Bebop Drone, Oculus-friendly quadrocopter, Parrot SA, Paris, France

CNET's Donald Bell shows off Parrot's compact, tablet-controlled Bebop Drone and uses a pair of virtual reality goggles to see from a drone's point-of-view.

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Take aerial video and pictures like a pro!
Parrot Bebop Drone, the ultra-light drone with a full HD camera digitally stabilized on its 3-axis!

With Bebop Drone, Parrot demonstrates its technological expertise and confirms its commitment to the civil drone market. The Bebop Drone is a super-high-tech leisure quadricopter with features of a professional one!
Equipped with a 14 mega pixels fish-eye camera, the Parrot Bebop Drone takes video and pictures of the world in a 180° field with remarkable image quality. Endowed with a fully digital technology of image stabilization, the Bebop Drone captures video despite the movements inherent in aerial footage.
The combination of numerous sensors gives it impressive stability and great maneuverability when piloting with a smartphone or a tablet.
The use of the latest Wi-Fi 802.11ac MIMO and of four ceramic antennas 2.4GHz and 5GHz ensures an unequalled reach.
For extreme sensations, the Parrot Bebop Drone can be piloted with an optional controller compatible with FPV glasses.
Parrot extends its range of leisure drones with the Bebop Drone that takes professional-quality images.

Coming soon.

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To benefit from a more powerful Wi-Fi connection, Parrot will offer the Skycontroller as an option.
Equipped with an amplified Wi-Fi radio and with 4 antennas, the Parrot Skycontroller extend the Wi-Fi range up to 2 kms.
The piloting Smartphone or tablet is fixed on a shelf that is compatible with the vast majority of the tablets available in the market.
The pilot takes the helm of the drone via 2 joysticks.
For extreme sensations, it is possible to connect FPV (First Person View) glasses to the Parrot Skycontroller with the HDMI plug. Then, leaning the head will position the camera of the Bebop Drone!
Expert pilots and beginners should take the helm of leisure drones in a responsible manner and in respect of the local rules and regulations.

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Josh and Dave head to AUVSI 2014 to check out this unreleased drone. We will be sure to give a full review once it hits the market so make sure to subscribe to see it the second it comes out!

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Model Aviation and Park Pilot Editor-in-Chief Jay Smith was invited to a media demonstration of the new Parrot Bebop with Parrot CEO Henri Seydoux.

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AMA's Model Aviation and Park Pilot Editor-in-Chief Jay Smith meets with an Engineer from Parrot to demo the new Bebop.

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Parrot demos the new Bebop.

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Take aerial video and pictures like a pro! Parrot Bebop Drone, the ultra-light drone with a full HD camera digitally stabilized on its 3-axis! To benefit from a more powerful Wi-Fi connection, Parrot will offer the Skycontroller as an option. Equipped with an amplified Wi-Fi radio and with 4 antennas, the Parrot Skycontroller extend the Wi-Fi range up to 2 kms. The piloting Smartphone or tablet is fixed on a shelf that is compatible with the vast majority of the tablets available in the market. The pilot takes the helm of the drone via 2 joysticks. For extreme sensations, it is possible to connect FPV (First Person View) glasses to the Parrot Skycontroller with the HDMI plug. Then, leaning the head will position the camera of the Bebop Drone! Coming soon.

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Announced in May, the small quadcopter with its 14-megapixel camera is headed to stores December, starting at $499

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Spectrum takes Bebop's VR first person video flying for a test flight.

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Read the full article on The Verge here:
"Drones and virtual reality headsets are a delicious combination"
Taking flight through a drone's-eye view is a wild and unique experience

by Ben Popper
November 24, 2014

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Parrot Bebop Drone coming soon!

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With Tancrede Melet, Anicet Leone & Arnaud Hiltzer.
Directed by Jeremy Frey

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