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Investors are betting 3DR can find life after Solo as a drone data platform

An early player in drone-tech, 3D Robotics Inc. on Thursday announced that it has raised $53 million in a Series D round of funding, including new equity funding and conversion of debt equity. Atlanti

Drones + X

Small drones are advancing quickly. They used to be little else but sophisticated remote-controlled toys and people love to complain when we call them ‘drones’ because that implies that th

The VR-Smartwatch Continuum

There's a lot of enthusiasm at either end of the spectrum for "go big" virtual reality and "go small" smartwatches and other wearable devices. Is the "game-changing" hype of either justified? Or are t

3D Robotics Taps Qualcomm For $50M Series C And Mobile Tech

The race to build the best drone is on and 3D Robotics is today announcing its latest round of financing that it hopes will enable the company to keep its commanding position in the marketplace. As pa

How Chris Anderson Turned A Hobby Of Building Drones Into A Business

At a recent Mayfield Fund dinner for hardware entrepreneurs and investors hosted by the firm's partner Tim Chang, former Wired editor-in-chief-turned-drone entrepreneur Chris Anderson opened up about

Chris Anderson's Counterintuitive Rules For Charging For Media Online

<img src="http://tctechcrunch.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/chris-anderson-165x200.jpg" width="165" height="200" /> <em>Wired</em> editor-in chief-Chris Anderson kicked off his magazine's <a href="http

A tired attempt to scare you away from freeconomics

[photopress:freestinks.jpg,full,center] Aren’t we supposed to take a hands-off approach to the market? Like, whatever happens, happens? That’s what I thought. ReadWriteWeb today has a coun

Free free free: Wired predicts business will move to gratis model

[photopress:freeeeeee.jpg,full,center] In the future, everything will be free. Free, though, means different things to different people. Grab a cup of coffee, this one’s gonna take a while. Wire