mobile 2…

Drone & Robotics Spending To Hit $103 Billion This Year

Roma Christian January 29, 2018 No Comments

IDC’s latest data forecasts global spending on robotics and drones will hit US$103.1 billion this year, with an expectation to more than double by 2021. The firm expects worldwide spending on robotics…

DJI Unveils The Mavic Air, A Pocket-Sized Drone

Athina Mallis January 24, 2018 No Comments

DJI is expanding its Mavic range with the new Mavic Air drone, a pocket-sized drone aimed at travellers and those who are constantly on the go. The drone weighs just…

CES 2018: Seagate And DJI Create Portable Drone Back Up Drive

Athina Mallis January 10, 2018 No Comments

Storage solutions company Seagate and drone specialist DJI have teamed up again creating the LaCie DJI Copilot, a portable backup on-set solution for drone users to review their content without…

GoPro Axes Drone Business, Cuts Jobs, Considers Sale

Roma Christian January 9, 2018 No Comments

Action sports camera maker, GoPro, has announced it will no longer be manufacturing drones, following significant job cuts, and reports the company is considering selling. Enclosed within an investors’ report,…

AI Experts Make A Movie, In Bid To Stop New Killer drones

Computer Daily News November 13, 2017 No Comments

SYDNEY – The Campaign to Stop Killer Robots, an international coalition working to ban the development of fully autonomous weapons, has ramped up its warnings, releasing a short, professionally produced…

Australian Defence Bans Camera-Toting Chinese DJI Drones

Computer Daily News October 27, 2017 No Comments

Australian Defence has put a ban on the use of small Chinese drones, which it claims to have been using mainly for its departmental public relations work. This work is…

Alphabet Debuts Oz Drone Delivery For Chemist Warehouse

Roma Christian October 17, 2017 No Comments

Google’s parent company, Alphabet, has taken further steps to deliver items via drones, by partnering its ‘Project Wing’ division with Chemist Warehouse and Mexican fast-food chain Guzman y Gomez. As part of a…

DJI Debuts ‘Private Mode’ With No Data Connection

Roma Christian October 4, 2017 No Comments

Chinese-based, DJI, has launched a stealthy new ‘privacy mode’ for its drones, notably blocking the exchange of internet data during flights. The company states the new “local data mode” prevents internet traffic…

DJI Introduces Data Security Feature For Drones

Staff Writers October 3, 2017 No Comments

DJI, the Chinese-based company that occupies a large market share in the drone and aerial-imaging industry, has announced a new feature in response to privacy concerns. Local Data Mode will…