instead of offering yet another minute update to the A.R.Drone such as the recent “power edition“, Parrot has a new flyer to showoff at this year’s CES and it is called the Parrot MiniDrone. though termed “mini”, this baby is hardly a scaled down version of the A.R.Drone;
fancy doing the Ken Block’s breathtaking “Gymkhana Six”? well, actually if you are seriously up to it, you can, but with a 1/18th scale radio control version of Block’s dirt-kicking, ride of choice, the GRC Ford Fiesta.
with no less than 20 birds in its arsenal, Swann is certainly no stranger to RC flying toy (even one that drops bubbles!), but a quadcopter is something new to the lineup, which is what makes it worthy of a mention. looking like an aircraft that pops out of a sci-fi movie, the Swann Quad Starship RC Quadcopter is propelled by four rotors, each having its own protective guard.
had enough of iPhone-controlled vertical take-off aircraft? how about a change from that and go for a smartphone-controlled airplane instead? though the company behind this slow flyer, Germany-based TobyRich, claimed the SmartPlane as the world’s first smartphone-controlled airplane, it is technically not the first smartphone-controlled toy aircraft to take to the sky.
the iBug RC Robotic Bug you see here is not the newest of the new, but still, it makes an awesome Christmas stuffer for this Holiday Season and looks pretty cute too, well, in a creepy way, that is. hailing from China’s Shenzhen BaiYuYi Electronics company, who basically deals with all things electronic, the iBug RC Robotic Bug is a close relative to the firm’s iRoach, a robotic cockroach.
with the Griffin MOTO TC Rally, Griffin takes step up in blurring the line between reality and virtual reality. app-controlled remote control ain’t need, but the MOTO TC Rally not only stands out with its realistically-style vehicle (and size too), but also introduces impact sensors on the toy vehicle’s bumpers to detect damage caused by
being a non-pilot, a camera-equipped radio controlled rig like this Hubsan X4 FPV RC Quadcopter is probably the closest you will ever get to the front seat of an aircraft. clad in a lightweight airframe, the X4 FPV is a full-fledge radio controlled quadcopter with a 6-axis flight control system, coreless motors and adjustable gyro sensitivity
the fun in RC flying is just about as fun as it lasts, so if you find yourself ‘peaking’ out of the normal learning curve, we think it might be high time to drop some package on your unsuspecting victims. well, not that we encourage you to do so, but you can’t deny the fact that the idea of being able to drop a “bomb” on somebody or something with a RC flying machine kind of thrills you.
ever tried starting out on remote control flying? then you will know how hard it is, but thanks to technological advancements we have today, things are a way easier as compared to when i was just starting out. the Hex Smartphone-controlled Nanocopter is just one such example. however, run-of-the-mill, it is not.
while paper airplane is nothing frictional, being able to make one do your bidding does sound like science friction, or a childhood fantasy for some. well, let us reassure you that it is not (a fantasy) and the PowerUp 3.0 iPhone-controlled Paper Airplane will make sure it stays that way.
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