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DJI’s Phantom X Concept Video Imagines the Future of Drones

November 18, 2015 By Eric Reagan

DJI recently released this Phantom X Concept video, which casts a bright vision on the not-so-distant future of drones. From hands-free operation to an almost voyeuristic concept of social followers. It is equal parts inspiring and scary.

As we know, drones are going to be huge in the coming months and years. It’s a massive growth segment in tech right now and is just barely off the ground. So many changes in the past couple of years serve as a signal to just how wide open this market is.

DJI has a massive lead in the market but expect other manufacturers to be on its heels and pushing innovation industry-wide over the next few years.

Massive Drone Roundup from CES 2015

January 8, 2015 By Eric Reagan

Every year at CES, something sticks out as just an over-the-top technology that seemingly everyone is pushing. A few years back, it was 3D TV. Last year, it was 4K TV and wearables. At CES 2015, there is a good case to be made that the drone is the thing.

Every corner I turned on the show floor, it seemed like I cam across a new drone from a new company. There are so many drone companies with new drones that CES even set aside an Unmanned Systems section on the massive show floor.

I’ll look more closely at a few of the drones in upcoming posts here at Photography Bay. For now though, this roundup should give you an idea of just how crazy the drone market is about to be.

What follows is every drone I could find at CES. Unfortunately, there are so many tucked away in various corners of the show that I have surely missed some. [Read more…]