The HoverAir Aqua is a drone that floats on water.
The HoverAir X1 is one of the best drones for people who don't like drones, we found last year: an affordable, portable, and durable self-flying selfie camera. Now, the company's teasing a new model that floats on water (can it land and take off, though?) with a new compact controller.
Hopefully it'll be simpler and cheaper than the company's too-ambitious X1 Pro and ProMax drones, whose modular controllers have never worked right for me. Follow topics and authors from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates. Sean Hollister Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. See All by Sean Hollister
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