Windows CE R/C Transmitter

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Posted by michael on Thursday December 9, 2004 @04:31AM from the where's-the-autopilot? dept.

Si24601 writes "Futaba has released details of a new radio transmitter, the 14MZ, that incorporates a 640x240 colour touch screen, runs Window CE and uses a Compact Flash card. As someone in the midst of building a semi-autonomous model yacht, this screams to be used for telemetry feedback. Fly RC Magazine has a review of the 14MZ."

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When this baby hits 88 mph... by garcia · 2004-12-09 04:32 · Score: 3, Funny

Marty: "you've got that thing hooked up to the...car?"
The plane, the plane! by garcia · 2004-12-09 04:36 · Score: 3, Funny

Music can be played (Windows Media), and voice commands can be assigned to switches, e.g., "flaps up"

I would find it incredibly distracting trying to fly my plane and hear someone nearby have "what's your vector Victor" come out of their remote control everytime it updates the screen :)
1. Re:The plane, the plane! by Shadow+Wrought · 2004-12-09 05:20 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  I was thinking how amusing it would be to walk up and down a line of RC pilots constantly saying "Flaps up!" and "Flaps down!" and watching them all try and deal with sudden excesses and losses of lift;-)
  
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Summary of next 100 posts by Anonymous Coward · 2004-12-09 04:38 · Score: 4, Funny

1. This thing runs WinCE?

2. Why WinCE? Linux could do so much better.

3. Anyone try this with a modded Linux XBox?

4. Why Linux? BSD could do so much better.

5. Why BSD? BSOD could do so much better.

6. In Korea, only old people BSOD.

7. In Soviet Russia, BSOD blue screens you!

8. Imagine a Beowulf cluster of these!

9. Profit!
1. Re:Summary of next 100 posts by Anonymous Coward · 2004-12-09 05:27 · Score: 1, Funny
  
  Don't forget the "Did anyone else read this as?....hehehehe, I need coffee....hehehehe *passes out*"
Re:SmartYacht by geomon · 2004-12-09 04:39 · Score: 4, Funny

The SmartYacht detects the R/C Coast Guard helicopter and knows how to outrun the R/C Coast Guard cutter as it races the miniature illegal drugs to the 2" high drug lord standing on the shore.

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Ouch!!!!! by dfn5 · 2004-12-09 04:40 · Score: 2, Funny

this screams to be used for...
Ouch. When it screams, I WinCE.

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Re:Windows-based? by Cat_Byte · 2004-12-09 04:53 · Score: 3, Funny

I can't see...what is that thing coming at me really fast? What is that noise? Heyyy...thats....ME! AHHH! *smack*

Does my insurance cover removing model airplanes from my abdomen?

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I can see it now... by whterbt · 2004-12-09 04:55 · Score: 2, Funny

So, instead of yelling, "Dead stick!" you'll be yelling, "Blue screen!"

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Re:Windows-based? by Haydn+Fenton · 2004-12-09 06:00 · Score: 2, Funny

Yea, it must be good. After all, you can combine CE technology, ME technology and NT technology, and you have Windows CEMENT, the toughest Windows of them all.