For the past few weeks the makers of the OnePlus One smartphone have been teasing their next product called OnePlus DR-1. Today they officially unveiled the DR-1 and it’s a cheap flying drone.
Not exactly a “game changer” as promised, but not entirely an April Fools’ joke either. The company actually put the DR-1 in its online store for $20, although the limited supply of drones quickly sold out.
Sure, this isn’t exactly a high-end drone that can carry heavy objects, record videos, or travel long distances. But it’s a nifty toy… and having visited Hong Kong recently, I’m not surprised that the folks at Chinese startup OnePlus thought it would be funny to sell a tiny flying drone that you can fit in the palm of your hand: these things are hugely popular in China and Hong Kong at the moment.
I saw them at electronics stores and street markets, and when I met with Eric from Geekbuying.com to see me what’s hot in China at the moment, he brought a phone, a tablet, and a similar quadcopter (with a nicer-looking remote control), among other things.
The OnePlus DR-1 is a quadcopter that measures about 2.75 inches across, flies for up to 8 minutes on a charge, and has a battery that can be recharged in about 20 minutes.
Didn’t get a chance to order a DR-1 before they sold out? Don’t worry. There’s nothing particularly special about the little guy: you can find plenty of virtually identical toys for similar prices at AliExpress.
OPO is April fools 365 days a year…what a silly ass organization…
So now they’ve stooped to rebranding already existing products – and you still can’t actually buy them. It’s like every day is April Fool’s Day with One Plus!
Brad, you missed two letters in 3 links. It is hard for OCD, can you please revise it?
All 3 that they actually had sold quickly to friends of the CEO..the rest will have to start the lottery bs. !!!good luck…what a sham company
Here they go again playing headgsames with yet another product that casnt be bought…go very em you suckrtds!!!!I’m glafd I didn’t buy as opo
https://www.geekbuying.com/item/Cheerson-CX-10A-Nano-Quadcopter-with-Headless-Mode-CX10A-Quadcopter-RTF—Black-339618.html
Same thing but cheaper.