Who was looking for a drone?

[Black]

Chakravartin wrote:
[quote=RAMd®d]
An episode of Top Gear had the lads using a pretty sophisticated drone (but not very pretty) and it looked like the thing was almost out of visual range but still showing video. Trés cool!

Both the $999 and $1299 version of the Phantom have the ability to navigate, hover and return by GPS when they pass out of sight.

...Although with only 10-15 minutes of flying time, it's not going too far.
When the feature works properly.... read the reviews. These things are not ready for prime time, except as gifts for "the person who has everything."

[Black]

I dare anyone here to view this page without compulsively clicking on the "I want it" button.
http://www.parrot.com/usa/products/rolling-spider/

[Black]

Great-- being marketed specifically to hover outside teenaged girls' windows...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7Q1giJOpxA

[OWC Jamie]

I guess you missed the "official" bebop vid
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZdSMAG90Rs

[RAMd®d]

I'm interested in the upcoming Parrot BeBop

I'm hoping for a Cowboy ReBop version.

The BeBop is pretty slick looking.

There's a lot of fear and loathing of drones compared to R/C models. Their communication could end up needed to be encrypted to prevent being crashed or hijacked.

I remember the olden days when keying the mike on a CB could trigger a servo response in some R/Cs.

[RAMd®d]

The fish in that video reminds me of kites.

I'd like a camera that could be aimed straight down for a 'satellite' view, without trying to tilt the platform.

And a 30min battery.

Swappable.

And at $49.95 it would fly off the shelves.

[OWC Jamie]