Fwd: First Click: DJI helps China pivot from global copycat to tech innovator

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Date: September 28, 2016 at 07:30AM

Sept 28, 2016 In the 2000s, China was notorious for producing a glut of cheap gadget clones of absurd quality and laughable branding like "Nokla" and "iPhonc." Back in the day when most of The Verge's founders wrote for Engadget, we ran a series called Keepin' It Real Fake, or KIRF. Almost without exception those brazen knock-offs were of Chinese origin. "They can copy fast, but they can't innovate," went the refrain. DJI is no KIRF... Read the full article on The Verge - By Thomas Ricker Five stories to start your day 1 DJI's new Mavic Pro drone folds up and fits in the palm of your hand Over the last year, the clearest trend in the drone industry has been a move toward units that are smaller and more portable. Yuneec introduced a drone with foldable arms, and last week GoPro did... 2 Everything we know about Elon Musk's plan to colonize Mars On September 27, Elon Musk announced a bold new plan to establish a permanent human habitation on Mars with his company SpaceX. It's one of the most ambitious schemes Musk — or humanity in general... 3 How China's DJI became the world's most successful consumer robotics company The lights dimmed inside the Shenzhen Bay Sports Stadium as the countdown to the match began. "Wu, si, san, er, yi!" A chime sounded and two teams of robots sprang into action across an intricately... Advertisement 4 Google's new Pixel smartphones show up in leaked images We're just one week away from the unveiling of Google's newest smartphones and VentureBeat has got its hands on a clear image of the gadgets. Supposedly called the Pixel, the device is said to... 5 Debate Night Hillary Clinton is basically Jeff Goldblum's character in Jurassic Park At the beginning of the 1993 film Jurassic Park, you are not meant to like Jeff Goldblum's character. He embodies the type of aggressive intellectualism that kills fun and makes other people feel... About The Verge | Subscribe | Unsubscribe | Privacy Policy

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