Giz Wiz for Week of October 29, 2013, Netcast 1440

Gadgets I discovered at the PHOTO PLUS EXPO 2013.

Leo has demo’d a couple of quad copters on The Giz Wiz in the past couple of years, but I may have found one he doesn’t know about yet.

The company is Rotor Concept and their newest helicopter is the Discovery. According to Rotor Concept, this quadcopter is 95% assembled, and truly made for the beginners. Watching a mini-demo right inside the Javits Convention Center, I’d say there’s a bit of learning involved in flying this techie device. Here are some more details via the company: The all new Rotor Concept Discovery features the GPS altitude hold system, which allows the quadcopter to have a relative hold and lock on to the correct altitude, position and orientation. This allows it to take off and land steadily and safely, giving you a completely new flight experience. Night flying is now possible w/the built-in navigation light system. The Rotor Concept Discovery also features a GPS Auto Pilot Function, enabling it to return back to its original starting point. This quadcopter also has brand new "One Key to Go Home" technology, making the quadcopter automatically land in the home position by radio switch. It also returns home when the battery is getting weak. Best of all, the flight time of the new Discovery quadcopter is around 15-20 minutes & the flight distance is up to 1/2 mile diameter. The payload is up to one pound and they showed a model holding a SLR camera. Included in the kit is the Discovery quadcopter, a 7 channel, 2.4GHz Spread spectrum controller, 11.1v rechargeable lithium battery pack, li-po balance charger, and 4piece propeller set. The kit sells for $649, but they were selling it for $399.99 at the convention center. So perhaps if you find them a trade show, you can get a similar deal. I don't see it on Amazon.

http://www.rotorconcept.com/Discovery.asp

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