Typical action cameras are the simple “set it and forget it” type of device used by anybody who wants a simple way to film their antics without having to fiddle with camera settings. But instead of making its new Osmo Action 6 even more idiot-proof, DJI is introducing more advanced controls like the ability to […]
Admit It: You’ve Always Wanted a Robot Vac Built Like a Drone
If you thought that it already sucked that you still can’t buy a new DJI drone in the U.S., get ready to learn about the company’s new robovac. The largest drone maker in the world now has its first smart home appliance in the form of the DJI Romo. The easiest way to describe it […]
DJI’s Tinniest, Cheapest Drone Is Coming Back to Terrorize Your Neighborhood
Dronemaker DJI is hinting that we could be in store for one last drone launch before the end of the year. However, leakers already have spoilers for what appears to be a sequel to the small, cheap, and incredibly loud DJI Neo drone. The little drone could scream as loud as a banshee’s wail, which […]
You’ll Want to Slap DJI’s Pin-Sized Action Camera Everywhere
Finally, action cameras are getting small enough that we can actually carry them around on our bodies without entangling ourselves in a jury-rigged mount shaped like a straightjacket. DJI copied Insta360’s homework and then went wild with its new Osmo Nano magnetic wearable camera. There are a few features that could make it your next […]
Trump’s Policies Are Shutting Out Americans From the Coolest New Gadgets
Tech companies big and small now struggle to tantalize you with tech without telling you how much it will cost, or—hell—whether you can even buy it. The still-ongoing IFA 2025 tech conference in Berlin proved how merely shipping tech to the U.S. is more tenuous than at any time in the last few decades. From […]
DJI Power 2000 Review: The Portable Power Station You Want for Your Off-Grid Adventures
For a few years in my 20s and 30s, I was contracted to play music on street corners for half-marathon runners in Austin, Texas. When the site I was assigned didn’t have an outlet available, I had to rent a gas generator (on the organizers’ dime)—a loud, heavy bastard of a machine that was a […]
Video Game Exec Pleads Guilty to Crashing Drone Into Firefighting Plane During LA Wildfires
Peter T. Akemann, the co-founder of the Treyarch video game studio, has pleaded guilty to recklessly flying a drone during the California wildfire. According to his own admission, the video game exec launched a DJI drone during the fires last month and it crashed into a firefighting plane. He’ll pay $65,169 to repair the plane […]