Drones & RC
33 machines worth owning, from a $179.95 Traxxas crawler to a $148,000 personal flying machine. Every one hand-picked. No filler.
Picked, not tested: these are things I would buy. If you buy through our links we may earn a commission. It never decides what makes the page. How we pick
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Guides
A wearable 9-foot robot with no motor, no battery and no hydraulics. How Skeletonics works, who built it, what it costs, and whether you will ever own one.
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34 gifts for gamers by budget: the canon-great games, pro controllers and keyboards, handhelds, OLED monitors, VR and a direct-drive racing rig. Hand-picked, not tested.
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21 geeky gifts under $50 from across the site: the canon-great games, the books fans reread, metal dice, Displate wall art and a pro-grade controller. Hand-picked, not tested.
Read the guide →Centrepiece of the Month
The first drone that films everything around it at once in 8K, then lets you choose the shot afterwards. Half the price of the other 360 drone on this page.
DJI Avata 360 (RC 2)
Camera Drones
From a palm-sized selfie flyer to a Hasselblad triple camera. A note for US buyers: some of these are import stock, flagged on the card.
DJI Mini 5 Pro Fly More Combo
DJI Neo 2 Fly More Combo
DJI Mavic 4 Pro Creator Combo
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Follow-Me Cameras
Throw it, walk away and it films you. Three self-flying HoverAirs and a little robot that does the same on wheels.
Beni Camera Robot
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FPV & 360
Goggles on, you are in the cockpit. Ready-to-fly starter kits, DJI's easy mode and the 360 cameras that shoot every angle at once.
DJI Neo 2 Motion Fly More Combo (goggles)
Antigravity A1 8K 360 Drone
iFlight Taurus X8 Pro Max Cinelifter
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RC Cars & Crawlers
Traxxas from a $180 Bronco crawler to the 8S monsters. Plus one thing at the very end for people who scroll all the way down.
Traxxas TXC-4M Extreme Crawler
Traxxas Mini Rally VXL Ford RS200
Traxxas Slash 2WD Brushless
Traxxas Stampede 2WD Brushless
ST10X 10×10 Truck with Simulated Turret (1/10)
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Wings & Rotors
A 100 mph F-16 and a 700-class 3D helicopter. Not beginner toys.
Goosky RS7 Ultra 700 Helicopter Kit
FMS F-16C Fighting Falcon 70mm EDF (PNP)
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Dream Machines
A one-person flying machine and a working four-cylinder engine you build yourself. Not for most of us. That is the point.
Jetson ONE Personal eVTOL
Toyan FS-L400 Inline-4 Engine Kit (14cc)
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From the guides
How to build a Star Wars gaming room that looks like a fan built it, not a merch aisle: the screen, the chair, the lighting, the display pieces and the games. Hand-picked, not tested.
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30 Star Wars gifts sorted by budget, from a $10 KOTOR to a steel Death Star fire pit. Hand-picked, not tested.
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10 gifts for the person running the game: the 2024 DM books, a DM screen with a built-in dice tower, minis printers and real game tables. Hand-picked, not tested.
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