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Tech News Flash: Tuesday -- April 14, 2015

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New Smart Drone Breaks $1K Barrier
Reactions to New MacBook Run From Tepid to Cold
Apple's Storm Clouds
Gadgets: Capacious Cases, Dumb Domestic Drones, Smarty-Pants Cups
Flir Debuts Triple-Threat Video Cam
Reality Check: Should We Buy an Apple Watch for Its Potential?

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Today's Story Highlights

New Smart Drone Breaks $1K Barrier
A new aerial drone from 3D Robotics packs two computers and an array of
powerful features for $999. The computers -- one on the craft and one in
the controller -- have enabled it to make some radical breakthroughs in
autonomous flight and camera control, according to 3DR. Built on 1-GHz
Cortex A9 ARM chips running Linux, the computers allow operators to
preprogram the drone's flight path.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/81933.html

Reactions to New MacBook Run From Tepid to Cold
Early reviewers last week weighed in on Apple's new MacBook, and for the
most part, they were underwhelmed. The new MacBook is 13.1mm thick,
weighs 2 pounds, and has a 12-inch Retina display. Apple has touted it
as the future of the notebook, pointing out that it had to reimagine
every element to make the device lighter, thinner and better. Critics
called it an overpriced netbook.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/81932.html

Apple's Storm Clouds
An Apple shop recently dumped Apple for Dell following a surprising
revelation. Over most of the last two decades, the only time I've seen a
move like this was when some change in IT forced it, and a lot of
staffers subsequently would quit. This move was largely user-driven.
Then, last week, one of Apple's biggest fans actually panned an Apple
product, effectively calling it pretty but stupid.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/81926.html

Gadgets: Capacious Cases, Dumb Domestic Drones, Smarty-Pants Cups
When it comes to adding extending your smartphone or tablet battery life
during the day, Mophie's been trying to make life easier a little longer
than most, with time to iterate on its battery pack cases. The company's
going a little further now, as it expands its Space line of cases that
house not only batteries, but external storage for iPhone 6, iPhone 6
Plus and iPad mini.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/81930.html

Flir Debuts Triple-Threat Video Cam
Flir Systems, known primarily for its commercial sensor products, on
Tuesday made a foray into the consumer market with a new video camera
that can be used for home monitoring, sports, and even as a dash cam.
The new Flir FX video camera, which supports WiFi, is a compact unit
capable of capturing HD, as well as integrating with cloud-based
analytics and a set of application-oriented mounts.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/81913.html

Reality Check: Should We Buy an Apple Watch for Its Potential?
Because there are so many Apple-loving fanatics who are hopelessly
addicted to their iPhones, the first wave of Apple Watch sales won't
give us a reliable indicator as to whether it is a real success... or
not so much. Because we're talking about Apple here, there will be a
couple million customers who will love it and make it work -- even if,
deep down, they're slightly disappointed.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/81928.html

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