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Snap launches its first drone

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Re: Snap launches its first drone

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Post by filoleg »

bamboozled wrote: post #215
roughly wrote: post #158

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think this is going to be one of those things where we learn that nobody actually cares about any of that outside these forums. MP3s were garbage, early camera phones were garbage, Snap picture quality generally is garbage, bluetooth headphones suck, all of these things were and are decried by the tech community, and it turns out that people just don't care, because even at garbage quality it's still cool to have a…

Having a robot taking your picture only sounds cool go hacker news people ?

The comment you are replying to claims the opposite of what you interpreted it as.

Re: Snap launches its first drone

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Post by blululu »

elilev wrote: post #220

Can someone please explain to me how this is a $50B business

Is this a serious question? Snapchat has 300 Million Daily Active Users with a user base that skews affluent and young (globally). That's ~$1.50 per user which is relatively low monetization rate compared to rivals.

Re: Snap launches its first drone

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Post by flatiron »

bobkazamakis wrote: post #217
flatiron wrote: post #206

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Totally unrelated but I feel like everyone smokes weed on the beach now. I’m not a prude, I don’t care, I just don’t want to smell it and have my kids ask about it all the time.

It sure would suck to have to engage in some kind of discussion with my own children.

What does this have to do with my comment? Or are you saying it should be a gift to go “some people smoke but you shouldn’t smoke because it’s breaking the rules and yes they are breaking the rules and no I can’t make them stop” is really fun. A blast.

Re: Snap launches its first drone

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Post by azinman2 »

jqvincent16 wrote: post #226
azinman2 wrote: post #146

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Can I operate without a controller? One is pictured in each image.

The Mini SE requires the use of a controller. It's small and folds up. I didn't look into it enough to see if Snap's offering requires a controller or just uses a cell phone.

All of snaps marketing suggests no controller. That’s the part that I actually care about - I’m willing to have lower video quality and smaller battery if it’s easy to use in a regular social moment.

Re: Snap launches its first drone

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Post by azinman2 »

dimatura wrote: post #255
azinman2 wrote: post #143

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Can the mini follow me around and just take the video I’d want to capture the moment? The pixy seems very easy to operate. I don’t want to have to be thinking about controlling the thing.

It does have a follow feature, but honestly I've never tried it. It's pretty easy to pilot, fwiw, and like most DJI drones has an incredible price to quality and features ratio. I'd be surprised if this drone comes anywhere near in range/image quality/features/etc. The form factor reminds me of the tiny-whoop class of FPV drones, which are super fun but not great outdoors as they will easily be blown away by even lig…

With its follow feature, can I just turn it on and have it go? I want something where I don’t stop the moment and most certainly do not have to have a controller or really anything external.

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Post by bastardoperator »

dymk wrote: post #197

The one thing that drives me up the wall is being on a beach, or on a hike, and somebody brings out a drone. The whine of the rotors carries much farther than people would like to admit. The ambient screech makes a beautiful natural landscape feel like an anxious techno nightmare. Now make them cheap, connect it to social media, and target them at teens. Let's hope these don't take off (pun intended). At least they c…

You should hear canadian geese in nature, I'd take a drone over those any days. I was just in nature near Yosemite listening to those things squeek for hours while also crapping on everything. Nature isn't always silent...

Re: Snap launches its first drone

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Post by 1024core »

recuter wrote: post #83
malauxyeux wrote: post #40

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> Would there be an audible hum in the video it records from the 4x propellers? And for those who are at the beach just trying to enjoy a little time away from the city. The folks at the beach near me are already fed up with ubiquitous Bluetooth speakers.

I am so tempted to start a hardware company that makes auto aiming bbguns, slingshots and one more thing... predator drones (in-app purchase doom metal and eagle noises).

It's against the law.

Re: Snap launches its first drone

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Post by evan_ »

bamboozled wrote: post #215
roughly wrote: post #158

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think this is going to be one of those things where we learn that nobody actually cares about any of that outside these forums. MP3s were garbage, early camera phones were garbage, Snap picture quality generally is garbage, bluetooth headphones suck, all of these things were and are decried by the tech community, and it turns out that people just don't care, because even at garbage quality it's still cool to have a…

Having a robot taking your picture only sounds cool go hacker news people ?

The cool thing isn't "having a robot take your picture" the cool thing is "having a picture taken of you".

Re: Snap launches its first drone

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Post by sodality2 »

flatiron wrote: post #273
bobkazamakis wrote: post #217

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It sure would suck to have to engage in some kind of discussion with my own children.

What does this have to do with my comment? Or are you saying it should be a gift to go “some people smoke but you shouldn’t smoke because it’s breaking the rules and yes they are breaking the rules and no I can’t make them stop” is really fun. A blast.

My dad used to tell me cigarettes tasted horrible but that doctors prescribed them as punishment for poor health. Seems to have worked!
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