The Parrot Bebop is an excellent drone for beginners and is the perfect model for demonstrating why has drones have become so popular. The touchscreen controls, easy media sharing, data logging mechanics, and the technological finesse add up to a platform that marks an integral step in consumer drones. That being said, it carries a serious price tag, especially if you include … [Read more...] about The Parrot Bebop: A DRONELIFE Review
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Parrot Opening Office in San Francisco
(Source: blog.parrot.com) The Parrot Group’s American subsidiary is opening an office in San Francisco, at the heart of Silicon Valley. Parrot is adjusting its organization as it ramps up its Drone business, which generated 83 million euros of revenues (34% of Group revenues) in 2014 and grew 97% compared with 2013. A dozen staff are working out of the Landmark Building … [Read more...] about Parrot Opening Office in San Francisco
The 5 Best “Bang-for-Your-Buck” Drones
With cultural icons like Amazon.com flying into the Game of Drones, there’s little doubt that UAVs will soon – if not already – blow out the mainstream consumer market. Already, drone use is one of the fastest growing recreational hobbies and global sales of drones are expected to exceed $89 billion over the next 10 years. But like any emerging market, consumers want the best … [Read more...] about The 5 Best “Bang-for-Your-Buck” Drones
Drone Sales Numbers: Nobody Knows, So We Venture A Guess
We have said before sales figures for consumer drones are hard to come by. Manufacturers keep numbers close to the chest while large research firms sometimes lump consumer drones and industrial drones together when publishing sales reports. We found ourselves discussing drone sales numbers in our office the other day and, as we were jotting down out some notes, we realized this … [Read more...] about Drone Sales Numbers: Nobody Knows, So We Venture A Guess
4 Ways The Drone Revolution Is Like Game of Thrones
As you may or may not know, a small, art-house TV show is returning to HBO this weekend for its fifth season. Nobody ever expected this by-the-numbers, low budget, snoozefest to make it this far... Just kidding. It's Game of Thrones - a worldwide phenomenon in every sense of that expression. The interesting thing is, it has some really strange parallels with the consumer … [Read more...] about 4 Ways The Drone Revolution Is Like Game of Thrones
