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Intel’s YUNEEC Typhoon H Hexacopter with Intel RealSense, GCO3+ 4K Camera, and Backpack, which retails for $1899.99
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By Carmen Triola

Yuneec’s Typhoon H drone (formally the Typhoon PRO with Intel RealSense Technology) is officially available for purchase from a variety of retailers, as the company announced at the Intel Development Forum on Tuesday afternoon.

Prices vary among sellers: Buydig is listing them for $1,299, though it doesn’t come with Intel RealSense. B & H and Best Buy have the full versions for the official Pro retail price, $1,899. Wholesaler Jet is offering the drones (which, again, seem to be the basic version) at $1,035.58 if you opt out of free returns and pay by debit card.

You can also buy the Intel RealSense Module separately to attach to the Typhoon H. These are available at Vertigo Drones and Ingenious Ingenuity for $399.99.

The drone’s big appeal is that it uses intelligent obstacle navigation, which means it can chart its own alternative courses around obstacles. And, as Mashable’s own Lance Ulanoff pointed out in his review, it’s got a bunch of other cool features to play around with.

The drone also comes with retractable landing gear, six rotors, an HD gimbal camera with 360 view and a smart mode that keeps the drone from flying too far away. Also, the remote — while offering real-time updates on altitude GPS and satellite availability, current position, altitude, speed, distance from pilot and photography presets, as well as a 7-inch-screen, two joysticks, five switches and a bunch more buttons — is very big and can be tricky.

The Yuneec Typhoon H drone ships with this Ground Station remote control that features a built-in, 7-in. screen.

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You can also take advantage of its many intelligent features. You can set the drone to orbit around you or some other object, to fly up and take aerial selfies, to fly a programmed route, to follow you with its camera, or, in “Home Mode,” to return and land within 26 feet of you.

Kinda like robot Lassie.

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You can learn more about the drone by reading our full review or by watching Intel’s promotional video below

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