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MicroDrone 3.0 the modular micro quad.

A bit belated from the original ship date, the Vernon Kerswell's  IndieGoGo superstar success the MicroDrone 3.0 is finally shipping.   We have unboxed and reviewed it, and find that its mostly doing exactly what we hoped it would do (with some notable exceptions) And that it probably is a fairly successful deliverable in terms of what we have come to expect from crowd-funded multirotor.   Click through for the gory details and unbox video.

Walkera F210 - better design and more kick-ass

Walkera is on a roll,  and start the year with the new F210 mini-quad racer. while we wrap up the unbox and review, feast your eyes on a couple stills from the video. Click through for a couple thoughts and pictures. 

DYS 230 = well flying and cool design but overpriced

DYS just released a new cool little "drone" with a form factor that I feel is very relevant to the future of consumer video drones.  
The DYS x230 can be purchased from CarolinaDronz.com use the code fpvguy230 on check out to save $100
Click through to see how the new quad deliver on that promise.

Walkera 320 tilt-motor racer

Walkera is back with a sexy little new speedster, with a claimed top speed of 120kmph. (about 80mph)
The new 320 size racer is build around a cool new trick,  articulated motors, which rotate forward as you give the quad more stick,  the result is that the quad body stay level and aerodynamic instead of leaning 45 deg like they normally do.  this trick reduce drag and make for faster acceleration.
Click through for a closer look at the new quad, and thoughts about what works and what don't.

HeadPlay goggles finally ship and they are a BIG DEAL.!

I've been using FPV goggles going back to before the MyVue goggles,  goggles have slowly progressed from super crappy to almost pretty good.  Right now state of the art goggles run roughly $500+ for goggles in the 45+ degrees field of view.    The new HeadPlay goggles aim's to upset the market a bit, delivering a claimed 70deg FOV for roughly $250

You used to pay a lot for goggles and they usually didn't meet your expectations. With the headplays, I feel the experience exceeds my expectations and price.

Click through for full review,  and comparison to other goggles on the market.  

Yuneec Q500 - The $1299 new kid on the block rocks it. *mostly

Last year Yuneec Eletric Aviation teased us with a sweet little video quad and a pro-level 900 size video platform.  Ive been blogging about multirotors for the last year or so, and have already learned that about 80% of the teased copters turn out to be nothing more than.. well hot rumors.

So. what about the new Yuneec q500?  its very real, and its flies great, 
Click through for the skinny on the new Yuneec copter when Bo review the Q500.

Y100 - Walkera's next generation easy-flyer

Walkeras Y100 mini hexa,  kinda cool & kinda missing.  the question is.  is it cool enough to make up for the missing part.?

Walkera QR X-350pro review - WOW They grow up so fast

 

It was just last summer that Walkera announced their first RTF GPS quad. the x350 was a nice little plastic quad, flew OK but was not a run-away success.

And then BAM.   Walkera start 2014 with the new and improved x350pro,  it is still white, still have the cool pointed nose and rocket motors on the backside.  but so much have changed.  
Click through for the full story, video review and a build video.

Walkera goes PRO - the TALI H500 hexa copter

 

SOLID RTF video platform for GoPro, including 3axis gimbal, 30minute battery, and advanced video radio controller AND the iLook+ 1080 camera..   How does less than $2000 fully loaded RTF sound?

Hold the presses,  were you thinking walkera was not innovating, well, take a deep breath, here comes the new pro hexa-copter from Walkera, with plug-in battery, retracts and 3axis GoPro gimbal,  offering 25minutes flight time and hexa-redundancy. AND the new F12 video controller

Click through for the release video, thoughts and estimated ship dates.

The $250 RTF 3axis gimbal that rocks!

This is not the prettiest gimbal you have ever seen, its akward at best, but who cares, the price is right and the thing works.

This is a 3axis Alexmoss gimbal, pre-programmed from the factory, interestingly the factory states clearly "DO NOT EDIT SETTINGS"  this thing is ready to fly. 

Click through for VIDEO review and rest of the story...