THE DRONE UMBRELLA. A microphone and a notepad in the right hand, the umbrella shaft in the left. Rain is a formidable enemy of the TV reporter, forced into exhausting stand-ups in harsh conditions, often live. And on YouTube, there’s no shortage of videos of journalists watching their umbrellas get wrecked by the wind right in the middle of a broadcast. Help might come from the DroneBrella. It’s an umbrella designed by the French company Augmented Magic, which stages shows where magic and technology intertwine. DroneBrella borrows the artificial intelligence software used in conventional drones, able to locate us and position itself above our heads, following us as we move.