Snap is giving up on its Pixy drone after just four months
by Jay Peters from The Verge - All Posts on (#62N70)
This will be the one and only Pixy model. | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Snap just introduced its selfie drone, Pixy, in April, but the company won't be developing any future versions of the product, according to The Wall Street Journal. Snap CEO Evan Spiegel apparently told employees at a Q&A session about the choice to no longer develop the Pixy line. A source told the publication the company plans to sell the current Pixy, and that model is still available for purchase on the Pixy website.
The Pixy is a small, lightweight drone that's designed to be more approachable than other drones. The $230 device launches right from the palm of your hand so it can film footage that syncs back to the Snapchat app so you can share it with your friends.
In an interview with The Verge, Spiegel had teased that the...