New Spark drone only $500usd

Why is this a big deal? Because it has features of more expensive drones. The Spark from DJI has these high-end features:

1. 16 minutes of battery life. (Not bad for a drone this size.)
2. 12 megapixel camera (12 million pixels).
3. HD 720p real-time Wi-Fi transmits video 2km away.
4. Intuitive gesture controls so you can fly it without using a controller or smart phone. (I assume the camera would have to be looking at the user for this to work.)
5. Built-in motion tracking to keep important people or objects in frame. 
6. VPS range: 30m
7. Transmission range: 2km (1.2 miles)
8. Speed: 50km/h.
9. 2 axis gimbal
10. Requires smart phone to control: 
11. First person view: YES. Supports DJI goggles.
12. Return home function: YES.
13. Quickshot modes for making videos. DRONIE: drone watches target and flies up and backwards. ROCKET: Drone points camera down and flies straight up. CIRCLE: circle around your target. HELIX: fly upward circling around your target. 
14. TRACE: follow your subject from front or behind or circle around it. 
15. PROFILE: follow subject from a fixed perspective.

But this drone is not for beginners. The Mavic Pro is $1000 and is the next smallest drone.

To be released June 15, 2017.

Source
Popular Mechanics. May 24, 2017.