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06-11-2014, 06:12 AM
Mini Drones Are More Fun: Hands on With Parrot's Latest Quadrocopters
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Drone flying may still be controversial (for reasons of privacy (http://mashable.com/2014/01/15/senators-warrants-drones/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) and safety (http://mashable.com/2014/05/02/drones-legal/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)) — but the inescapable truth is that it is also a lot of fun
There are few things quite like remotely controlling a flying device via your iPhone. Make the drone only a little bit bigger than your hand, and the fun actually doubles. That’s what I found with Parrot’s new Mini Drone, Rolling Spider.
See also: Drone Beat: Woman Assaults 'Pervert' Pilot, Chocolate Drones and More (http://mashable.com/2014/06/09/drone-beat-4/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
I recently piloted Parrot’s tiny flyer (k**wn as the “Rolling Spider” because of the large wheels you can attach so it can roll up walls) and its Earth-bound drone cousin the Jumping SumoMashable first encountered (http://mashable.com/2014/01/05/parrot-minidrone-quadcopter/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) these two toys at CES 2014 in Las Vegas, where Parrot reps did the flying as I jealously watched Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/06/10/hands-on-with-parrot-mini-drone-and-sumo/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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Drone flying may still be controversial (for reasons of privacy (http://mashable.com/2014/01/15/senators-warrants-drones/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) and safety (http://mashable.com/2014/05/02/drones-legal/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)) — but the inescapable truth is that it is also a lot of fun
There are few things quite like remotely controlling a flying device via your iPhone. Make the drone only a little bit bigger than your hand, and the fun actually doubles. That’s what I found with Parrot’s new Mini Drone, Rolling Spider.
See also: Drone Beat: Woman Assaults 'Pervert' Pilot, Chocolate Drones and More (http://mashable.com/2014/06/09/drone-beat-4/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
I recently piloted Parrot’s tiny flyer (k**wn as the “Rolling Spider” because of the large wheels you can attach so it can roll up walls) and its Earth-bound drone cousin the Jumping SumoMashable first encountered (http://mashable.com/2014/01/05/parrot-minidrone-quadcopter/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) these two toys at CES 2014 in Las Vegas, where Parrot reps did the flying as I jealously watched Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/06/10/hands-on-with-parrot-mini-drone-and-sumo/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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