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Sep

Unnervingly lifelike robot kid will help train (and maybe traumatize) doctors


Let’s pretend you’re a medical student learning how to perform a certain operation. It’s late one night and you’re in the classroom all alone, trying to perfect a particularly challenging procedure on a mannequin of a young kid. You move your scalpel-wielding hand into place and … wait, that mannequin’s eyes didn’t move, did they? Of course not, you reassure yourself. Suddenly, the mannequin lurches to life, thrashing around on the gurney, its breathing rapid and scared, its eyes wide and darting.

Is this the start of some new horror movie franchise set in a haunted hospital? Nope. It’s Pediatric Hal, a creepily lifelike new robot created by the folks at medical training company Gaumard Scientific. Made to look like a 5-year-old male patient, Hal is able to answer questions, track fingers with his eyes, cry for his robot parents, urinate when scared, say “Ow!” when pricked with a needle, and mimic the symptoms of assorted medical ailments — including arrhythmia and cardiac arrest. No wonder its creators refer to it as “The World’s Most Advanced Pediatric Patient Simulator.”

The idea of the robot is to allow medical students to come to grips with everything from inserting tracheal tubes into a patient’s throat to using a defibrillator by giving them a mannequin to learn on before they move on to the real thing. However, while practicing operations is one thing, being able to perform them under pressure is quite another. That’s where the idea of Hal comes into its own, since it exhibits the behavior that surgeons may have to face when dealing with real patients later in their careers.

In its advertising literature, Gaumard Scientific makes reference to Hal’s high levels of realism. It appears the inventors decided to pull back on this ambition at some point, though. They were apparently worried that it might be too traumatic for students to deal with an ultra-lifelike robot bleeding to death in front of them like something from an episode of Westworld meets The Resident.

We’ve covered similar technology designed to give trainee doctors a closer glimpse at the realities of hospital work. A number of startups are focused on tools like virtual reality to give medical students the opportunity to practice operations under more realistic conditions. While some of these tools can seem over-the-top compared to the dry medical textbooks of yesteryear, patients will ultimately be the ones benefiting. Even if — at least in the case of Pediatric Hal — it’s at the temporary expense of a few freaked-out first year students!

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11
Sep

Here’s how to show the battery percentage on an iPhone


When you’re trying to make it through the day without running out of juice, it’s handy to have a clear idea of exactly how much battery life you have left. You don’t want to miss a message or a call because your iPhone is dead.

Turning on the battery percentage is one of the first settings you need to change when you get a new iPhone. That’s why we’ve put together this quick guide.

Note: Adding your battery percentage to your status bar is easy if you have an iPhone 8 or an older iPhone, but if your iPhone has a notch, then there isn’t room to accommodate that percentage, so you’ll need an extra step.

How to show the battery percentage on an iPhone

The short answer is: Go to Settings > Battery and toggle on Battery Percentage.

That’s going to work just fine for you if you have an iPhone 8, 8 Plus, or any earlier model of iPhone, but if you’re rocking an iPhone X or something newer with a notch, then you’re going to need a different method to find the information you want.

How to check battery percentage on an iPhone X or newer

Because there’s less room up top with the notch, you can’t add the battery percentage to your status bar on the iPhone X. Instead, you’ll have to use one of the methods below to check up on it. All of these methods, except the first one, will also work with other iPhone models.

  • Swipe down from the top-right corner of your display to open the Control Center and the battery percentage will appear at the top right. This only works with iPhones that have a notch.
  • Say “Hey Siri, what’s my battery percentage?” and Siri will tell you.
  • Plug your iPhone into a charger and the current battery percentage will pop up clearly on your screen.
  • If you have an iPhone 8 or newer you can also place it on a wireless charging pad to see the current battery percentage.

If you often have issues with your iPhone running out of power, then consider investing in one of the best portable chargers or check out our guide on how to save battery life on your iPhone.

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11
Sep

Montblanc Summit 2 will be first watch with Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 3100 chip


Qualcomm has finally announced a follow-up to the Snapdragon 2100 Wear chip that powered the last generation of Wear OS smartwatches, and it’s called the Snapdragon Wear 3100. And now we know of at least one device that will feature the new chip — the Montblanc Summit 2.

Unfortunately, very little is known about what the Montblanc Summit 2 has to offer under the hood at this point — apart from the fact that it will feature the new chip. We do, however, have an idea of the watch’s design given the fact that the device was present at the unveiling of the Snapdragon Wear 3100.

Like the original Montblanc Summit, the watch is aimed at offering a premium design with smartwatch features built into it. While the original features a single crown, the new device also boasts two buttons on either side of that crown — which should make for better control. The Montblanc Summit 2 also boasts Google’s revamped Wear OS, which is aimed at offering more information in an easier-to-use interface.

Like the previous Montblanc Summit, the Montblanc Summit 2 is built as a fashion-focused watch, and because of its premium design and strong build, it’ll likely come at a steep price — the Montblanc Summit came in at almost $1,000, which is quite a price to pay for a watch that may be out of date in a few years.

Because the new watch features the Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 3100, the device should be a little better on battery life than its predecessor. The Snapdragon Wear 3100 in general is aimed at offering far improved battery life through a low-power co-processor, which kicks in when the watch is on in the background. The Montblanc Summit 2 may be the first watch to feature the new processor, but it certainly won’t be the only one — we’re expecting other manufacturers to announce watches with the new processor in the coming weeks and months. Unlike the Summit 2, they’ll probably be a little cheaper, too.

The Montblanc Summit 2 will be available for purchase in October, at which point we should have a better idea of what it has to offer and exactly how much it will cost. We’ll update this article as we hear more.

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11
Sep

Samsung SmartThings Tracker locates people, pets, and things


Samsung’s SmartThings Tracker uses the LTE-M network to locate wandering pets, let family members know where you are, or even find your car keys. You can also configure the Tracker as a proximity sensor to the universe of SmartThings home automation devices.

As long as the Tracker is within range of a cellular network, you will be able to see its location on the Samsung SmartThings App, available for both iOS and Android LTE mobile devices. The LTE network coverage extends nationwide, inside buildings as well as outside.

The Tracker has a power button that can also be used to send pre-configured notification alerts. For example, you can set it up so a double button push sends an “I’m home” or “I’m ready to be picked up” or “My flight just landed” notification. The tracker can also send an SOS signal if someone is in trouble.

Tracker location alerts and signals are restricted to users with pre-configured shared access to the SmartThings App, so, for example, everyone with a scanner won’t know when your kid gets out of school.

If you’re on a run, hiking, traveling on a business trip, or out shopping, you can use the Smartthings Tracker to let family and friends know where you are, again via the SmartThings App and only to approved users.

The Tracker is IP68-rated water resistant and protected from dust. Samsung claims the Tracker can run for up to a week on a single battery charge, depending on how it’s used.

Geo-fencing, the ability to establish a location zone, is another versatile Tracker feature. When someone with the Tracker exits or enters a geo-fenced zone, the system can be configured to send a notification alert to the Smartthings App. The geo-fencing feature also can act as a proximity sensor to trigger other SmartThings devices, such as turning on lights as you get close to home.

“When it comes to connected living, we want to give people more meaningful experiences that apply to their everyday life,” SK Kim, Samsung Electronics America senior director of IoT Product Marketing, said in a statement. “By combining the coverage of nationwide carrier networks with the expansiveness of the SmartThings ecosystem, we’re helping families keep track of what matters most to them while also continuing to make it easy to control and manage their smart home, all in one device.”

The SmartThings Tracker will be available through AT&T beginning on September 14 and with Verizon later in 2018. The AT&T price for the Tracker is $100 including the first year’s connectivity. Subsequent service costs $5 per month or $50 for a year.

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11
Sep

Current tech for detecting hate speech is woefully inadequate, researchers find


Exactly what constitutes hate speech is one of the most hotly contested topics in 2018. One of the reasons it is so vigorously debated is because of how difficult it can be to define. If humans find hate speech difficult to define, machines find it even more more of a chore, as a new survey of seven different computer systems intended to identify such online speech makes clear. It also touches on just how easy they are to circumvent.

Researchers from Finland’s Aalto University analyzed various anti-hate speech systems, including tools built by Google’s Counter Abuse team. Their findings? Not only can the systems used to flag offensive content online not agree on a solid definition for hate speech, they can also be easily fooled with little more than a typo or letter substitution.

“Researchers and companies have suggested various text analysis and machine learning methods for automatic hate speech detection,” Gröndahl Tommi, one of the researchers on the project, told Digital Trends. “These systems are trained with examples of hateful and non-hateful text, with the goal of generalizing beyond the training examples. We applied a system trained with one data set to other data sets. We discovered that none of them worked well on other data sets. This indicates that what is called ‘hate speech’ differs a lot between existing data sets, and cannot be treated as a clearly definable property. Given this, we should not expect A.I. to replace humans completely in this task, as human labor continues to be required to make the final decisions on what constitutes hate speech proper.”

The researchers next demonstrated how all seven systems could be easily fooled by simple automatic text transformation attacks — such as making small changes to words, introducing or removing spaces, or adding unrelated words. For example, adding the word “love” into an otherwise hate-filled message confuses detection systems. These tricks were capable of fooling both straightforward keyword filters and more complex A.I. systems, based on deep-learning neural network architectures.

That today’s flagging tools are inadequate for dealing with online hate speech is no great shock. While we’ve covered some innovative cutting-edge projects in this domain, research such as this reveals just how much more work there is to do Hopefully, projects like this one will make researchers double down on the challenge, and not throw up their hands in defeat.

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11
Sep

Will the Nest Protect work in my home?


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Best answer: A Nest Protect will work for you as long as you’re in one of the 20 countries listed below. Nest Protect is designed to work on your home’s electrical service or by battery and can be used alone, in tandem with other fire alarm equipment, or with other Nest Protect units.

Amazon: Nest Protect ($124)

Nest Protect power requirements

There are two ways you can power a Nest Protect: by battery, or wired into your home’s electrical service. You’ll have the option to choose which type of device you need during the buying process, and as long as you buy a Nest Protect designed for your country it will work with your local electrical service.

Where do Nest products work?

Nest products, including the Nest Protect work in the following countries:

  • Canada
  • Mexico
  • U.S.A.
  • Belgium
  • Denmark
  • Germany
  • Spain
  • France
  • Ireland
  • Italy
  • Luxembourg
  • Netherlands
  • Norway
  • Austria
  • Switzerland
  • Finland
  • Sweden
  • UAE
  • Australia
  • New Zealand

Nest has the following to say about buying and using Nest products in other countries:

Nest products are not designed and tested for use in all countries, and customer support in local languages is not available in all countries.

If you choose to use Nest products outside the countries listed above, you do so on your own initiative, and you are solely responsible for complying with applicable local laws in your country.

To the extent permissible by law, Nest accepts no responsibility or liability for any damage or loss caused by use of Nest products in countries other than those listed above.

Our pick

Nest Protect

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$124 at Amazon

If you’re replacing or adding smoke detectors, the Nest Protect is your best buy.

A smoke detector needs to warn you when appropriate, and not give false alarms. The Nest Protect excels at both and also provides excellent carbon monoxide detection. Because they’re from Nest, they are easily integrated into any home automation plan and work with Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant.

11
Sep

How to prep for severe weather with your Android phone


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Whether the weather you need to weather is coming by land or by sea, we’re here to help you prepare for it.

Hurricane season is in full swing, and while we don’t yet have the technology to stop hurricanes from wreaking havoc, we do have the technology to help prepare us for the storms to come. Your Android phone is a tool that helps you through most major events in your life, and severe weather is no exception, so long as you properly prep your phone and have a plan in place to follow with it. We are here to help you through the storms to come, so let’s batten down the hatches and get the barn doors shut.

  • Weather Essentials
  • Severe Weather Accessories
  • Hurricanes
  • Tornadoes and Severe Thunderstorms

Weather Essentials

Regardless of the kind of weather you’ll face when you step outside your door, there are some weather essentials everyone should have on their phones, and that starts with a reliable weather app. Whether you check your forecast once a day, once a week, or once an hour, a good weather app will keep you from getting caught in the rain — or the flash flooding they can bring with them.

Read more: Here are our favorite weather apps

There are dozens of weather apps on the Play Store, and while they have various layouts and features, the most important aspect of a weather app can’t really be reviewed for everyone: how accurate it is for you. Weather apps pull their data from a variety of weather services, and some are better in some regions than others. It’s important to find a weather app that doesn’t just look good, but one that’s accurate for your area, so that you get the best forecasts available and can be better prepared.

Going local: find a meteorologist you trust

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Many local TV stations have weather apps that offer up forecasting directly from their team of meteorologists. They may not be the newest or shiniest apps, but they may very well be the most accurate forecasting you can get, and they almost always offer live streaming during severe weather events. If they’re not streaming through their apps, rest assured they’ll be streaming on social media or the station’s website.

Make sure that during a severe weather event, you have a way to listen to what your local meteorologist is saying. They’re going to give you the most up-to-date information and warn anyone in the storm’s path more efficiently than a simple NWS alert from a national or international weather app.

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Beyond having a weather app and a meteorologist you trust, there are a few other things that are useful to have on your phone at all times:

  • Get the number for your local Office of Emergency Management. When severe weather or other disasters occur in your county, the OEM runs the show and coordinates the response. Find their number and put it in your Contacts.
  • While you’re at it, add in the numbers for all of your insurance companies — medical, auto, homeowners/renters, et cetera — because you might not have internet for a while after a big storm.
  • Keep a current photo of yourself, your loved ones (including pets), and your vehicles both backed up to the cloud via Google Photos and stored locally in case the internet is down. You should also take this opportunity to take good, clear photos/scans of your insurance policies in case they get blown away or waterlogged.

Severe Weather Smartphone Accessories

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Of course, your phone isn’t going to do you much good in an emergency if it’s dead or waterlogged, and here are a few accessories that can help ensure that your phone lives through a major severe weather event.

Family pack pouches

Mpow Universal Waterproof Phone Pouch

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Mpow’s cases are by far the most prevalent and popular waterproof pouches on the market. The set comes in different colors so the whole family can tell their phones apart, and they should last several days so long as you’re careful not to rip the plastic when getting your phone in or out of it. This pouch can fit phones with up to a 6-inch diagonal screen, though for phones on the larger end of that scale, you may need to remove their case before you put them in.

$11/3-pack at Amazon

Dual-layer Water Protection

CaliCase Waterproof Floating Case

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CaliCase is double-layered, comes with a lockable carabiner to keep it strapped to your lanyard/belt/backpack/kayak, and some versions even glow in the dark! The American-made CaliCase comes in a bevy of cool colors and has a Lifetime Warranty. CaliCase also floats (except the clear version), and comes in two sizes to better fit your phone.

$15 at CaliCase

Pocket power

Lumina Ultra Compact Portable Charger

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Lumina’s Ultra Compact Portable Charger offers 5,200 mAh of juice, good for at least one recharge of your phone, and while it isn’t a QC quick charger, it’s small enough to keep in your pocket alongside your phone as it charges. This battery is vibration proof, meaning it should withstand rough dry environments.

$17 at Amazon

QuickCharge on the go

Aukey 30000mAh USB-C

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Go future-proof with this Aukey portable charger, which houses a 30000mAh battery, has one USB-C port and two USB-A ports, and will charge an Android phone roughly five times, depending on usage. Aukey threw in a USB-A to USB-C cable, and there’s even a 45-day money back guarantee if you’re not satisfied.

$60 at Amazon

Affordable solar power

Be-charming 24,000mAh Portable Solar Charger Power Bank

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Be-charming’s budget-friendly charger sports three USB ports and a built-in solar panel, so if it takes a few days for power to get restored, the sun can charge up the pack and your phone for you (albeit incredibly slowly). This rugged battery features a super bright LED flashlight, which makes this another boon to your storm prep kit — or a nice camping trip later this fall.

$30 at Amazon

If there aren’t any batteries here that spark your interest, check over on Thrifter for more deals on battery packs. Seriously, there’s a portable battery of some shape or size on sale almost every day. Most importantly, charge early and often. Once the power’s out, you don’t know when it’s coming back on.

Hurricanes

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Hurricanes are powerful, devastating, and — for better or worse — slow-moving. If you are in the path of a hurricane, you will (hopefully) have days to prepare, but you, unfortunately, will have far more you need to prepare for than our tornado-facing friends. Radar and weather alerts are slightly less helpful in a hurricane considering how large an area tends to fall under Tropical Storm and Hurricane Watches and Warnings, but there are a number of things you can and should do with your phone to prepare:

  • Bookmark the National Hurricane Center’s website and subscribe to their new predictions (put out every 6 hours) via Twitter or email.
  • Check the American Red Cross’s hurricane prep page. I’d direct you to their app, but it’s not been behaving well lately.
  • Turn on free photo backups in Google Photos. Do it right now and start photographing everything you own for insurance. Your home, your cars, your tech, your loved ones. Photograph or video everything, throw it in a folder in Google Photos, and hope that you don’t need to use them to convince your insurance agent that there was not, in fact, a tree on top of your car before the hurricane came.
  • While you’re taking photos, switch over to a Google Sheets spreadsheet or a Google Keep note as you go and inventory things. Google Keep will also be a good way to keep notes and to-do lists in order as you go through storm prep, buy provisions, and make lists of what needs repairing/replacing once the storm passes.
  • Download whatever music/books/movies/games will keep you and your brood sane if and when the networks go down. If you have old/spare phones and tablets, load them up with media so you don’t kill the batteries on the phones that matter once the power’s out.

Tornadoes and Severe Thunderstorms

While hurricanes usually come with a fair amount of warning, usually you’re lucky if you get 15 minutes warning before a tornado hits. In most cases, by the time the National Weather Service sends a Tornado Warning, either there’s already been a touchdown or that funnel cloud is really close to it. This is why proper watch/warning alert settings on your weather app of choice are critical.

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Alert settings in 1Weather and First Alert 25

On many weather apps, Severe Weather Alerts are an all-or-nothing setting — a single toggle — but some apps understand that different levels of weather alert warrant different levels of alarm. For instance, on 1Weather, you can set different sounds for watches and warnings, and you dictate which levels of alert trigger a Vibration, Flash, or Alarm to alert you.

This means that for a Watch, when severe weather is possible, 1Weather can have your phone just vibrate but not play a sound. For a Warning, when severe weather is expected or already arriving, 1Weather can cue the lights and sirens. Meanwhile, the First Alert 25 app used in Central Texas allows you to pick which watches and warnings you are notified for. If you don’t want to be bothered with thunderstorm warnings but do want to know about tornado watches and warnings, you can do that, but the Tornado Warning and Thunderstorm Warning are going to give the same tone and vibration.

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Radar pages in Weather Underground and The Weather Channel

Broken lines of supercells and isolated tornadic storms are quick to develop, quick to move, and quick to change, so having a good radar app is extremely useful. Nothing quite convinces you to get back inside right now like a nasty mess of red, purple, and black barreling towards your GPS pin on a radar map.

Most weather apps have some kind of radar included, but some are more robust than others. Not everyone needs the professional-level radar of $10 (plus a subscription) RadarScope, but Weather Underground offers an hour loop on its radar as opposed to the half-hour radar loop on most weather apps. The Weather Channel sports a two-hour radar loop. Some apps offer “future radar” rain forecasts, but during severe weather, those will likely not be all that accurate.

Are you ready for the storm?

What other preparations do you make with your phones for severe weather season? And what non-phone preparations have you made? Is there a storm kit in your car or your house? What severe weather alerts do you have set up on your phone? Let us know your severe weather setup in the comments, and if you have any tools in your prep kits that served you well during last year’s very active hurricane season, share them!

Updated September 2018: This guide has been updated for everyone that could be facing Hurricanes Florence or Olivia. Stay safe, everyone.

11
Sep

Smart home hubs, tiny 128GB flash drives, and more are discounted today


Whether you’re looking for new tech gear or household items, we’ve got you covered.

We found plenty of great deals today that include big discounts on the Samsung SmartThings hub, SanDisk’s 128GB tiny flash drive, Android smartphones, and more!

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11
Sep

Get 24 hours of playback for $26 with the Anker SoundCore Bluetooth speaker


Sounds like a winner.

The Anker SoundCore portable Bluetooth speaker is down to $25.99 in Blue and Red. This speaker normally goes for $33, and it hasn’t dropped this low directly since May. This is $15 off the price of the SoundCore 2 right now, as well.

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The SoundCore has a 24-hour battery life, which means you can keep pumping out the music throughout the day. It uses dual high-performance drivers for a stereo sound and high volume output. It also has Bluetooth 4.0 and a built-in mic for hands-free calls. Anker backs it up with an 18-month warranty. More than 800 users give it 4.6 stars out of 5.

See on Amazon

11
Sep

Add some flare to your DJI Spark with a custom skin!


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The DJI Spark was available in some colorful variations, but these days if you look to buy a DJI Spark you’re likely to find just the white model available on both DJI’s website and on Amazon. The drone functions are the same, but that white shell is kind of boring. Fortunately, there’s no shortage of options available for personalizing and protecting your DJI Spark with a colorful and customizable skin. Before we start, you’re going to want to make sure you’ve properly cleaned your drone and if you don’t have the proper cleaning supplied on hand, we’ve got them all covered here:

Products Used In This Guide

  • Amazon: DJI Spark ($516)
  • DJI: PGYTECH Spark Skin (Ocean Camouflage) ($5)
  • DecalGirl: DJI Spark Skins ($25)
  • Amazon: Isopropyl Alcohol (99%) ($8)
  • Amazon: Microfiber cloths (24-pack) ($12.50)

Where to buy the best skins for your DJI Spark?

For those who prefer to buy their accessories straight from the source, DJI offers a PGYTECH Spark Skin in a stylish Ocean Camouflage style for just $5. But if you’re really looking to add some personal flair to your drone, you’re best off checking out DecalGirl

DecalGirl offers over 120 different decal styles inspired by flags, military aircraft, Star Wars, Marvel, and an abundance of other cool designs that will make your Spark stand out in the sky and on the ground with matching decals for your controller and battery packs. The pre-made styles are available starting at $20 for a kit that includes decals for your drone, controller, and one battery pack. Alternatively, you can upload or design your own custom decal for your drone with options to upload your own images and add a personalized monogram for just $25.

How to apply skins to your DJI Spark

Wipe down the exterior of your drone with any cleaning wipes included with your skin. Alternatively, you should use isopropyl alcohol and a microfiber cloth to safely clean your drone.
Peel off the sticker for the specific part of the drone or controller
Apply to drone and smooth it out by pressing with your fingers.

As you might expect, applying a fancy new skin to your drone is pretty easy — it just takes a steady hand and patience to make sure everything is lined up perfectly before you press things in.

Our top picks

Best selection of decals for your Spark

DecalGirl

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Starting at $20 at DecalGirl

Over 120 pre-designed styles to choose from!

DecalGirl lets you design a custom skin for your DJI Spark and controller for just $25. Make it your own!

A custom skin for your DJI Spark is a great idea for a number of reasons. The decal is easy to install and remove with no sticky residue and will protect your drone’s shell from any damage. As an added bonus it will make your drone easier to identify if it ever flies away from you and should protect

Additional Equipment

Before you go about installing your new decals, you’re going to want to stock up on some cleaning supplies so that there are no bubbles or imperfections.

Isopropyl Alcohol (99%)

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$8 at Amazon

Safely clean your drone without wrecking your motors. Make sure to allow for drying time before applying decals.

Microfiber cloths (24-pack)

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$8 at Amazon

Always have a clean microfiber cloth on hand for cleaning your drone — and any of your screened devices, too.