(Source: Market Watch) In addition to iPhones, iPads and iPods, you can now buy drones from the Apple Store. But they’re not iDrones just yet. The Apple Store began selling Tuesday the ‘Phantom 3’ line of drones created by SZ DJI Technology Co., commonly known as DJI. DJI is the world’s top maker of consumer drones and is expected to exceed $1 billion in sales this … [Read more...] about Apple Store Begins Selling Drones
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Apple’s App Store Delays Temporarily Ground DJI’s New Phantom 3
(Source: appleinsider.com) Those among the first to get the newly released Phantom 3 have found that they can't connect their iPhone or iPad to the drone with the existing DJI application. A support representative for the company took to the RCGroups.com forums on Tuesday to inform users that the hold-up is on Apple's end. "Unfortunately we are again at the mercy of … [Read more...] about Apple’s App Store Delays Temporarily Ground DJI’s New Phantom 3
Drone Companies Are Borrowing From Apple’s Advertising Playbook
(Source: Washington Post) The drone industry could use a boost in the public eye. A 2014 Associated Press poll found that only 21 percent of Americans favor the commercial use of drones. Even as drones are used for humanitarian causes, to battle poachers and make farms more efficient, a stigma remains. Some in the drone world have suggested abandoning the name drone, … [Read more...] about Drone Companies Are Borrowing From Apple’s Advertising Playbook
Apple Announces the iDrone
Tech giants flock to new ideas like moths to a flame. When Netflix started pumping real money into original content, so did Hulu and Amazon. Google and Facebook have not kept their drone prototypes a secret and now, the last major player, Apple has joined the race. Meet the creatively named Apple iDrone. True to the late Steve Jobs' vision of making technology as user … [Read more...] about Apple Announces the iDrone
The Future of Consumer Tech is About Making You Forget It’s There
(Source: fastcompany.com) When Apple introduced the iPad 2 in 2011, it laid out a noble goal for the future of technology. "Technology alone is not enough," an Apple ad proclaimed. "Faster, thinner, lighter, those are all good things, but when technology gets out of the way, everything becomes more delightful, even magical. That's when you leap forward." With the … [Read more...] about The Future of Consumer Tech is About Making You Forget It’s There
