DJI Goggles allows viewer to control a drone with head movements
DJI's new drone goggles are raising the bar on the drone-flying experience, allowing viewers to see through the drone's camera and steer the drone left or right by moving their head. DJI Goggles features twin 1920x1080 displays and several flight modes including static, picture-taking "tripod" mode and "intelligent flight", when it is controlled by the viewer's head movements. There is also a head-tracking gimbal mode, which allows viewers to control the camera's gimbal with their head movements and look around as someone else pilots the drone using the stick controls. DJI Goggles are available for pre-order at £499.
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The DJI Goggles are here and they’ve arrived to make flying drones a more immersive and easy to control experience. They're going to be lots of fun too.

Owners of drones like the DJI Mavic Pro, Phantom series, Inspire series, plus third party devices, can use the DJI Goggles to see through the drone’s cameras in first person perspective. Not only that but you can even control the drone with simple head movements.

When in this mode, dubbed Intelligent Flight, the drone will automatically fly forwards and as you look around left and right it will steer in that direction. Trajectory is also automatically taken into account to make sure that using it in more complex environments is safe.

There is also a head tracking gimbal mode where your head movements can control the camera’s direction while the drone continues to be flown by stick controls.

The DJI Goggles feature two 1920x1080 displays, one for each eye, which can offer 1080/30 or 720/60 modes each with 110ms latency.

Since all this is 360 degrees it means one person can fly the drone while another is strapped into the headset enjoying a virtual flying experience where they get to look around and be blown away by the views, like a passenger.

The DJI Goggles should last six hours on a charge, feature touch controls on the side for menu exploring and even work for those wearing glasses. They can also be used without a drone to enjoy 3D video experiences via the HDMI input and audio headphone out.

The DJI Goggles are available at the time of publishing for pre-order, in limited numbers, for £499.