AirSelfie

By Bayle Emlein

I wish I had one of these. You wish I had one of these, because
then I could rise above the crowd and take truly awesome,
clear, well-framed pictures.

The AirSelfie comes under the category of “drone,” though
with a flight time of about three minutes, by the time you’ve
got it positioned to snap a photo, it’s more like a virtual Selfie
Stick. You control this 61 gram (2.15 ounce) with an app
from your smartphone. At 67.4 millimeter (2.7 inch) by 94.5
mm (3.7 in) by 10.6mm (.42 in), it fits easily into most hands,
pockets, and handbags.  

AirSelfie is the lightest, thinnest, flying camera integrated in
your phone cover. Making it wonderfully portable. After each
three-minute flight, you can slip it back into the phone cover
accessory that doubles as a charger for up to 20 cycles,
giving about an hour of total air time. The AirSelfie can also
be charged via a USB cable. The  5 MP video camera sends
pictures directly back to that phone, ready to become instant
social media.

The rules about operating this device in various kinds of
airspace are a bit unclear. They seem to vary according to
location and date. So it’s up to each user to find out what
can and can’t be done from venue to venue. But we’d all
be happier if this 1498.6mm reporter could get eye-level
with the displays where IoT Group’s AirSelfie flew around
Pepcom’s Holiday Spectacular in San Francisco this October.