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 […]
DIY / Hobby
Are DJI Drones Being Banned in the US? The Basics on a Complicated Issue.
DJI drones haven’t been officially banned yet – but they’re already getting hard to find. The basics of the potential ban on DJI drones The war in Ukraine has changed the way US lawmakers think about drones. Tiny FPV drones there have been turned into weapons, showing how much damage small, cheap aircraft can do. […]
We Asked AI to list the the largest Recrectional Drone Providers. Here is what it came up with:
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 […]
Drone Video: 2020 Effects of the Corona Lock Down
One of the most surreal thing about the corona virus is the lack of people. While we are all used to either seeing or experiencing busy streets. people, cars, are far fewer due to various lock downs. Here is a video of different cities around the globe that illustrate this. Here is what our friends […]
What we know about the DJI Mavic Air 2
DJI has created a page on their website titled “Up Your Game” with a clock rolling back to April 27th for 9:30 pm EDT. The DJI website looks to be a product announcement April 27, which is rumored to be the new DJI Mavic Air 2. DroneReviewsandNews reports on the leaked DJI Mavic 2 manual found […]
What Can We Read into DJI’s Drone Racing Ambitions?
This week the drone industry’s leading manufacturer, DJI, launched an FPV kit for drone racing enthusiasts. One thing to point out first of all is that the kit doesn’t actually include a drone, which may come as a surprise to many. Instead, DJI is essentially making its low latency transmission and camera technology available to […]
The Best of the Rest: Which DJI Alternative Should You Consider?
By Malek Murison Depending on who you talk to, Chinese manufacturer DJI has a 60-80% share of the drone hardware market. And they dominate for a reason: DJI’s drones set the standard in terms of price, capability and ease of use. The company’s shadow over the drone space is self-perpetuating, putting competitors from the early […]
Mid-2018 State of the Drone Market – Predictions and more…
Mid-2018 State of the Drone Market – Predictions and more…. or, 2018 Drone Report… As of mid-2018 there are a number of factors affecting the current Consumer and “Consumer Enterprise” drone market – some of which we will explore in this article. Consumer Enterprise – what’s that? Oh, it’s just a term I made up […]
Parrot Slashes Prices on Additional Anafi Flight Modes
Following the launch of the new Anafi drone, Parrot has received some criticism for not including its Follow Me and Flight Plan features and making consumers pay extra for features that are standard in competing drones. While included in the feature list they were priced as add-on’s that increased the price of the drone a […]
Ryze Robotics Tello – a DJI, Intel and Ryze Robotics $99 Drone
In January 2018 a small $99 drone was announced by DJI. The model was called the Tello from a company called Ryze Robotics, a new startup we had not heard of before. Like many before it the Tello promised a number of intelligent features at a very low price point, small toy drones don’t usually get […]
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