DJI releases new drone 'Tello'

[JoshuaCarlton]

You can find more information here. Buy Tello Video here. web player

 

[Gray_seagull]

Cool, I like it

 

[JoshuaCarlton]

Looks like it could be fun for my 14 year old! Great price as well!

 

[eljunbo809]

Can’t wait for new mavic or phantom

 

[JoshuaCarlton]

Can’t wait for new mavic or phantom

Same here. Thats one bad thing about being such a tech lover, it feels like an eternity waiting for the new gear to be announced!

 

[Anthony Viscomi]

Well the WIFI connection surely can't be any worse than the Spark

 

[RayOZ]

80g. Don’t have to worry abt flight restrictions. At least in Australia. Doesn’t look like it’s purely DJI.

 

[Luc.vn]

Ryze teams up with DJI to release $99 Tello drone

 

[Cyberpower678]

And here we have it folks. DJI has jammed their foot into the cheap kids drone industry. No stopping them now.

 

[Anthony Viscomi]

And here we have it folks. DJI has jammed their foot into the cheap kids drone industry. No stopping them now.

Now that Parrot has exited they (DJI) "seized the moment"...pardon the pun

 

[ftttu]

I'd get one for that price. Also, just as in the video, it would be great as a present for any age group. It would be great as a first drone for the masses so they don't have to purchase the cruddy drones flooding the market.

 

[Kilrah]

Nice, for once something light(er) on the wallet

That's more what I was envisioning as the "selfie drone" the spark calls itself while not being.

Intrigued by the simplified "SDK", can be very fun if you can program some simple stuff in a pinch.

 

[Mavic_Pete]

Garbage

 

[msinger]

Garbage

It's certainly no Mavic, but it's pretty impressive for a $99 drone.

 

[Mavic_Pete]

It's certainly no Mavic, but it's pretty impressive for a $99 drone.

I guess for $100 it's not bad until someone shoots it with a neft gun into the pool at your birthday party.. lol but in all seriousness I would spend the extra $200 for a spark 10/10 times.

 

[WilliamG]

I guess for $100 it's not bad until someone shoots it with a neft gun into the pool at your birthday party.. lol but in all seriousness I would spend the extra $200 for a spark 10/10 times.

$300 Spark? Where? I mean sure there were sales (I picked up my Fly More combo for $399), but regular price of Spark is not $300.

 

[microlinux]

Sounds like a lot of tech for $99. Not sure how sustainable that is, but looks like it could be a fun little drone - I'm in.

 

[WilliamG]

Sounds like a lot of tech for $99. Not sure how sustainable that is, but looks like it could be a fun little drone - I'm in.

Me too. Something to fly around the house without fear.

 

[Mavic_Pete]

$300 Spark? Where? I mean sure there were sales (I picked up my Fly More combo for $399), but regular price of Spark is not $300.

All over the place for black Friday and Christmas and I'm sure soon enough again. I'm pretty sure some people were getting them for $280 at Target.

 

[Mossiback]

From DJI's web site: "This product is manufactured by Shenzhen RYZE Tech Co. Ltd. For aftersales service please contact: [email protected]"

Two things; I hope DJI's programmers don't get involved and start releasing buggy updates and hopefully Shenzhen's customer service is better than DJI.

It looks like a fun kit for $99. I will wait and see how the actual experience compares to the sales video.