{"id":341626,"date":"2017-05-23T02:07:31","date_gmt":"2017-05-22T18:07:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techcrunch.com\/?p=1493992"},"modified":"2017-05-23T02:07:31","modified_gmt":"2017-05-22T18:07:31","slug":"heres-the-teaser-for-the-mini-drone-dji-is-announcing-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/heres-the-teaser-for-the-mini-drone-dji-is-announcing-this-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Here\u2019s the teaser for the mini-drone DJI is announcing this week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"speakable-summary\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" type=\"text\/html\" width=\"640\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qeJSa20bF6w?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;fs=1&amp;autohide=2&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\">[embedded content]<\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>DJI has released a video teaser for the new drone they are announcing at their event in NYC this Wednesday. When the company sent out an invite <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2017\/04\/26\/dji-invites-media-to-new-york-launch-event-in-late-may\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">we assumed it was to announce\u00a0a new\u00a0mini-drone<\/a>, and this video seems to confirm that.<\/p>\n<p>While the video starts with aerial footage typical of DJI teaser videos, it also shows footage from a drone flying through tight spaces, like bookshelves in a library and construction sites. This basically confirms that the new drone will be significantly smaller than even the Mavic, which couldn\u2019t fit in the spaces shown in the video.<\/p>\n<p>And if those hints aren\u2019t enough, the video ends by flashing text on the screen that says \u201cdon\u2019t miss its SIZE.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rumored to be called the DJI Spark, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2017\/04\/06\/the-leaked-dji-spark-looks-to-be-the-mavic-pros-little-bother\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">photos of the\u00a0drone first appeared in April<\/a>.\u00a0The version seen in photos appeared to be about half the size of the Mavic, but with fixed arms, downward-facing sensors and a gimbal that only moves up and down.<\/p>\n<p>One thing that hasn\u2019t leaked is a price. While this new drone will almost certainly be less than the Mavic, which prices at $999, it\u2019s unclear if it will cost more or less than the DJI Phantom 3, which <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/store.dji.com\/shop\/phantom-series?from=menu_products\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">now retails for $499<\/a> and is the company\u2019s entry-level model.<\/p>\n<p>We also don\u2019t when this new drone will ship. While\u00a0it would be beneficial to DJI to start shipping soon \u2014 in time for the summer outdoor season (and Father\u2019s Day) \u2014 the drone company has had a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2016\/11\/11\/dji-delay-2\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">recent history of production delays\u00a0<\/a>dating back to after the Mavic was announced.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the video above to see the footage from the new drone, and check back with us on Wednesday around 11:30am\u00a0ET to see\u00a0what DJI unveils.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"275\" src=\"https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/05\/may-22-2017-13-32-56.gif?w=480\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>&nbsp;DJI has released a video teaser for the new drone they are announcing at their event in NYC this Wednesday. When the company sent out an invite we assumed it was to announce a new mini-drone, and this video seems to confirm that. <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2017\/05\/22\/heres-the-teaser-for-the-mini-drone-dji-is-announcing-this-week\/?ncid=rss\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Techcrunch?a=hrwF4TH1mX8:B0ntjr1jTDE:2mJPEYqXBVI\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Techcrunch?d=2mJPEYqXBVI\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Techcrunch?a=hrwF4TH1mX8:B0ntjr1jTDE:7Q72WNTAKBA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Techcrunch?d=7Q72WNTAKBA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Techcrunch?a=hrwF4TH1mX8:B0ntjr1jTDE:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Techcrunch?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Techcrunch?a=hrwF4TH1mX8:B0ntjr1jTDE:-BTjWOF_DHI\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Techcrunch?i=hrwF4TH1mX8:B0ntjr1jTDE:-BTjWOF_DHI\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Techcrunch?a=hrwF4TH1mX8:B0ntjr1jTDE:D7DqB2pKExk\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Techcrunch?i=hrwF4TH1mX8:B0ntjr1jTDE:D7DqB2pKExk\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Techcrunch?a=hrwF4TH1mX8:B0ntjr1jTDE:qj6IDK7rITs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Techcrunch?d=qj6IDK7rITs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/Techcrunch\/~4\/hrwF4TH1mX8\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\"\/> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5817,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[59,66,26],"class_list":["post-341626","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-technology","tag-media","tag-techcrunch","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/341626","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5817"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=341626"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/341626\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=341626"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=341626"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=341626"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}