[video] Lily Camera - The world's first throw-and-shoot camera

[Arthur]

Pretty cool device, although most people would describe it is a UAV rather than a camera.

 

Lily is the world's first throw-and-shoot camera. It lets anyone create cinematic footage previously reserved for professional filmmakers. Lily is waterproof, ultra-portable and shoots stunning HD pictures and videos. Pre-order now at lily.camera.

 

Edited May 12, 2015 by Arthur

[MrMat]

Pretty cool device, although most people would describe it is a UAV rather than a camera.

 

 

 

 

So much want!! That looks awesome!

[fairm010]

Looks amazing but I was amused by throwing £hundreds of device into water, off a bridge, over your head on a mountain. LOL

[Arthur]

Looks amazing but I was amused by throwing £hundreds of device into water, off a bridge, over your head on a mountain. LOL

I suppose you just have to remember not to throw it when the battery is dead. That won't end well!

[fairm010]

I can just imagine, lobbing your Lily off a bridge, and seeing it plummet and smash into a quadrillion pieces down below.

[synaesthesia]

Throw and Shoot? Sounds like an expensive clay pigeon to me

[bald_pig]

Would be fun to have it follow me on the bike, but £330 is a bit steep!

[headoned]

Definitely want! its cheaper then most drones and its intelligent. The footage looks good too!

[Domo]

I can just imagine, lobbing your Lily off a bridge, and seeing it plummet and smash into a quadrillion pieces down below.

on it's way down i wonder if it's eyes change from ^_^ to O_O then when it hits it's just X_X

[browolf]

Sounds like something the PE department would want

[Arthur]

I am so glad I didn't pledge £330!

 

Lily Drone is dead despite $34 million in pre-orders

 

Lily Robotics stormed into the world with a follow-along camera drone that earned $34 million in pre-orders. But the company has now admitted that it can't deliver the product, and will wind down in the near future. In a blog post, co-founders Antoine Balaresque and Henry Bradlow explained that they've run out of money.

 

The devices are, apparently, pretty much ready to go after lots of testing, but extensive R&D costs cleaned out Lily's bank accounts. That meant that there was no cash left over to fund the production run and outside investment was not forthcoming.

 

Thankfully, the remaining money will be used to reimburse those people who pre-ordered the device, so the blog post claims. If you still own the card that was used in the initial transactions, you don't have to do anything, but those who've switched will need to fill out this form.