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Fly An R/C Plane With an iPhone

Posted by timothy on from the dive-dive-dive dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Ever wished your iPhone could do more than just play some cool games? How about using it as a spread spectrum transmitter to fly your R/C Toys around, complete with using a Linksys router as a receiver?"

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  1. Slashdotted already? by PhantomHarlock · · Score: 4, Funny

    Was his server also running on an iPhone?

  2. gahphone! by get+quad · · Score: 5, Funny

    Upon hearing this news the FAA has now banned iPhones as a kneejerk reaction to potentially taking over commercial flights, especially if you also use said iPhone to herd pigs via the iLivestock app.

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  3. Model plane + php + girl by deltharius · · Score: 5, Funny

    I RTFA. The guy claims to fly model planes, code in php AND had a *girl* in his bed. While he was coding php?!? It was either his sister, or I call bullshit on the whole story.

    1. Re:Model plane + php + girl by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      we all know the girls really go after python programers. php is alright, if you like porking fat chicks.

    2. Re:Model plane + php + girl by W33B · · Score: 3, Funny

      fat chick alert

    3. Re:Model plane + php + girl by SpzToid · · Score: 4, Funny

      Listen, am I the first person to explain to you that Real girls do not have beards? Have a clue buddy.

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  4. Drive something with an iPhone? by rhathar · · Score: 2, Funny

    This seems Horribly familiar.

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  5. Re:Oooh by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    But what have *you* done lately?

    Sat on my ass in my Mom's basement, eating cheetos & trolling slashdot.

    Oh - wait, that's not me - that's you!

  6. Re:who wudda thunk it by rxmd · · Score: 4, Funny

    Ever since battery technology made high performance, high fly time electrics possible, the indoor/outdoor electric RC genre has exploded.

    Nice Sony reference you've snuck in there! :)

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  7. Confused by drinsilence · · Score: 2, Funny

    MyAuntIsHot or MyAuntIShot?