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📅 November 28, 2012

Shut Up and Take My Money: R/C Sports Car Transformer [video]

Japan’s robotics research collective Bravo Robotics unveiled a preview of its latest prototype model for a remote-controlled sports car that transforms into a bipedal robot, which will be presented during the upcoming Maker Faire in Tokyo. The 1/12 scale model is operated by a modified PS3 controller and comes equipped with a missile launcher on each arm and a wireless camera that feeds into mobile devices like iPad.

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📅 April 6, 2012

Logitech Harmony Link Turns Your iPhone or iPad Into A Remote Control [video]

You want to use your iPad as a remote, but don’t want to attach a dorky dongle every time you want to change the channel? Perhaps the Logitech Harmony Linkis the answer.

You want to use your iPad as a remote, but don’t want to attach a dorky dongle every time you want to change the channel? Perhaps the Logitech Harmony Link ( $100 ) is the answer.

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📅 February 29, 2012

Traxxas X0-1: World’s Fastest RC Car Hits Speeds of 100+ MPH Using iOS App [video]

the Traxxas X0-1 RC Car is ready-to-race straight out of the box. Known as the world’s fastest RC automobile, it’s capable of 100 mph speeds and boasts a 0-60 time of just 2.3 seconds.

Real-life supercars are damned expensive, so it only makes sense that their radio-controlled counterparts would be equally so. Coming in at around as much money as you’d expect to pay for a beat up pickup, the Traxxas X0-1 RC Car is ready-to-race straight out of the box. Known as the world’s fastest RC automobile, it’s capable of 100 mph speeds and boasts a 0-60 time of just 2.3 seconds.

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📅 September 23, 2011

iPhone Controlled Wall Climbing Car iW500 [video]

Belying its 90s toy looks, the car attaches itself to vertical surfaces with a sealed vacuum that even has enough suck to drive upside-down across your ceiling.

Belying its 90s toy looks, the car attaches itself to vertical surfaces with a sealed vacuum that even has enough suck to drive upside-down across your ceiling. Controls are handled using the built-in accelerometer on your phone or tablet as well as the touchscreen interface on the dedicated app. It’ll join a crowded starting grid of iPhone-friendly RC cars, helicopters and monster trucks, priced at $59.99.

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📅 July 19, 2011

Helo TC: iPhone And iPad Cotrolled Helicopter By Griffin

The Griffin Helo TC is bundling a headphone port-connecting infrared module with the metal and polycarbonate ‘copter, letting you use your iPhone, iPod touch, iPad as the controller

We’re no strangers to indoor helicopters, but beyond our challenges in keeping them off the ceiling, we’re not big fans of their typically chintzy controllers. The Griffin Helo TC ($50; Available this Fall) overcomes this limitation by bundling a headphone port-connecting infrared module with the metal and polycarbonate ‘copter, letting you use your iPhone, iPod touch, iPad as the controller — using on-screen or Tilt-to-Fly controls — running for up to 6 to 8 minutes per charge with the ability to charge from any USB power source, and saving up to three flight plans in memory.

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📅 July 17, 2009

iPhone 3Gs: Most Adventurous Cell Phone Yet. Dude Tapes iPhone 3Gs To R/C Plane

This dude, literally taped his iPhone to his R/C plane and flew it around. How about a birds eye view on this beautiful planet we all live on?

Here, we have a saying that goes something like this: ” God’s garden is huge, but many of us jump the fence” … i dont know if this makes any sense, or you find the humor, when it’s translated into english, but you will soon see why i chose it for the beginning of this post.

So, a couple of weeks ago, there was a pretty controversial iPhone 3Gs experience on the www where the devices decided to take a dive into the pool, and guess what, it survived. Well , not really because the video was a fake, and you can see why here.

It seems that the iPhone 3Gs is the most adventurous cell phone yet ( Apple, here’s a tagline 😉 ) because this time the phone decided to fly like a bird in the sky.

This dude, literally taped his iPhone to his R/C plane and flew it around. How about a birds eye view on this beautiful planet we all live on?

NOTE: the video is kinda loud so feel free to either mute or turn down the audio