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COLLECTOR'S ITEM<br />
Bell<br />
AIR TAXI CONCEPT<br />
When Bell unveiled this at the CES earlier this year, they were guarded with their plans about it. They displayed the cabin and<br />
said that it will showcase the entire air taxi along with the rotors and propulsion system at a later day. The streamlined cabin can<br />
seat four passengers and will be a fully autonomous vehicle as well. Bell says that the helicopter will begin flight tests in the early<br />
part of the next decade while it expects to receive certifications by the middle of the 2020s. Bell also said that it would be<br />
connected to the internet and send and receive data becoming a frontier machine in the Internet of things revolution.<br />
BELLHELICOPTER.COM<br />
Leica<br />
TYP 262 RED CAMERA<br />
Technically, this model is the same as the M Typ 262<br />
camera and packs a slick 24-megapixel sensor and<br />
adjusting ISO values of up to 6400 that allows you to get<br />
better images in varied lighting conditions. There’s a<br />
MAESTRO video and image processor within it that gives<br />
the camera extremely fast processing speeds.<br />
Aesthetically, it’s received a major fistbump compared to<br />
the M Typ 262. Here, the top and bottom plate are made<br />
of red anodized aluminium. Pair it with red APO-<br />
Summicron-M 50mm f/2 lens to complete the look. The<br />
Typ 262 Red Camera is limited to 100 pieces.<br />
$7,000 (DHS25,700) AT US.LEICA-CAMERA.COM<br />
DJI<br />
MAVIC AIR<br />
This pocket-sized foldable drone is as big as an iPhone.<br />
Don’t mistake its size for a lack in functionality though.<br />
It still has a camera that takes 32-megapixel images and<br />
can shoot 4k UHD footage. It can create panoramic<br />
photographs and fly for up to 21 minutes at a stretch.<br />
Flip this drone into “sport mode” and watch it cut a<br />
swift path through the air at speeds of up to 68kph.<br />
The Mavic Air uses a little AI too which comes to the<br />
rescue of rookie drone pilots. The “Advanced Pilot<br />
Assistance Systems” uses onboard sensors to detect<br />
objects within its path and autonomously steer clear of<br />
them in the nick of time, in case the pilot doesn’t<br />
manually course correct.<br />
$999 (DHS3,670) AT DJI.COM<br />
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EQUITY
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