Thread: Razer Eidolon

Not sure if this is an April Fools thing, but if it isn't.

Man. That looks sweet as hell.



Razer Eidolon - The World First Wearable Drone System

I am seriously considering getting a DJI Phantom 2 Vision. A friend of mine has one and he brought it over so I could test it. Here is a pic of my house that I took with it:



They are like $1200 including everything: Quadcopter w/ built 14mp camera (also recores 1080p video, remote, wifi transmitter. Just charge it up, and use your smart phone to communicate and control the camera. They have less expensive models. Some of which you can also add on a go-pro if you already have one, but I really like the integrated camera.

Phantom 2 Vision - Your Flying Camera, Quadcopter Drone for Aerial Photography and Videography | DJI

Wow, I don't know how much the Razer one is, but $1200 is ridiculous. Plus, if you walked around here with that thing on your arm..you'd get laughed at.

EDIT:
Also, judging by the comments on YouTube, it's probably an April Fool's joke.

I was under the impression that there ARE no FAA regulations currently on personal drone use, which is why they are kind of displeased.

Originally Posted by Blah64

$1200 is reasonable. They aren't normally meant for home use, they serve commercial purposes.

The problem with them is that FAA regulations are very strict, so even if you bought one, you most likely would never be able to legally use it.

You can use it all you want, until you accept money for using it. Then all of the fees start piling up. For personal use, you can fly it all you want.

Originally Posted by HeavyG

You can use it all you want, until you accept money for using it. Then all of the fees start piling up. For personal use, you can fly it all you want.

However, there are ways around it. For example, you can hire someone for landscaping advice. They can charge you for analyzing your property, which would include all sorts of photographs... ground level, and overhead. The service isn't SPECIFIC to the overhead photograph from the drone, so you can take advantage of said loopholes.

Commercial drone use in the United States is poised to remain legal, at least for the foreseeable future, after a judge dismissed a suit against a regular citizen, ruling that there are simply no laws against it.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) filed suit against Raphael Pirker, a 29-year-old who used a remote aircraft to film a commercial on the campus of the University of Virginia - for $10,000. Pirker, who is a hobbyist and photographer, is the first and only person the FAA has tried to sue. Pirker’s attorney argued that there is simply no regulation about commercial drone use, and that an obscure 2007 police filing did not constitute a legally binding precedent.


“What they’ve alleged is that he was flying his five pound Styrofoam model aircraft near buildings and cars and sidewalks and trees and that application was careless or reckless,” attorney Brandon Schulman told Vice. “They have nothing that specifically addresses model aircraft or commercial drones. We think that having the same safety regulations on a five pound model airplane as you have with a large jetliner is inappropriate.”

Originally Posted by Kanati8869

I was under the impression that there ARE no FAA regulations currently on personal drone use, which is why they are kind of displeased.

Yeah...kind of why a friend of mine has some PETA drones flying over his land.

Back in the mid 2000s, I had a friend with RC planes and choppers that had cameras on them. The chopper was huge... over 7ft long. He mounted a camera on it and started taking real estate photos. At first, he was doing it for fun, but then he turned it into a little side business. The FAA came chasing after him and were basically demanding that he get a commercial license. Yes... a commercial helicopter license to fly an RC device, simply because he was accepting money for it.

It basically led him to shutting down his business. No doubt this was being driven by the actual commercial guys that were losing business from their airborne flight photography companies. It was stupid, and I am sure you could challenge it if you wanted to. They try to do whatever the fuck they want.