we are sure most of us are familiar with Parrot A.R.Drone by now. unless you are a pro flyer, the current state of battery life of this lovely, advanced remote flying quadcopter should be more than sufficient, but if you have already reached the Nirvana of A.R.Drone piloting, the 12 minutes or so of flight time would be something to sneer at and that’s why now
when a cute little robotic ball called Sphero rolled into the market almost two years ago, it literally takes gaming out of your mobile device and into the real world, signifying a new era for augmented reality gaming, but we will be honest with you: we didn’t think remotely rolling a ball around would be fun.
no NERF battle team is complete without at least one big guns. at this point, there’s no NERF battle tank to go for, so it safe to say the NERF N-Strike Elite Centurion Mega Blaster is biggest and baddest NERF weapon you could add to your arsenal. being a total badass, it shoots supersize Mega Whistler Darts, as opposed to the puny regular darts
some people just have the knack for LEGO design. take note we said “design”, not construct. to be fair, anybody can build, but just how logical and recognizable is your creation is, well, to be further judged. speaking of which, looking at the above LEGO 4X4 Crawler Exclusive Edition (41999) you probably won’t believe that it was actually a creation by one regular dude
ready to progress beyond those tiny LEGO Architecture sets? then the LEGO Architecture Studio is the next logical progression. consisting of 1,210 white and transparent bricks (no fancy colors to influence your creativity), this “architect” set comes complete with sorting trays and an inspirational 272-page guidebook offering
what happens if your “enemies” decided to storm your Nerf fortress outright? well, we say build yourself a couple of Nerf Vulcan Sentry Gun to fortify your stronghold, that’s what you should do. designed and built by Instructables contributor BrittLiv (otherwise known as Britt Liv Ulrike Michelsen), the Nerf Vulcan Sentry Gun is based on the Hasbro’s Nerf Vulcan foam launching toy gun and is modified to automatically aim and fire at the targets.
the Tower of Orthanc was probably one of the most prominent and recognizable icon in the Lord of the Rings trilogy – apart from the little man with huge, hairy feet, and the grey-turn-white wizard, and the fiery Eye of Sauron, and the one Ring that rules them all, and… anyway, you get the idea.
up till now, waterborne drones are relegated to research and exploration applications, but the Portugal-based Azorean Aquatic Technologies believe that should not be the case and the Ziphius Aquatic Drone is their machine of choice to prove that point. touted as the world’s first app-controlled aquatic drone, the Ziphius is a sleek surface drone that can shoot both above water and underwater photos and videos. no specifics were given about what drives
get your fix for RC flying in this unpredictable weather with this Nano-Falcon, officially the world’s smallest RC toy helicopter from Japanese toy maker, CCP. despite weighing a feather light 11 grams (0.39 oz.) and measuring a diminutive 65mm long (2.6″), this infrared controlled nano-size RC helicopter features a dual
thanks to LEGO whiz like Orion Pax aka Alex Jones, we are beginning to shy away from official LEGO movie franchise products. if you haven’t strayed like us, then you must not have seen the LEGO Ghostbusters Headquarters or this LEGO DeLorean Time Machine. by the look of the images, we hardly
completed in year 1973, the Sydney Opera House located in Sydney Harbor, New South Wales, is perhaps the most recognizable landmark in Australia. regardless whether you are an architecture aficionado, a performing artist, or just an avid traveler, you will come to appreciate the grandeur this monumental building