{"id":1399,"date":"2012-08-10T19:04:15","date_gmt":"2012-08-11T00:04:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/davidcprice.wordpress.com\/2012\/08\/11\/drone"},"modified":"2012-08-10T19:04:15","modified_gmt":"2012-08-11T00:04:15","slug":"drone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/davidcprice.com\/drone\/","title":{"rendered":"Mini-Drones: Coming to a Neighborhood Near You"},"content":{"rendered":"
The “cool-factor” is very high, but when I think about neighbors potentially flying this around the neighborhood checking each other out, the “creep-factor” goes through the roof.<\/p>\n
\nThe Parrot AR Drone 2.0, listed on Amazon just below $300, is the best way to live out one\u2019s fantasy of being a spy. The miniature drone is controlled through your iPhone or iPad and features multiple sensors, including a hi-definition front-facing 720-pixel camera and a vertical camera looking straight down from the bottom of the miniature quadricopter (four propellers).<\/p>\n
The 2.0 model \u2013 the first version was released in 2010 \u2013 also lets you record video and take pictures during flight and easily share them online.<\/span><\/p>\n