Ready to fly your very own drone? The Black Hawk is ready for action, with a 6-axis flight control system that makes it easy for beginners to get started, and allows experts to try more complicated maneuvers. And it doesn’t hurt that it looks like a stealth bomber from the future.
Use the included 4-channel remote to execute simple flight patterns, flips and more, and activate the Black Hawk’s on-board camera to record high-quality video of your flights. Whether you’re in the market for a great drone to get started with aerial R/C toys or are looking for a great gift for flight enthusiasts aged 14 and up, you can’t do better than the Black Hawk, which ships to the continental USA only.
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Here are some of the Black Hawk’s notable features:
4 channels and USB cable design
6-axis flight control system
4-ways flip (left, right, forward, backward)
Beginner and expert flight modes
USB charging cable allows to charge it by computer
Shipping times: Note that this is a pre-order. Drones will ship on or before 11/24/14, at which time you will receive tracking info. All drones will arrive well before the holidays.
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Nest partners with LG, Whirlpool and 13 more companies to make your home smarter
Nest is teaming up with more than a dozen new partners to let users connect to and control devices, appliances around the home, reports VentureBeat .
Nest made waves selling a Web-enabled thermostat and smoke detector. By expanding its Works with Nest program in time for CES 2015, the Google-owned company’s devices can now notify users when they’ve left their LG or Whirlpool appliances on, control the shades, flash Philips Hue lightbulbs in different colors when they detect smoke and even phone the emergency services.
Other newly supported devices include the August Smart Lock , Insteon , the Ooma Telo , the Kevo Smart Lock from Kwikset, and the Withings Aura Sleep System .
Nest will also support Big Ass Fans , the Beep Dial , ChargePoint Home EV , Lightify lights , Stack bulbs, Whirlpool washers and dryers, and Zuli Smartplugs in the near future.
➤ Smart thermostat company Nest announces 15 new partners, including LG & Whirlpool [VentureBeat]
HTC One with Windows Phone is only a Verizon launch exclusive, coming to more carriers ‘later this year’
HTC today launched the HTC One (M8) for Windows , priced at $99 with a 2-year contract on Verizon. Thankfully, the device won’t stay limited to the carrier for long, as the Taiwanese company plans to bring it to other providers soon, TNW has confirmed.
“Verizon is our exclusive launch partner,” Jason Mackenzie, President of HTC Americas, told me. “But our goal is to ultimately extend this product to even more customers later this year.”
This is good news for those interested in a high-end smartphone that runs Windows Phone, but aren’t enthralled by Microsoft-Nokia’s offerings. While the list of Windows Phone OEMs is growing, there aren’t many flagship devices out there, yet.
Generally speaking, launching exclusively with a single carrier in today’s cut-throat mobile market is a terrible idea. It’s not clear if the choice to go with Verizon was due to a lack of interest from other carriers, a question of budget (carriers will throw money at exclusive devices), or a combination of the two. Nevertheless, this is clearly a timed-exclusive, so come the holiday season, the Windows Phone device should be more widely available.
Update : And just like that, AT&T has already announced it is on board. “AT&T confirmed it will add the new HTC One® (M8) for Windows® to its leading portfolio of Windows Phone 8.1 devices,” the company said. “Further details on pricing and availability will be announced at a later date.”
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