Almost six years after launching its Snap Spectacles connected glasses, Snapchat is embarking on the drone race. Snap Inc, parent company of the social network, has just unveiled Pixy, a tiny drone that fits in the hand, designed to offer users of the platform a way to capture Snaps from a new angle.
Equipped with several cameras to take aerial Snaps, Pixy flies completely autonomously. The drone has no dedicated controller and flies as soon as it is started. Snap Inc. has integrated four predefined flight paths into it, allowing it to hover, orbit around you, or track you.
With only 101 grams on the scale and a reduced size (131.7 mm x 106 mm x 17.6 mm) the Pixy, which fits in the hand, was designed to be easily transported during all your travels. It comes with a battery capable of operating between 5 and 8 flights depending on the flight mode chosen, and which can be recharged to 80% in about twenty minutes, or in 40 minutes for a full charge. The Pixy is equipped with a camera module capable of capturing 12 megapixel images, or recording video in 2.7K at 30 frames per second, and can store a hundred videos (or 1000 photos) via flash storage 16 GB. It also has a Bluetooth LE connection as well as a 5Ghz Wi-Fi connection (802.11 b, g, c, n, ac), to ensure easy transfer of Air Snaps to Memories in the Snapchat app. installed on your smartphone.
The Pixy is available in a basic pack sold for 249.99 euros including the Pixy, a bumper and a carrying strap as well as a battery and a USB-C charging cable, and in a more complete pack offered at 279.99 euros, consisting of the basic pack to which two additional batteries are added. The Snapchat drone can be ordered today on the dedicated shopwith delivery expected within three months.
Source : Snap Inc.