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Quadcopters and multi-rotor copters were very much in evidence at the Gadget Show, from the Parrot AR.Drone to tiny nano quadcopters. DJI had one of the most impressive ranges at the show, along with a flight demonstration area on the stand. The newly launched Phantom 2 Vision+ is a quadcopter with a digital video camera payload and the capabilities are
According to the packaging, the Syma S107G is an "alloy infrared remote control helicopter " with "3.5 channel gyro system" but all you need to know is that it's an easy-to-fly toy helicopter, tremendous fun and very inexpensive. Anything else is superfluous. In the box, there's a helicopter, a remote control unit, a USB charging cable and few spare blades to help
Remote control vehicles are fun and remote control aircraft doubly so. Imagine then how much fun a remote control quadricopter is, especially when it's controlled by wifi from your smartphone. Todd takes flying lessons from Parrot's Julian. The Parrot AR.Drone 2.0 is an update of the original AR.Drone, with the main difference being an HD camera on the drone which
One of the cool devices that GNC found at the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas was the Joystick from Noitavonne. This device is kind of a one-stop-shop for many cool features. It acts as a remote control for your devices, like an Android phone or tablet or a Windows 8 device. When paired with your TV, it turns
There have been several hardware solutions over the past couple of years that turn your smartphone into a universal remote. I have previously looked at RedEye, which seems to no longer be available, but a new solution was announced at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week -- the Zmart Remote from Viatek. This one involves a small
Well, that is if you have a car with a Viper remote start system. Developer Brandon Fiquette has written a PHP script that would send notification to the remote start service and ultimately, start your car. The hack was made possible by the Siri Proxy Server. The proxy server allows the custom creation of handlers - such as the included
Recently I wrote an opinion piece wondering if Smartphones would soon replace universal remotes like Harmony. For a while now, I have been using myRemote on my Droid X to control my Windows 7 Media Center-based HTPC. Recently I have also been trying out DirecTV Remote Pro to control my DirecTV HD DVR. Unfortunately, there is no official DirecTV Remote