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iPhone-Controlled Helicopter With AR Games

Posted by Soulskill on from the get-to-da-ichoppa dept.

andylim writes "Parrot has unveiled a remote-controlled helicopter that boasts augmented reality games. The helicopter is controlled using an iPhone or iPod Touch's accelerometer and touchscreen. There's a camera on the front of the helicopter, which you can use to navigate and to play augmented reality games, including a game that involves fighting a gigantic robot."

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  1. Re:An iPod? by Hognoxious · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I've been saying for months that the iPhone would make a great autopilot. It's cheap, it's light, it's got hours of battery life, it has GPS + compass + acceleration sensing

    Shhhh! Imagine how useful that might be to terrori
    BRB. Doo#[7"@~
    # no carrier

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