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This has to be one of the best autonomous drones I have seen in a while.  Not only is it available for purchase today… it is incredibly well thought out.  The senseFly eBee UAV can fly pre-programmed flight path or can be flown by remote control.  The main purpose of the eBee is to create 2D/3D aerial maps.  Perfect for managing crops, wildlife, development, etc…

The senseFly eBee is made of a foam body, has detachable wings, a 16-megapixel camera, is hand launch-able, and comes with software (eMotion 2) that allows you to set the flight route or take over control.  Once the eBee has done its UAV flight it can return to home base and land all by itself.

The eBee and its gear fit in a hard case that is meets the International Air Transport Associate guidelines for carry on.  See, they thought of everything.  The only bummer is the price tag at around $12,000.  Feel free to send donations my way .

Video and more details after the break.

Regardless of how you feel about our governments massive power grab and warrantless spying on US citizens… this technology is pretty cool.  This tiny computer makes it much tougher for the NSA to spy on its users.  It starts off as a tiny Raspberry Pi computer and adds a USB WiFi adapter for TOR access.  You can buy this DIY kit with everything you need for just $95 here.

After it’s built, using it is easy-as-pie. First, plug the Ethernet cable into any Internet provider in your home, work, hotel or conference/event. Next, power up the Pi with the micro USB cable to your laptop or to the wall adapter. The Pi will boot up and create a new secure wireless access point called Onion Pi. Connecting to that access point will automatically route any web browsing from your computer through the anonymizing Tor network.

Panasonic is going to make getting started with your first DSLR camera more affordable.  The DMC-G5KK is a mirrorless DSLM package with interchangeable lenses.  Expect crisp images from the 16.05-megapixel Live MOS Sensor.  On the back is a 920K-dot high resolution touch display LCD that rotates 180-degrees to the side and 270-degrees up/down.

With contrast AF (Auto Focus) the image sensor controls your focus giving you a greater range to create your crisp, clear images. This is great for recording fast moving subjects like your little leaguer, migrating birds, or your best friend who decided to bungee jump. Contrast AF boasts higher accuracy, especially when shooting with a bright lens. And since you have a full-area AF touch, you select your desired field of vision. Additionally, Light Speed AF quickly locks onto a subject, making it possible to capture even fast moving subjects like your son, the dirt bike rider.

All this for under $400 (you will have to add/pick your own lens).  More details after the break.

Don’t know what to get dad for Fathers Day?  Well if he has a pool and loves Luciano Pavarotti you are in luck.  This Singing Gondolier for your pool belts out three authentic Italian songs while bobbing around in your pool.  Not sure how this product made it from the drawing board to the finished product… but here it is for $42.

GadgetKing is a sucker for anything solar.  So when we first saw Aspect Solar’s portable SunSocket Solar Generator that tracks the sun we were in love.  Keep in mind we haven’t actually reviewed the product yet.  But the idea and product execution looks to be spot on.

You start off with a portable briefcase, add a collapsible 60-watt solar panel system, an automatic solar tracker, an internal 250-Wh Lithium Iron Phosphate battery, and a built-in inverter for standard wall outlet plugs.  The internal battery charges in about 5 hours in the sun and has 4 USB ports, a 12V DC socket, and a 100-Watt AC outlet.  Take your prepping or camping to the next level with the SunSocket Solar Generator.  Yours for about $1,499 here.  Video of the SunSocket portable solar tracker after the break.

There are plenty of dynamo based hand chargers for your electronic gadgets.  What makes the VoltMaker better or different?  First of all, they have the best infomercial video I have seen in a while.  If nothing else it is worth a laugh… watch it below.  Secondly they create power by twirling or spinning the dynamo around.  This 6-inch, 10-ounce dynamo charger has a 2,000 mAh battery and can also be wall charged “if you are lazy”.  You get all that goodness for $69… strap on the flashlight attachment and the new total is $89.  Yes I am on the list for three, hoping they hit their $200,000 indiegogo goal.

Love your iPhone 5?  Plan on heading somewhere wet this summer?  Wrap your iPhone in a Seidio OBEX waterproof iPhone 5 Case (CSWIPH5, $59.98).  Sure it isn’t the cheapest iPhone 5 case on the market, but it does offer some serious protection.  You get a case that can take continuous submersion, is dust-tight, MIL_STD-810G drop protection, a 4H hardness rated screen protector, and it even looks decent.

The video (after the break) shows a mind-controlled quadcopter being flown through an obstacle course of balloon rings.  This impressive feet was created at the University of Minnesota by engineering professor Bin He.  The intent isn’t to launch a mind-controlled drone attack… but instead to help disabled people to control things like wheelchairs and/or mechanical limbs.

It is hard to believe that a guy, Brad Edelman, with a funny helmet on can fly a RC Quadcopter with just his thoughts.  Cool and scary at the same time. 

In what looks like just a fairly decent watch, you get a Bluetooth connection to your cellphone with vibrating alert for incoming calls and caller ID with the name/number displayed.  I have no idea if it works well or not, but I like the idea.  They also have a brief mention in the product title about SMS.  This particular caller id watch will set you back about $80.