Xiaomi's Cheap New Drone Achieves Impulse-Buy Airspace

Xiaomi, a company best-known for producing surprisingly affordable, high quality smartphones you can't buy in the US, has added to its roster a surprisingly affordable, (probably) high-quality drone--that you can't buy in the US. The Mi Drone has plenty of impressive specs, but the one that matters most is 460. That's roughly how much it will cost when it launches in China this July, and well under half of what you'd pay DJI for its ubiquitous Phantom 4. The Mi Drone quadcopter comes with a 4K camera that shoots at 30fps (you can also get a 1080p version for 380), a three-axis gimbal that corrects itself 2,000 times per second, and a remote control that uses a Xiaomi phone as a viewfinder. The Mi Drone's 5,100mAh battery promises nearly a half hour of flight time, and it uses GPS and GLOSNASS to ensure accurate positioning. It's got location-tracking in case you lose it.