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Perdix Drone. Photo credit U.S Department of Defense

If you plan on flying a drone, you should probably get some practice lest you end up with slapped with a fine and some jail time. Back in 2015 Paul Skinner, an aerial photographer, was using a drone to cover the city’s Pride Parade. He was using a drone that weighed 2 pounds and measured 18-by-18.

Unfortunately the drone flew into a building and was knocked down from the sky, falling onto a 25-year old woman’s head who happened to be in the audience, knocking her out in the process. The accident also ended up injuring a man nearby, and all of this ultimately resulted in Skinner getting hit with a $500 fine and was also sentenced to 30 days in jail as he was found guilty of reckless endangerment.

Drone accidents do happen from time to time and in the past we have heard how drones have cost a toddler his eye, and how a groom was sued at his own wedding after he crashed a drone during his party and injured some of the guests. However Skinner’s lawyer Jeffrey Kradel told The Seattle Times that he believes that the punishment was too severe for what was clearly an accident, and thinks that Skinner is being used to set an example to other drone pilots.

However Assistant City Prosecutor Raymond Lee begs to differ and says that the public “should not fear a drone strike falling from the sky”. This incident isn’t quite over and done with as Skinner has another hearing scheduled where the medical fees he owes the woman will be determined.

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How often have you accidentally had Siri or Google Now activate because something was said in a song, on radio, in a movie, or by someone else that sounded like the activation word? Just last month it seems that a news broadcaster had accidentally set off quite a few Amazon Echo devices and asked them to buy dollhouses because of what he said.

Granted there wasn’t really any damage and to a certain extent it is pretty funny, but many have suggested that perhaps in the future, being able to distinguish between voices is something that companies should look at. We’re not sure where Apple and Google are in their efforts, but a report from TIME has revealed that Amazon could be working on something of their own.

According to the report, they quite sources who claim that Amazon is working on a feature that will help Alexa distinguish between different voices, such as those made by the owner of the Alexa-powered device, versus a sound from TV, music, and other users. The report claims that this feature is called “Voice ID” and has actually been in development since at least the summer of 2015. Assuming this is true, it means that Amazon has known about these limitations for a while.

Distinguishing between voices could also be useful for security purposes where trying to pull up private information will not be allowed unless the voice software detects that it is the owner. No word on when Amazon plans on rolling out this feature, but it sounds like it could be quite welcome.

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