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DJI Avata 360 vs Antigravity A1: Jeven Dovey Calls The 360 Drone Contest Closer Than DJI’s Price Tag Suggests
YouTuber Jeven Dovey flew both the DJI Avata 360 and the Antigravity A1 back to back and came away without a clean winner. His comparison video, published this week, pits the two 360-degree drones against each other on flight handling,…
How to Pair Goggles and Controllers to the DJI Avata 360
Good day folks. Shawn here from Air Photography. Just a quick little video for you today. I’m going to demonstrate how to pair goggles to the new DJI Avata 360. Why You May Need to Manually Pair Your Gear If…
Flock’s Jail Drone Wants to Expand to 19 County-Wide
NPR caught up with the Fulton County Jail drone story this week, three weeks after we covered the original Flock Safety deployment in detail. The national coverage matters because it surfaces two details that weren’t in the March announcement: Sheriff…
Oakland Taps DJI Mavic 3 Drones to Fight Illegal Dumping
Oakland is about to become the second U.S. city to run a DJI Mavic 3 Enterprise on AI-powered garbage patrol. The city council is moving forward with a six-month, $150,000 pilot contract with San Francisco startup Aerbits, which will fly…
GoPro Unveils Mission One Lineup: 8K Recording, Micro Four Thirds Support, and the End of the Hero Era
DJI Osmo Pocket 4 Review: Why This Isn’t Just a Small Upgrade Over the Pocket 3
So, this is the new DJI Osmo Pocket 4. And I’ll say it straight away, this is not a small incremental update over the Pocket 3. On paper, it might seem like it — similar size, still a 1-inch sensor…
DJI Pocket 4 First Look: 1-Inch Sensor, 4K/240fps, and Everything New
Good day, folks. Shawn here from Air Photography. Today, DJI has launched an updated version in the Pocket series, now called the Pocket 4. A lot of people have been waiting for this, as the Pocket 3 is going on…
The $209 DJI Mini 4K Is the Best Starter Drone Right Now
The DJI Mini 4K just dropped to $209 on Amazon thanks to a clippable on-page coupon. That’s 30% off the regular $299 price tag and the lowest this drone has ever been. If you’ve been thinking about getting into drones…
How to Transfer and Edit DJI Avata 360 Footage on Mobile Devices
Good day folks, Shawn here from Air Photography. Today’s video is a bit of a tutorial on how to transfer and edit the footage that you’ve captured on your DJI Avata 360. Some people are a little concerned about the…
Jeven Dovey Crashes Mavic 4 Pro in Sport Mode on Eastern Sierras Overland Trip
Adventure filmmaker Jeven Dovey destroyed a DJI Mavic 4 Pro on the second morning of a three-day overland shoot in California’s Eastern Sierras, flying in Sport mode with obstacle avoidance disabled when the drone hit a tree and tore the…
Philip Bloom Tests Antigravity A1 vs DJI Avata 360 vs Mini 5 Pro: The 360 Drone Verdict
British filmmaker Philip Bloom has tested both 360-degree drones against DJI’s Mini 5 Pro, and his verdict lands hard: the DJI Avata 360 beats the Antigravity A1 on image quality, but neither replaces a proper camera drone for traditional cinematic…
101st Airborne launches Aerosonde drone at JRTC
Soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division launched a Textron Systems Aerosonde unmanned aircraft system during a Joint Readiness Training Center rotation at Fort Polk, Louisiana on April 9, 2026, as DVIDS reported. The deployment puts one of the Army’s leading…
DJI Osmo Pocket 4 Launches With 4K/240fps And 107GB Storage, But Not For US Buyers
DJI revealed the Osmo Pocket 4 today, April 16, 2026, ending a leak cycle that started last September. The new gimbal camera keeps the 1-inch CMOS sensor from the Pocket 3 but pushes 4K recording up to 240 frames per…
EV Battery Tech Extends Ukraine Drone Range by 46%
A Ukrainian company called PAWELL has figured out how to take battery cells designed for electric vehicles and stuff them into fixed-wing drones. The result: operational range jumped from roughly 19 miles to 122 miles on a single charge, as…
FAA publishes FDC 6/2824, scrapping the ‘ICE NOTAM’ blanket drone ban and adopting ‘Department of War’ language
FAA issues FDC 6/2824 replacing the ICE NOTAM: drops blanket drone ban and National Defense Airspace classification, adds Department of War and DOJ to covered agencies.
DJI Lito drones leaked ahead of April 23 launch
The DJI Lito 1 and DJI Lito X1 are real, they’re coming on April 23, and we now have our clearest look yet at what DJI has been cooking behind closed doors. Leaked images of both drones and their retail…
DJI Matrice fleet helps Kingston Police rescue resident
A traffic safety drone helped Kingston Police find and rescue a person in distress on Sunday, April 12, 2026. Officers had limited information to work with, but the drone located the individual’s vehicle within an hour of deployment, leading to…
Oakland County OKs Flock Drones Despite Privacy Revolt
Oakland County’s Board of Commissioners voted 13-4 on April 8 to approve a nine-month pilot program that puts Flock Safety drones in the hands of the county Sheriff’s Office, as M Live reports. The decision came over loud protests from…
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