Nemo is an ultra-high-def 4K underwater drone for exploring and filming beneath the ocean waves

We’re used to airborne drones, but Nemo (from $799) wants you to explore the ocean rather than the skies. Reportedly more stable than its rivals due to its four-thruster design, Nemo’s ideal for shooting video (4K) and photos (16MP). Powerful LED lighting ramps up the picture quality underwater, while presumably temporarily blinding fish and making them amusingly bump into each other for some YouTube gold. While finding/blinding fishy Nemo, drone Nemo can plunge to 100m for up to three hours on a single charge. And to ensure it doesn’t get lost at sea, the drone’s tethered to its owner via a reinforced cable that also squirts whatever Nemo’s looking at to your phone in real time (or to VR goggles, if you want full immersion) – such as a furious dazzled shark that’s pledged to eat all drone-equipped humans.

Craig Grannell Contributor

About

I’m a regular contributor to Stuff magazine and Stuff.tv, covering apps, games, Apple kit, Android, Lego, retro gaming and other interesting oddities. I also pen opinion pieces when the editor lets me, getting all serious about accessibility and predicting when sentient AI smart cookware will take over the world, in a terrifying mix of Bake Off and Terminator.

Areas of expertise

Mobile apps and games, Macs, iOS and tvOS devices, Android, retro games, crowdfunding, design, how to fight off an enraged smart saucepan with a massive stick.