Tag: drones
Boris Johnson says that white vans are TERRIBLE (and he prefers drones instead)
Just over a week after Islington South MP Emily Thornberry's infamous "white van" tweet the Mayor of London Boris Johnson - an Islington resident himself - has come out and said he thinks that white vans are "terrible". Well, sort of anyway. According to The Guardian, Johnson has been speaking in Singapore to financial technology…
Is GoPro working on DRONES?
In what seems like a logical move, GoPro is apparently working on building a consumer drone to sell. The news comes via UberGizmo, and it says that GoPro's supposed drone will cost between $500 and $1000 and, umm, land, some time in 2015. The move would make a lot of sense - GoPro is already…
WATCH: Drone footage of Chernobyl
Postcards from Pripyat, Chernobyl from Danny Cooke on Vimeo. Check out the above video, shot with a DJI Phantom 2 of the abandoned city of Pripyat in Ukraine. It was abandoned after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster and is covered in radiation: Those visiting can only visit for a short amount of time before risking exposure.…
Chair of House of Lords committee investigating drones doesn’t know what Google Maps is…
So drones are a new thing with important implications in a wide range of fields. Drones have the potential to change the way we think about privacy, security, the postal service, how we fight wars... and a tonne of other things. So it makes sense that Parliament might want to appoint a committee to look…
Drone captures amazing killer whale footage
Drones are often held up as a nightmarish foreshadowing of a dystopian future in which unmanned death planes can rain hell from the sky - but they can also be used for much nicer things too. Check out this astonishing footage of some killer whales. It was posted last month by Vancouver Aquarium, and shows…
Campaigners use a drone to protest Hyde Park charging for access to pitches
The London Charity Softball League has been running since 2003, and in its latest season has seen teams from 70 charities join in - but now the Royal Parks authorities, which manage Hyde Park want to start charging for access to pitches. In response, campaigners who oppose the move have been kicking up a fuss…
WATCH: Nixie wearable drone is your own personal photographer
Just as wearables were starting to become the norm, and just as drones are on the verge of taking over - a futuristic combination of the two has appeared. Produced for the Intel Make It Wearable challenge, the quad-copter can be worn around the wrist, before being launched with a tap: It'll fly away from…
Google testing Project Wing drone delivery service
Amazon is not the only company investigating the possibility of using drones to deliver goods to customers – now search giant Google is testing a drone delivery system. Google is conducting tests on Project Wing, a delivery-by-drone service, in Australia. The project is being developed by Google X, the company's Califfornia-based tech research branch which is…
Coke use drones to deliver drinks to skyscraper builders
Like Memtos and Diet Coke, the words "Heartwarming" and "Coca Cola" aren't usually found together – but in this new promotional wheeze the company use drones to deliver a refreshing soft drink to some of Singapore's thousands of migrant workers….
Rise of the Machines continues on schedule as Parrot announce two new miniature drones
If you're looking for a drone (let's face it – who doesn't need one?) and can't afford the likes of the ultra-high-end DJI Phantom 2 Vision, then good news as Parrot have announced two new drones that you can control…
