Best Buy Jumps Gun Selling $1,599 Drone Before Full Reveal, US Flying Confusion Ensues
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- ā¢Best Buy prematurely started selling the Antigravity A1 drone in early December 2025 before its official reveal on December 4th.
- ā¢The Antigravity A1 costs between $1,300 and $1,999 in various bundles and offers 8K 360-degree filming with special goggles.
- ā¢DJI, facing a U.S. import ban and supply issues, indirectly forced the rise of Antigravity as an alternative drone brand in America.
In a dazzling display of retail confidence (or miscommunication), Best Buy unleashed the Antigravity A1, a $1,599 8K 360-degree drone-and-goggles combo, days before its official December 4 unveiling. Meanwhile, DJI, the reigning drone monarch, faces a looming US import ban, plus vanished shelves, making this Chinese Insta360 offshoot the awkward understudy in the wings. Despite bragging that itās not just a DJI clone, the Antigravity A1 folds and flies like a Mini but costs as much as the DJI Mavic and bugs US buyers with tariff-tinged prices ranging from $1,300 to $1,999 for battery bundles. Also, the goggles let pilots look anywhere while pushing a little arm pointer, avoiding the 'flying' headacheāa feature surely welcoming for anyone who thought, 'I just want to drone-escape reality but keep my hands free.'
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When tariffs, bans, and retail timezones collide, you get a $1,600 drone that folds like a mini but costs like a primo, rocking goggles that make you look like a cyborg lost in Best Buy's twilight zone.
Antigravity A1's $1,599 tag proves nothing says 'I love you' like paying DJI prices for something that flies like a glorified kid's toy.
DJI drones disappear from shelves, so Best Buy plays speedy retailer roulette with a drone no one's sure will avoid Trump's tariffs or client's wrath.
Source: Theverge | Published: 12/4/2025 | Author: Sean Hollister
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