DroneDJ brings you our spin on all the latest developments, news, and reviews in the drone industry. We cover brands such as DJI, Parrot, Yuneec, Skydio, Autel, and others in great detail. For instance, we broke the news on the DJI Mavic Air, the Zenmuse X7 and the OSMO Mobile 2. Big events such as CES are also covered on our site.
If you want to stay on top of the drone industry and its latest products such as the recently launched DJI Mavic Air 2 then stay tuned in with DroneDJ. You can follow us on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and, of course, here on DroneDJ.com.
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Our Team
Scott Simmie – Editor-in-Chief and Main Writer
Scott Simmie is the Editor-in-Chief and Lead Writer at DroneDJ, where he covers all drone-related news and writes product reviews. He used to run the popular drone site The Digital Circuit and is an award-winning and EMMY-nominated journalist and author. Scott can be reached at scott@dronedj.com or @scottsimmie on Twitter.
Seth Weintraub – Publisher and Editorial Director of the 9to5/Electrek sites.
Seth Weintraub is an award-winning journalist and blogger who won back-to-back Neal Awards during his three-plus years covering Apple and Google at IDG’s Computerworld from 2007–2010. Weintraub next covered all things Google for Fortune Magazine from 2010-2011, amassing a thick Rolodex of Google contacts and love for Silicon Valley culture.
It turns out that Seth’s hobby, the 9to5Mac.com blog, was always his favorite, And in 2011 he went full-time, adding his Fortune Google followers to 9to5Google.com and adding the commerce component 9to5Toys.com gear and deals site. In 2013, Weintraub bought one of the Tesla’s first Model S EVs off the assembly line. So began his love affair with the electric vehicle and green energy, which in 2014 spawned electrek.co. Recently Seth added DroneDJ to the list of 9to5-websites. He can be reached at seth@9to5mac.com.
Josh Spires – Senior Editor
Josh started in the drone community in 2012 with a drone news Twitter account. Over the years Josh has gained mass exposure for his aerial photography work. He spends his days writing for DroneDJ as well as pursuing his business. You can view Josh’s photography work here. Josh can be contacted by email at josh@dronedj.com or on Twitter @drone_nr.
Ty Poland – Features Editor
Stephen Hall – Editor
Stephen Hall is a Reporter and Editor for DroneDJ and Managing Editor at 9to5Google. You can find more of his current work on the flip side at 9to5Mac, as well as at 9to5Toys and Electrek. If you want to get in touch with Stephen, be sure to follow him on Twitter. Or, you can send him an email at stephen (at) 9to5mac (dot) com, or an encrypted email at hallstephen j (at) protonmail (dot) com.
Michael Potuck – Editor
Michael Potuck is an Editor for DroneDJ, 9to5Mac, and 9to5Google. You’ll find Michael’s articles most often on DroneDJ and 9to5Mac, where he writes news, reviews, and how-tos. Reach out to Michael with tips, and feedback at potuck@9to5mac.com.
Trevor Daugherty – Editor
Trevor Daugherty is an Editor at DroneDJ and Senior Editor of 9to5Toys. Since joining in 2014, he’s specialized in product reviews, exclusive discounts, and 9to5’s New Toy of the Day. Contact him at trevor@9to5mac.com.
Ben Lovejoy – Editor
Ben Lovejoy is a British technology writer who started his career on PC World and has written for dozens of computer and technology magazines, as well as numerous national newspapers, business and in-flight magazines. He has also written two technothriller novels , a romcom novel and an SF novella series. He is old enough to have owned the original Mac, and still has his Mac Portable in a cupboard as he can’t quite bear to part with it, although he has no idea where the power supply is.
Fred Lambert – Editor
Fred Lambert is the Editor in Chief and Main Writer at Electrek and Editor for DroneDJ. He mainly covers electric vehicles, autonomous cars, and ride-sharing platforms. You can read his work on Electrek, 9to5mac.com and 9to5google.com. You can contact him by email at fred@9to5mac.com or on Twitter @fredericLambert.
Patrick Campanale – Editor
When not working on building custom computers or fixing phones, Patrick loves to write about technology. Since he was always looking out for the best deal on any tech, he decided one day, “Why not write about it?!” You can follow Patrick on Twitter or Instagram @pcamp96, though he’s way more active on Twitter. If you’ve got a tip to an awesome deal, go ahead and drop him a line at patrick@9to5mac.com!
Justin Kahn – Editor
Justin Kahn is a senior editor covering all things music for 9to5Mac, including our weekly Logic Pros series exploring music production on Mac and iOS devices. He is also a senior deal Jedi over at 9to5Toys, where he heads up our game and app coverage. Justin is an audio engineer/producer with over 10 years experience in the music industry and makes electronic music as one half of Toronto-based Makamachine.
