Posted inNews

Snap’s Pixy selfie drone lands with a thud (WSJ reports Snap has canceled further development)

The company behind the Snapchat has dabbled in hardware over the years, first with a line of Spectacles eyewear featuring built-in cameras, and most recently with Pixy, a flying drone that launches from the palm of your hand and snaps selfies or short videos. But while Snap’s Spectacles have had some longevity (the company has […]

Posted inNews

Amazon Prime Air drone deliveries inch closer to taking flight

Later this year Amazon customers in Lockeford, California may start to see some packages delivered by aerial drones instead of being dropped off by a truck or van driver. It’s the next step for Amazon Prime Air, a delivery-by-drone initiative that Amazon first unveiled in 2013, but which has only been deployed in very small […]

Posted inNews

Lilbits: Snap’s selfie-snapping drone, Dasung’s new 13 inch E Ink tablet, and Nothing Launcher (beta)

The company behind Snapchat is expanding its hardware offerings. Snap started selling Spectacles eyewear with built-in cameras in 2017. Now Snap has launched a flying drone called Pixy that sells for $230 and which is designed to be simple to use – so simple that there’s not even a controller. Instead you set Pixy to […]

Posted inNews

Amazon’s flying security camera is now available for $250 (by invitation only)

A year after introducing a flying security camera called the Ring Always Home Cam, Amazon is officially launching the security drome for home use as a Day 1 Edition device. That means there’s limited quantities available and you’ll need to request an invitation for the chance to spend $250 on one. But it’s officially moving […]

Posted inNews

Vivo patents a smartphone with a flying drone camera system built in

Smartphone makers have been using camera features to help set their devices apart for years. Some phones take stellar shots from one or two cameras. Others have a bunch of cameras to cover everything from wide-angle to telephoto photography. Now it looks like Chinese phone maker Vivo is considering something different. Very different. The company […]

Posted inNews

Lilbits: AMD, Apple schedule announcements

Apple is holding an event next week, when the company is expected to introduce its next-gen iPad and Apple Watch. We’ll probably have to wait another month for iPhone news. That’s the same month we expect to learn more about Google’s Pixel 4a 5G and Pixel 5 (or maybe Pixel 5s), although they most likely […]

Posted inNews

Amazon Prime Air makes it first delivery-by-drone

It’s been three years since Amazon revealed plans to start delivering products to customers using flying drones. Last week Amazon Prime Air made its first delivery. The company made the announcement this week, explaining that the delivery on December 7th took 13 minutes and was carried out to a UK customer by an aerial vehicle […]

Posted inNews

OnePlus launches a real $20 drone for April Fools’ Day

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 […]