They could put your mind at ease - or do very much the opposite. A new arms race is on and it could change everything from the way we parent to how we get our celebrity gossip. For the technology currently being used by the CIA to ferret out terrorist leaders in the hills of Pakistan is set to arrive in a neighbourhood near you - and there's nowhere to hide. Personal drones - smaller, private versions of the infamous Predator - are the next hot technology for people looking to track celebrities, cheating lovers, or even wildlife. Already Splash News, a paparazzi photo agency, is dreaming of using the drones to chase celebrities around the Hollywood Hills. 'It would strike fear into the hearts of every celebrity having a birthday party,' Splash chief executive Gary Morgan told the Wall Street Journal. 'Call it C3paparazzo.' The concept is strangely fitting: 'paparazzi' comes from an Italian word meaning the buzzing of a mosquito. Now the metaphor is coming to life. Several personal drones are scheduled for completion next year. (Daily Mail)
Sunday 7 November 2010
Celebs beware! New Pandora's box of 'personal' drones that could stalk anyone from Brangelina to your own child
They could put your mind at ease - or do very much the opposite. A new arms race is on and it could change everything from the way we parent to how we get our celebrity gossip. For the technology currently being used by the CIA to ferret out terrorist leaders in the hills of Pakistan is set to arrive in a neighbourhood near you - and there's nowhere to hide. Personal drones - smaller, private versions of the infamous Predator - are the next hot technology for people looking to track celebrities, cheating lovers, or even wildlife. Already Splash News, a paparazzi photo agency, is dreaming of using the drones to chase celebrities around the Hollywood Hills. 'It would strike fear into the hearts of every celebrity having a birthday party,' Splash chief executive Gary Morgan told the Wall Street Journal. 'Call it C3paparazzo.' The concept is strangely fitting: 'paparazzi' comes from an Italian word meaning the buzzing of a mosquito. Now the metaphor is coming to life. Several personal drones are scheduled for completion next year. (Daily Mail)
