Every now and then a toy comes along which I just can’t resist buying. The AR.DRONE from Parrot is one of them. I will be buying one as soon as I can get my hands on it!
The AR.DRONE is a 4 blade helicopter with two remote cameras. If that weren’t cool enough? it is controlled by an iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad, and the remote camera’s are transmitted to your device!
This is geek heaven my friends!
In fact, the only downside I’ve found is that the AR.DRONE’s batteries only last 12 minutes. The good news is unlike your cool remote control (iPhone), the AR.DRONE will have replaceable batteries so you can keep going all day. Recharge time is said to be 1.5 hours for the AR.DRONE battery pack.
The AR.DRONE comes in three colors: orange with either green, blur or yellow accents. Each model comes with two hulls: An indoor use hull, with protective loops around the rotors, and an outdoor hull without the loops. The AR.DRONE creates its own Wi-Fi network, which your iPhone, iPod or iPad can connect to. For now you need an Apple device, but Parrot has committed to allowing others to create remote controls using Android and other types of devices.
The AR.DRONE goes on sale September 9th and will cost aprox. $300 USD. Watch the video(s) below!
nice share, seems versatile for a number of uses
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yeah, ur right. i think not everybody will use it for shooting down some aliens.
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Really nice, the fact that your joystick can be your iPhone is a great idea. Thanks for sahring this post
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Wow, what will they think of next!?
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Great article and helpful tips. It’s nice to see that people still take the time to teach others by offering free advice and information. That’s what keeps `em coming back!
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