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Insta360

Insta360 Luna Pro Review: 8K Gimbal Camera Tested in Alaska Wind

Jake Sloan takes the Insta360 Luna Pro to an Alaska glacier valley to test its 8K sensor, 2x lossless zoom, detachable face plate, built-in mics and low light.

Jake SloanSep 22

Zipline

Zipline Promises Ivory Coast A 300% Return, Not What It Costs

Côte d'Ivoire approved an eight-year Zipline deal for 10 drone hubs serving 12 million people, backed by a $150M US award. The price is unpublished.

Haye KestelooSep 22

DJI Osmo Pocket 4 gimbal camera standing on a mini tripod on a stone ledge, lens facing forward, with a blurred city skyline and ocean behind it

DJI

DJI Osmo Pocket 4 Hits $572 on Amazon, a Price DJI Never Set

The Osmo Pocket 4 Standard Combo is $572 on Amazon, 18% off, and undercuts the thinner Essential Combo by $26. DJI never set a US price for it.

Haye KestelooSep 22

Two hands holding open the shell of a grey quadcopter on a blue mat, exposing the main circuit board, GPS patch antenna and internal modules

COVERED LIST

FCC Bars DJI Chips From New US-Built Drones on October 13

The FCC's drone ban now reaches inside the airframe. From October 13, no new US-built drone can be authorized with a DJI-made logic-bearing part.

Haye KestelooSep 21

LEAK

DJI Neo 3 Leak Is Recycled Box Art, and the Vents Gave It Away

The DJI Neo 3 image going round on X is the render printed on the drone's retail box. Jasper Ellens found the tell in the battery vents.

Haye KestelooSep 21

A hiker with a green backpack stands on a rocky outcrop facing a massive Dolomites rock wall above green alpine meadows

Europe

Dolomites Parks Ban Hobby Drones, DJI Mini 5 Pro Included

Dolomites drone rules for the DJI Mini 5 Pro and Mavic 4 Pro: which parks ban flights, what Italy requires by weight class, and where you can still fly.

Haye KestelooSep 21

Livox Mid-360L 3D LiDAR sensor, a black square housing topped by a dark hemispherical dome, sitting on a pale grey ledge

DJI

DJI Spinoff Livox Halves Point Rate to Cut Robot LiDAR Cost

Livox's Mid-360L halves the Mid-360's point rate and trades 15° of vertical view for a cheaper robot LiDAR. Livox has not published a price.

Haye KestelooSep 21

Amazon

Amazon Wants Drones Over 6 Massachusetts Towns. Not All Have Been Told

Amazon wants a Westborough, Mass., drone pad serving six towns within 7.5 miles. Shrewsbury heard via police, Southborough not at all. Forum Sept. 23.

Haye KestelooSep 21

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