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DJI Alternatives in 2025: A Beginner’s Guide to Buying Your First (or Next) Drone

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Shopping for your first drone and not finding the DJI model you wanted? You’re not alone. Inventory has been tight at big U.S. retailers, and a few recent DJI launches skipped the U.S. altogether. The good news: there are solid DJI alternatives for beginners and casual creators. This guide highlights brands and models you can […]

We Asked AI to list the the largest Recrectional Drone Providers. Here is what it came up with:

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Largest Consumer Drone Manufacturers (2025) Rank Company / Brand Estimated Global Market Share* Notes 1⃣ DJI ~70% or higher (even up to 90% in some data) Unquestioned global leader in consumer drones GitnuxWikipediaNew York PostReuters 2⃣ Parrot (France) ~7% One of the few non-Chinese players still active in the hobby market GitnuxPropel RC 3⃣ Skydio […]

DJI Mavic Air 2: To be Announced Today

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Unless DJI has been teasing us, today is the day that the DJI Mavic Air 2 will be announced today. DJI Mavic Air 2 Closed Leaked Image    The long anticipated and often rumored DJI Mavic Air 2 announcement will occur today – we think.  According to the DJI website, DJI is going to announce […]

Connecticut Town Backtracks On Drone Based Covid-19 Usage

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A Conn. town backtracks on drone based covid-19 usage due to security concerns.  The town of Westport, Conn which is located 52 miles northeast of NYC, which is the current epicenter of the Covid-19 outbreak in the US, has announced that it has scrapped plans to use drone technology to detect fevers and coughing as […]

Covid-19 Restrictions Lead to a Wildlife Resurgence in Thailand

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The COVID-19 virus and the pandemic that has followed it has without a doubt been a defining event of this generation.   As a silver lining, the Covid-19 restrictions have lead to a resurgence animals in the wild.  In this example it has lead to a resurgence of sea mammals in Thailand.  Covid-19 wildlife resurgence is […]

Is 2019 the Year The Future of Drones Became Reality?

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A few years ago, a regular stream of Amazon Prime patents and test flight clips from burgeoning aerial taxi services were enough to grab headlines on a weekly basis. Prototypes and concept designs were in no short supply, the only question was when. When would these futuristic ideas move past the promotional bluster and become […]