Scott Simmie
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Toronto, ON, Canada
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Exclusive: Here are full details of the DJI Mavic 3 Pro, including price, features, and more
As we await DJI’s official announcement, the full details of the highly-anticipated Mavic 3 Pro. A source close to DJI provided DroneDJ with a fulls set of documents that reveal everything you need to know about the Mavic 3 Pro: pricing, specifications, imagery, and more. Head below for the full details… DJI Mavic 3 Pro… → Read More
Insta360 is offering some great deals for Prime Day
Looking to treat yourself? Insta360 has some great deals on products that will give you a 360° view of the world – from your drone. → Read More
New DJI automotive division: sensors for autonomous cars
Think DJI and you think drones. Now comes word that the tech giant is going to sensors for autonomous vehicles. It's a move that makes sense. → Read More
DJI added to US Dept of Commerce 'Entity list', bad news for Chinese company
DJI has been added to the US government's "Entity List." It's a move that will have negative implications for the drone giant. → Read More
DJI: Deep Black Friday discounts on Mavic Mini, Osmo and more!
Thinking about buying something from DJI? With Black Friday around the corner, there’s no better time than now. The DJI store is offering deep discounts already. If you’ve ever purchased DJI products, you’ll know this: Discounts are rare. Even for employees, it’s unusual to get truly deep discounts. But with Black Friday around the corner,… → Read More
Wild new Volkswagen ID.4 drone show rocks Shenzhen
Prepare to be dazzled: A drone light show to promote Volkswagen put 2,000 drones into the Shenzhen sky. How did it look? Check it out for yourself! → Read More
Skydio 2 Drone: Better autonomy than Tesla? You be the judge
In a grudge match between Tesla and Skydio, who would win? Okay, there isn't actually a grudge. But wow – the Skydio 2 is impressive. Check it out! → Read More
Is a Mavic Mini 2 coming soon? All signs point to YES
There's a new Mavic Mini 2 on the way. FCC and patent filings make it apparent that DJI has another Mavic Mini in the wings. Check out all the details! → Read More
Keen on drones? Now you can race them
More and more people are indulging on adrenaline and getting involved in one of the fastest growing pastimes around: drone racing. → Read More
The five stages of testing your crowdfunding prize
From excitement to disappointment, a fling with a 3D printer teaches a cautionary tale. → Read More
Unmanned devices changing everything from war to agriculture
Use of unmanned technologies, especially aerorobotics, is moving beyond military operations to mining, maintenance, mapping and more → Read More
For frightened teen from Zimbabwe, Canada became a beacon of hope
Dumo Siziba fled Zimbabwe at age 16, fearing for his life. Welcomed into Canada “with open arms,” the now 30-year-old lawyer is working to pay it forward. → Read More
Migrants: Young and alone, with an uncertain future
These boys are fleeing forced conscription. But teens from elsewhere come to escape war, persecution, poverty, abuse. → Read More
Migrants dodging death on the Mediterranean, from North Africa to Italy
Nearly 200,000 desperate people — fleeing war, terror and poverty — have tried crossing the sea from North Africa to Italy. → Read More
Ferguson protests underscore rise of citizen journalism
A student with no journalism training has attracted legions of online viewers with live-stream videos offering an immediate, relatively unfiltered look at clashes between police and protesters in Missouri. → Read More
What the future of air travel looks like
Manufacturers are being asked for what seems impossible: bigger planes that burn less fuel. The ultimate goals are hybrid planes and flights in space. → Read More
Critics decry 'militarization' of police in wake of Missouri death
Police in Ferguson, Missouri, have been accused of excessive use of force as demonstrations take place following shooting of an unarmed man. → Read More
Two migrant tragedies in Mediterranean kill at least 115
It's peak boat season for migrants trying to reach Europe from Africa. And that has led to two tragedies over a three-day period. → Read More
Storm chaser's photo of dying girl stirs controversy
An image taken by an American storm chaser following a tornado in Nebraska has polarized the online community. The photo shows a severely injured young girl - who would shortly thereafter succumb to those injuries. → Read More
Remembering Tiananmen, 25 years later
Star reporter Scott Simmie recalls his time in China, covering the 1989 pro-democracy movement known as Tiananmen Square. → Read More