Pocket-sized drones that can be controlled with your smartphone

New York: Two new pocket-sized drones have made their debut on the crowd-funding website Kickstarter.

Anura - which shrinks to a phone-sized package with retractable wings - and the Zano - an intelligent and autonomous drone - are now seeking funds for mass production.

Anura is the size of an average iPhone, but a little thicker. It has four retractable wings which can be tucked into the package and then carried around without a box. With a flight time of about 10 minutes, it connects to the controller through WiFi. The drone also streams video and images back to the smartphone to capture and stream live video.

On the other side, Zano is slightly smaller and looks more like a conventional drone. It claims a slightly longer flight time of 10-15 minutes though it does need a case to carry around because of the exposed propellers.

Both the drones have built-in cameras to shoot still images and high-definition video. The drones can be controlled via apps for Android and iOS mobile devices, the information available on Kickstarter read.

####