Looking for a Drone this holiday?  And I’m not talking about the Star Wars type.  Parrot just unveiled a new version to their Bebop, the Bebop 2. So your first question is what’s the difference between the Bebop 1 and the Bebop 2.  The new Bebop, the Bebop 2 can now stay afloat for 25 minutes, almost doubling the flight time of the older version of the drone.  This is thanks to a larger battery that now stands at 2700 mAh. Course, the Bebop now weighs a bit more than its predecessor; 500 grams versus 400.  But that’s a moot issue. On board the Bebop 2 has the same 180 degree fish eye lens camera with 3-axis video stabilization.  Behind it is a 14 megapixel sensor and of course the ability to capture full HD video to its 8GB of on board storage. Top horizontal speed of the Bebop two is an impressive 37mph. That’s pretty zippy for an almost entry level drone.  Sure, it takes 14 seconds to reach that speed, and you’ll likely not have eyes on the drone at this point (it will be far away), but it’s a respectable speed nonetheless.  

That said, the Bebop can climb to a max altitude of 328 feet at up to 13mph, which means you can be floating above the city’s skyline in less than 20 seconds.parrot ar drone central cross repair Like the Parrot AR Drone, you can operate the Bebop 2 just using a smartphone or tablet allowing for some automated Drone flying.  parrot ar drone bluetoothBut spare yourself that painstaking process and nab the Skycontroller.  parrot ar drone release dateIt hooks up to any tablet or smartphone and lets you control the Bebop 2 with much greater accuracy.  parrot ar drone call of dutyMoreover, manning a drone with a physical controller is an all together more pleasurable experience.parrot ar drone voyeur

The Bebop 2 goes on sale December 14th for $550.  With the Skycontroller – the Black Edition package – it will cost $800.parrot ar drone armed Continue Shopping or Checkout Laa-Laa bops and wobbles - but he'll always bounce back again! The soft and friendly Teletubbies Inflatable Bopper is a great visual and tactile toy that comes complete with a unique 'tummy window' revealing colourful moving balls that juggle and move as Laa-Laa bops and wobbles! Great visual and tactile toy Clear tummy window revealing colourful balls Product Dimensions (CM): 26.0 x 17.0 x 53.0 Packaging Dimensions (CM): 20.0 x 10.0 x 28.0 Product Weight (KG): 0.14 Open the water fill cap on the bottom of the bopper. Fill the bottom of the bopper with water before inflating. Close the cap firmly. Inflate using the air valves on the back of the bopper. Ensure the bopper is fully dry before us.

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Parrot sells its Jumping Race Drones in two types with three colour patterns each. We tested the Jumping Race Drone, but there are also three Jumping Night Models, all of which differ only in base colour. The $279.99 Jumping Night drones feature IR cameras and inbuilt lights for usage once the sun has gone down, but you pay for that with a lower overall operating speed. The model we were sent for review was the mostly white $289.99 Racing Drone "Jett" unit. If you care for names, the red Jumping Race drone is "Max" and the yellow is "Tuk Tuk". This attempt at personality extends to the variety of noises that the Jumping Race drone makes if you leave it unattended, or after specific stunts.Setting up the Jumping Race Drone involves charging its battery and then connecting to it via Wi-Fi, before launching Parrot's FreeFlight 3 app (iOS/Android) to actually control your drone of choice. Fans of Parrot's existing drones will find this familiar, because the one app controls all of Parrot's current drone fleet.

It's also worth noting that the new Parrot minidrones also work with Tickle, a third party programming app with a Scratch-style interface intended for educational purposes.You can't call a drone "jumping" and not allow it to jump. The Jumping Race drone has two jump types on offer; a straight up jump of around 75cm vertical, or a longer 75cm forwards jump. It's got to ready itself prior to every jump, and it can only jump forwards relative to its current orientation. After each jump it'll steady itself automatically, although the manner in which it does so can vary a lot depending on the surface it lands on. In one test scenario we tried to jump up onto a path, only to find the Jumping Race drone falling down and rolling right back down every time in an effort to stabilise itself. The Jumping Race drone features soft foam wheels, which gives it some stability when landing from a jump, but at the cost of overall durability. If you're using the Jumping Race Drone indoors this won't likely be a problem, but even a small amount of outdoors testing saw some visible wear and tear on the tyres.

They are a removable part, but compared to the hard rubber and plastic tyres of units such as Sphero's Ollie drones, they feel a little cheap.The Jumping Race Drone can capture both stills and video to its 4GB of internal memory, although the resolution that it does this at is still somewhat lacking. In the age of the GoPro, it's a touch disappointing to step back into a world where video is captured at a paltry 640x480 VGA resolution. We guess it could be good if you wanted to recreate the world of 1998 in low-slung video form. It's slightly more fun to use the Jumping Race Drone to broadcast your voice, although you'll need a set of headphones with an inline microphone on your smartphone or table to take advantage of this feature.Drone battery life is always a touchy subject, and here the Jumping Race Drone's lack of weight means that it only carries a 550mAh battery. That's good for around twenty minutes of driving fun, at which point you've got to recharge it via the front mounted microUSB port.