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Micro helicopters ditch GPS and remote controls

Ben Kersey, Apr 24th 2012 Discuss [0]

While more and more drones are finding their way into the hands of enthusiasts and being developed for different applications (including scary ones), researchers have developed a self-flying robot that can navigate using only an on-board camera and a small computer. They don’t need to be controlled via remote control, or require GPS, so once you program them with the necessary instructions, they can get from point A to B by themselves. Read The Full Story

Angry Birds remote control helicopter hates pigs

Shane McGlaun, Apr 5th 2012 Discuss [0]

This may be the coolest little remote control helicopter I've ever seen. It has dual counter rotating rotor blades of top and a red unibrowed Angry Bird instead of a helicopter body. The helicopter is designed for indoor and outdoor play and promises to be easy to control and survive the inevitable crashes that come with this sort of toy. Read The Full Story

It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s TacoCopter!

Shane McGlaun, Mar 26th 2012 Discuss [0]

Quadcopters are cool, no doubt about that. We've seen a number of these helicopters rocking four rotors often controlled by iPhones over the years. What we haven't seen are these quadcopter toys used for delivering omnoms like tacos. Sadly, the time for airborne taco delivery isn't nigh just yet. Last week TacoCopter was making the rounds. Read The Full Story

iPhone Controlled Stunt Car Racer launches

Shane McGlaun, Feb 20th 2012 Discuss [0]

There've been all sorts of remote-controlled toys that are controlled using the iPhone hit the market over the last year or more. The first of these devices we saw were remote-controlled helicopters, but there have been cars and other toys as well. A new iPhone controlled toy has now launched, and it is called the iPhone Controlled Stunt Car Racer. Read The Full Story

Sean Kinkade Park Hawk Ornithopter reminds us that Da Vinci had it right

Chris Burns, Jan 27th 2012 Discuss [0]

There's nothing quite like a lazy afternoon flying your remote-controlled airplane, helicopter, or in this case, ornithopter, around the back yard. The airwaves are aflutter today as everyone outside the RC circuit realizes that not only are ornithopters a reality now for at-home enthusiasts, they've been around for over a decade. The video you're about to see, in fact, features an original model Sean Kinkade Park Hawk, originally released all the way back in 1993 and purchased just this week by RC lover, Nuvaero Flight System's Robert Eaton. Read The Full Story

Flying Drones employed by Miami Police for standoff situations

Chris Burns, Jan 25th 2012 Discuss [2]

Though they've had approval to utilize such technology since July of 2011, the police force in Miami Florida have never actually utilized their drone technology, but it's certainly there and ready for action. There aren't any weapons attached to these T-Hawk Micro-Air Vehicles, and the drones aren't really capable of destroying or saving any target - instead they're used to capture events from the sky with their basic video and photo cameras installed aboard. These drones are made specifically for standoff situations in which an overhead view would be beneficial, and their relative small size and ease in use makes them perfect for use by the police forces in the area. Read The Full Story

Griffin HELO TC Assault R/C helicopter packs missile sextet

Chris Davies, Jan 11th 2012 Discuss [1]

Griffin's HELO TC remote controlled helicopter was great for buzzing your colleagues desks, but it's the new HELO TC Assault that will really ratchet up the intra-office tension. Now outfitted with six remote-controlled missiles, the iPhone, iPad or - new for CES - Android-controlled helicopter can not only fly up to your friends but shoot them in the face. Read The Full Story

CES Live

Wi-Spi video surveillance RC vehicles

SlashGear Team, Jan 9th 2012 Discuss [4]

I'm sure there are better gadgets for spying on your next door neighbor, but they probably aren't as fun to use or play with as the Wi-Spi video surveillance vehicles. InteractiveToy has constructed both the Wi-Spi helicopter and Wi-Spi Intruder. The Intruder is a basic remote control car with a video camera built into the grill. Read The Full Story

Swann RC helicopters with iPhone controls, mounted cameras released

Chris Burns, Jan 4th 2012 Discuss [1]

This week the folks at Swann have let loose information about three completely different remote controlled helicopters, each one more impressive and strange than the last. The first is the Sky Eye, which as its name suggests, has the ability to record flights with video or still photos to its built-in 512MB memory. Next there's the i-Fly Micro Lightening which can be controlled from your iPhone with a free app provided by Swann. Then there's the Black Swann which, like the Sky Eye, is able to record media, but here you've got a "stealth" helicopter instead of a "military." Read The Full Story

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Avi Greengart’s Last Minute Non-Obvious Holiday Gift Guide 2011

Avi Greengart, Dec 17th 2011 Discuss [3]

Every year SlashGear puts together a gift guide that covers all the usual big ticket gadgets that people want for the holidays. It’s a great guide. However, what if you you’re looking for something a bit different or trying to find something for someone a bit harder to shop for? That’s what this guide is for.

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German effects firm builds DIY flying drone for Red Epic camera

Shane McGlaun, Oct 11th 2011 Discuss [0]

I have flown more than one remote controlled flying what not including helicopters and airplanes. The thing they have all had in common was a very short first flight followed by a horrendous crash rendering a chance of a second flight moot. I can only imagine the carnage and repair bill I would wrap up if I had the chance to fly this drone that a German effects firm made for one of those crazy expensive Red Epic cameras. Read The Full Story

Desk Pets launches cool TankBot that can navigate a maze

Shane McGlaun, Sep 21st 2011 Discuss [2]

I am a sucker for remote controlled toys. I have seen a bunch of RC toys that are controlled by a smartphone recently. Most of that stuff is for the iPhone and I have used a helicopter and an RC truck that you can control from the smartphone. A new toy has turned up from a company called Desk Pets International. The toy is called the TankBot and it's a little gadget that looks like a cross between an army tank and a robot puppy. Read The Full Story