WATCH: TRNDLabs creates Pokédrone to make catching pokémon easier | Inquirer Technology

WATCH: TRNDLabs creates Pokédrone to make catching pokémon easier

/ 08:13 PM July 18, 2016

When a Redditer tied his smartphone to a drone so he would be spared from walking around to catch pokémon, the internet called it cheating. But now a company wants to make it a legitimate option with what they call a Pokédrone.

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Created by TRNDLabs, the Pokédrone is a miniature drone that is equipped with a camera and GPS technology. It is tied to a custom controller that also acts as a dock that connects to the user’s smartphone via WiFi, reports Tech.Co.

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It can hover in one place and has auto take-off as well as landing capabilities to make it easier for those without drone-piloting skills.

Pokédrone may not be hitting the market any time soon, however. The use of “Poké” requires a license agreement with the Pokémon Company. The idea may be accepted as a necessary innovation, but such a device at the user’s disposal takes away a bit of the “Go” part in Pokémon Go, some observers say.

Players have been stepping out and meeting new people, thanks to the the nature of the game. But with a Pokédrone, they will have the option of avoiding social interactions and the social phenomenon that Pokémon Go has created will have been undone.  Alfred Bayle”

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TOPICS: Drone, Pokemon, Pokemon Go
TAGS: Drone, Pokemon, Pokemon Go

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