If you see something that looks like four hula hoops attached together hovering in the sky, don't automatically assume that it's a UFO. It might just be the Aeryon Scout, a new product from Aeryon Labs of Waterloo that is actually a flying camera.
如果你看到一个像四个呼啦圈连在一起的东西在天上飞，可别想当然地以为它是UFO。这个东西很可能就是“艾伦侦查器”，滑铁卢艾伦实验室研制出的一款新产品，它其实是一台会飞的照相机。
The device is composed of four connected foam rings with a rotor inside and a camera attached to its bottom. It flies under control of a remote. Why would they produce such a weird camera? You may ask.
这款照相机的主体是四个连在一起的泡沫状圆环，圆环中间有一个旋转器，底部安装了一个摄像头，可以由遥控器控制飞行。你可能要问，为什么要生产一款这么奇怪的照相机呢？
The makers of the Aeryon Scout say it was designed for taking pictures of places where it's too difficult, dangerous or time-consuming to go. According to Steffen Lindner, one of the founders of Aeryon, this new product is mainly targeted at the police forces, security companies and surveying and engineering firms.
“艾伦侦察器”的研制者们说，设计这款相机的目的是为了在那些耗时耗力也很难到达的危险地带进行拍摄。斯蒂芬•林德纳是艾伦实验室的创始人之一，据他说，这个新产品的主要目标用户是警察、保安公司以及勘测工程公司。
Floating object inventions have received a lot of attention today. Many of these gadgets make great use of the properties of magnets to create this hovering effect, by engaging magnets set upon opposite poles. The effect is rather unique and almost magic-like.
如今，各类悬空式产品的发明引起了不少关注。很多这种小玩意儿都是在两个相对的柱状物上装上磁铁，大大地利用磁铁（异性相吸）的特性，产生出悬空效果。这种效果很独特，几乎可以说是“神奇”。
The latest gadget to utilise this concept is a picture frame, which appears to suspend in mid air between two ends of what seems to resemble a desk lamp, but does not emit light, only acts as a magnetic force to hover the picture.
利用这种发明的最新产品是一款相框，它看起来就像是悬在一个类似台灯的东西中间，但这个“台灯”不发光，只能产生磁力令相片悬起来。
With three various styles, including an artistic base, original base and a cosmic base--every idea has been designed and produced. Simply position the photo frame, which holds two pictures, between the "lamp" and watch your own pictures descend from mid-air.
这款相框有三种不同的样式：工艺底座式、创意底座式和大底座式——三种样式的产品都已设计出并投入生产。相框里可以放两张相片，你只需把相框放到“台灯”中间，就可以看到自己的相片悬在半空中了。
（英语点津Jennifer编辑）
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