Remember the action camera, the RX0, that Sony insists on referring to as the Ultra-Compact Camera from two years ago? Well, it has a follow up now called Sony RX0 II Ultra-Compact Camera. Still an action camera, Sony. We insist. But it is one hell of a powerful one because, after all, it is based on the powerful RX series cameras. Continue reading Sony RX0 II Announced, Now Boasts An Integrated Tiltable LCD Monitor
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Xiaomi Takes On DJI With A Pair Of New Imaging Drones
Xiaomi is no stranger to imaging drones, or should I say, no stranger to imaging drones with a striking resemblance to the world’s biggest consumer drone maker, DJI, with the specs too boot and at a manageable price point The China’s “provision of gadgets” latest imaging drones are no different. The duo, namely FIMI A3 and FIMI X8 SE, shares some rather close resemblance to DJI’s Mavic 2 and Spark. Clearly, the pair have their sights set on DJI Spark and DJI Mavic Air, and they even have pricing and specs that could do some serious bite off the consumer drone cake. Continue reading Xiaomi Takes On DJI With A Pair Of New Imaging Drones
Sentera 2019 PHX Fixed-wing Drone Offers You Bird’s Eye-view Of Weed Locations, Plant Health And More
Need a commercial-grade imaging drone that lets you have a bird’s eye-view of your massive yard, capturing data like weed locations, plant health et cetera? Well then, the Sentera 2019 PHX Fixed-wing Drone might just be the right candidate for the job – thanks to the new Sentera Double 4K sensor. Sentera has announced the release of its hand-launched fixed-wing drone, PHX, with several major updates. The updated PHX boasts an upgraded, high-capacity battery, longer range high-speed datalink, and an omnidirectional antenna system, to reach out farther and for a longer time per mission run. Here are the details of the updates: Continue reading Sentera 2019 PHX Fixed-wing Drone Offers You Bird’s Eye-view Of Weed Locations, Plant Health And More
This Tiny Drone Designed For Indoor Reconnaissance Uses A Co-axial Setup
We have seen a lot of small imaging drones on this blog, but this little guy from Cleo Robotics is unlike anything we have seen. Resembling a donut, Cleo is a UFO-ish small imaging drone designed specifically for indoor flight and as such, it certainly has no qualms in zipping around tight spaces – thanks in part to its donut-shaped protective outer rim and caged rotor unit. Speaking of rotor… what makes Cleo unique is, it employs a co-axial rotor setup, which involved two propellers aligned on the same vertical but spinning in opposite directions, to achieve flight. Continue reading This Tiny Drone Designed For Indoor Reconnaissance Uses A Co-axial Setup
Microsoft Gave Kinect Some New Tech, Turns It Into a Cloud-powered Device
Nearly a decade ago, Microsoft Kinect to enable motion-controlled gaming on its Xbox 360 video game control that despite being quite a piece of tech, it was met with lukewarm reception. However, the lack of success was not because it wasn’t useful. In fact, it is a powerful device as researchers and tinkerers around the world had found some interesting practical use of the device and it includes enable browsing the Internet with swimming motion, controlling a robot, and enable a quadcopter to fly autonomously – just to name a few. Continue reading Microsoft Gave Kinect Some New Tech, Turns It Into a Cloud-powered Device
DJI OSMO Is An Action Cam For Those Who Is Not Doing The Action
If you are an action cam person who is NOT the person doing the actions (I know it sounds strange but…), the DJI OSMO Pocket Handheld Camera might just be the gadget you never knew you need. Now, DJI is not exactly known for imaging prowess, but when it comes to gimbal, they do know a thing or two, and gimbal is what the DJI OSMO Pocket Handheld Camera has to offer. In fact, you could say the gimbal is the star feature of this little action camera. Continue reading DJI OSMO Is An Action Cam For Those Who Is Not Doing The Action
This Is Portal, A Facebook Video Chat Camera No One Asks For
Apparently, video chat is such a big deal that it calls for Facebook to development of dedicated hardware for the sole purpose of video calling. The social media network giant has has announced on Saturday a pair of video chat devices called Portal and Portal+. No. Portal is nothing sci-fi-ish. It will not port you from one place to another to have face-to-face chat with another person. It will, however, let you video chat using, you guessed it, Facebook Messenger which, honestly, you can do exactly the same with a smartphone, tablet, or a computer with webcam. Continue reading This Is Portal, A Facebook Video Chat Camera No One Asks For
GoPro Unveiled Three New HERO7 Cameras, Has Voice Command Support
After much leaks that non-hardcore fans probably won’t care, GoPro has finally taken the wrap of the new HERO7 cameras and it has not one, not two, but three in the family. The range topper is, obviously, the GoPro HERO7 Black and the middle ranger would be the GoPro HERO7 Silver and the GoPro HERO7 White takes the spot as the entry level of the newest action cam family lineup. The new HERO7 is touted as “the simplest GoPro cameras ever” and they are rugged, waterproof without a housing, and features voice command support and WiFi connectivity. Continue reading GoPro Unveiled Three New HERO7 Cameras, Has Voice Command Support
remo+ Over-The-Door Smart Camera: A Security Camera That Makes Sense!
The market is certainly not lacking of outdoor security cameras. As a matter of fact, there is a variety of it to suit different needs, but the truth be told, there’s not one that shines in simplicity like the remo+ Over-The-Door Smart Camera and IMHO, clever placement. As the product name implies, this smart security camera is designed to be placed over-the-door. Therefore, there’s no adhesives to mess with and neither are there be holes, and that makes it easy to be moved if you ever need to relocate to another house or apartment. Continue reading remo+ Over-The-Door Smart Camera: A Security Camera That Makes Sense!
With AI, Mystic Drone Is Like Your Personal Photo/Videographer
There are just way too many drones in the sky. What if a new entrant thinks it could do better? How should it differentiate itself from the horde of imaging drones? Or even wrestle a piece of this lucrative pie from the de facto leader like DJI? As far as Airlango concern, it is all about autonomy and artificial intelligence combined, and also, pricing. Those are the differentiating qualities it demonstrates on its Mystic autonomous drone. Continue reading With AI, Mystic Drone Is Like Your Personal Photo/Videographer