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Nixie Wearable Drone Camera Flies Off Your Wrist
MojoKid writes Over the past couple of years, drones have become popular enough to the point where a new release doesn't excite most people. But Nixie is different. It's a drone that you wear, like a bracelet. Whenever you need to let it soar, you give it a command to unwrap, power it up, and let it go. From the consumer standpoint, the most popular use for drones is to capture some amazing footage. But what if you want to be in that footage? That's where Nixie comes in. After "setting your camera free", the drone soars around you, keeping you in its frame. Nixie is powered by Intel's Edison kit, which is both small enough and affordable enough to fit inside such a small device.
One of the videos in tfa does show a _very_ crude prototype (with only a small part of the suggested/promised functionality) and also an enormous (by "put it on your wrist" standards), seemingly non-foldable copter which was likely used for the videos. Most likely this is primarily a feeler looking for large investors, or potential employers. Anyone can come up with a nice concept (including countless Sci-Fi writers) it's delivering an actual, practical product, on schedule, within budget, and at sufficient scale that's the tricky part.
The trouble with little multi-rotors is that the slightest breeze sends them sailing. They're fun to fly indoors but not very useful outside.
Nixies are already a thing, I'd appreciate it if you chose a different name.
UNLESS said drone is equipped with Nixie tubes. That would be wonderful.
More people taking selfies....
Hmm, the humour and sarcasm seem to have been be lost on you.