DJI launches new software to block drones wandering into dangerous areas

In an effort to prevent a drone-related disaster, and perhaps an act of goodwill in light of the FAA's tightening rules around unmanned flight, DJI has started rolling out a new geofencing system designed to block its aircraft venturing into restricted airspace.

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Section: Drones

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• Drone laws
• DJI Innovations
• FAA

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Palm-sized Axis Vidius drone offers first-person flying in one tiny package

The folks at Axis Drones are no strangers to zippy little quadcopters that fit in the palm of your hand. And while good things can come in small packages, the team is of the view they can always be a little bit better. Billed as the world's smallest FPV drone, it's newest entry to the micro drone market is capable of live-streaming vision from the aircraft to the pilot's mobile device.

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Section: Drones

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• Micro drones
• UAV

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Porta Palace takes the tiny home on the road in the Netherlands

Dutch designer and tiny house enthusiast Daniel Venneman, who previously bought us the DIY Hermit House, has recently completed a new tiny home on wheels. Dubbed Porta Palace, the 194 ft² home was specifically designed for Venneman's building partner, Jelte Glas. Glas was wanting to create his very own home that not only would he be able to afford, but would also bring him closer to nature.

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Section: Architecture

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• Micro-House
• House

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Back to the Future DeLorean model floats in mid-air

What adult or kid who's seen any of the Back to the Future movies hasn't lusted after a real DeLorean, let alone one that could actually hover. While a real hovering DeLorean might still not be available until some time in the future, Kids Logic of Hong Kong has created a scale model replica that may be the next best thing.

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Section: Children

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• Delorean
• Toys

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Elon Musk says Falcon 9 ready to go again

The Falcon 9 booster that made the historic first powered controlled landing of a space rocket is good to go again. According to a tweet from SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk, the "Falcon 9 [is] back in hangar at Cape Canaveral. No damage found, ready to fire again." However, the future of the now-famous rocket is probably earthbound.

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Cheap, waterless toilet that turns waste into clean power to be trialed in Africa

A cheap, easy to maintain, "green" toilet that uses no water and turns human waste into electricity and clean water will be trialed in 2016, possibly in Ghana. Dubbed the "Nano Membrane Toilet" by its creators from Cranfield University, UK, this new approach to managing waste could help some of the world's 2.3 billion people who have no access to safe, hygienic toilets.

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Section: Environment

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• Toilet
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