For this week's giveaway, we've teamed up with Parrot to offer MacRumors readers a chance to win a Bebop 2 drone with a Skycontroller as part of Parrot's "It's Flying Season" event where the company is discounting its entire line of drones by $30 to $100.

During the promotion, all Minidrones are available for $30 off, the Bebop 2, Bepop, and AR Drone 2.0 are available for $50 off, and the Bebop 2 Skycontroller Black Edition is available for $100 off. Parrot's discounts are active from May 6 to July 4.

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The Bebop 2, priced at $500 during the sale, is Parrot's newest drone, launched in December of 2015. It's lightweight and compact at 500 grams, and according to Parrot, it's been built with the "latest generation" of sensors and technologies to reach 25 minutes of flying time with a 2700 mAh battery. Its four three-blade propellers are designed to offer optimal maneuverability and it's able to reach speeds of 37 mph horizontally and 13 mph vertically.

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A dual-core processor powers the Bebop 2, and a stabilization camera takes a photo every 16 milliseconds to determine speed. An ultrasound sensor analyzes flight altitude up to 16 feet, and a pressure sensor measures altitude beyond that. Positioning is controlled through an accelerometer and a 3-axis magnetometer, and a GPS chipset geo-localizes the drone and helps measure speed.


Parrot's Bebop 2 is piloted over Wi-Fi using a smartphone or tablet and can be used with an optional RC-style Skycontroller. The Skycontroller allows the Bebop 2 to be controlled from further away (up to 6,561 feet) through two joysticks and customizable buttons for an intuitive flight experience. The accompanying app allows the Bebop 2 to be flown right out of the box, with or without the Skycontroller. Tilting a smartphone left, right, forward, or backward controls the Bebop 2 and an automatic landing button brings it back down when the flight is over.

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A 14-megapixel fisheye camera built into a 3-axis framework is included in the Bebop 2 to take wide angle (180 degree) HD photos and videos of the areas where it's flying. The Bebop 2 is built from a flexible glass fiber-reinforced ABS chassis and it has shockproof feet for landings.

We have a Bebop 2 Skycontroller drone to give away to a lucky MacRumors reader. To enter to win, use the Rafflecopter widget below and enter an email address. Email addresses will be used solely for contact purposes to reach the winner and send the prize.

You can earn additional entries by subscribing to our weekly newsletter, subscribing to our YouTube channel, following us on Twitter, or visiting the MacRumors Facebook page. Due to the complexities of international laws regarding giveaways, only U.S. residents who are 18 years of age or older are eligible to enter.

The contest will run from today (June 3) at 11:00 a.m. Pacific Time through 11:00 a.m. Pacific Time on June 10. The winner will be chosen randomly on June 10 and will be contacted by email. The winner has 48 hours to respond and provide a shipping address before a new winner is chosen.

Top Rated Comments

sailmac Avatar
122 months ago
MacRumors does some nice giveaways, this being one of them.
Score: 9 Votes (Like | Disagree)
ArtOfWarfare Avatar
122 months ago
I like how engineering said that the Bebop works from up to 2 km away, and marketing decided that it would be best to report that as "6561 feet" instead, as if they really knew the distance with such precision.
Score: 6 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Bubba Satori Avatar
122 months ago
No Canada?
Justin said drones are harmful to the environment and might hurt the Loons.
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
chown33 Avatar
122 months ago
I like how engineering said that the Bebop works from up to 2 km away, and marketing decided that it would be best to report that as "6561 feet" instead, as if they really knew the distance with such precision.
The actual distance is 10 furlongs, which was converted to km and rounded, and that was then converted back to feet.

10 furlongs = 6600 ft
6600 ft = 2.012 km
2 km (rounded) = 6561 ft

Every real engineer uses the furlong/fortnight/firkin system.
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
8692574 Avatar
122 months ago
Never win this kind of stuff but worth a try... :P
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Dilster3k Avatar
122 months ago
International discrimination :(
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)

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