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Kyosho J-Kart R/C Car Drives, then Flies

I’ve seen plenty of remote-controlled cars and helicopters over the years, but I can honestly say this is the first one that I’ve seen that starts out driving on the ground, then instantly takes to the air.…

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Draganflyer X8 Now for Sale, Definitely Not for Fun and Games

We featured this 8-rotor helicopter a few months ago, and even then it was pretty evident that the DraganFlyer X8 is not meant for recreation. Now that it’s been released and we can see it’s specs and configurations, you can definitely cross out this thing on your Christmas wish list.…

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Force Rc Micro-Copters: Hands-on Flight Test

The guys over at Horizon Hobby were kind enough to send us a few of their Force RC remote-controlled micro-helicopters to play with, and I thought I’d share some of my experiences with you.…

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R/C Squirt Gun Car Will Make You All Wet

Are you the type of person that loves playing crazy pranks? Then this Arduino-based remote-controlled water-pistol car should be right up your alley. And guess what? You can use your Android phone to control this sucker!…

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Corvette Zr1 Pc Casemod Can Actually Drive

By starting with a 1/6th scale remote-controlled Chevy Corvette ZR1 as the basis for his casemod project, modder Bill Owen managed to create a complete desktop PC on wheels. Under the hood of his “Project blur” Vette ZR1 is a Jetway NC64 Mobile ITX motherboard, housing a Quad Core Q9000…

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Starship Enterprise Submarine: Its Dive-Year Mission

It’s funny, I always thought when they named it the Starship Enterprise, they were talking about the type of ship that could fly through outer space. But apparently, the ship part was referring to a water-bound vessel. At least that’s what I learned when I stumbled onto this remote-controlled Enterprise…

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Skitterbot R/C Bug Robots Are Very Cool and Very Fast

I’m a sucker for remote control toys and robots. My office desk and the toy room upstairs are littered with the remnants of all manner of R/C toys from cars to robots and flying whatnots. A cool new R/C bug robot has been announced called Skitterbot.…

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Remote Control Soccer Cleats: Why? Why Not?

Why anybody thought they needed to make remote-controlled cars made to look like soccer cleats is anyone’s guess, but here they are. These vehicles pit one shoe versus another in a game of tabletop or floor soccer. Each shoe comes with a mini goal as well as an accompanying soccer…

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Draganflyer X8 has 8 Rotors and Makes the Ar.Drone Look Like the Toy It is

I really thought the Parrot AR.Drone was sweet when I first saw it. The thing is a four-propeller helicopter device with a camera you can control from your iPhone. I know the AR.Drone is really just a toy, and the Draganflyer X8 makes it look just like the toy it…

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Epic Call of Duty Black Ops Prestige Edition Includes Working Surveillance Car

I have to be honest with you; I usually look at the people who buy the expensive collector’s edition video games with some amusement. I mean these people pay a lot more for the collector’s edition game to get goofy things like a tin box for the game or DLC…

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Sonic and Knuckles R/C Cars: Hedgehogs and Echidnas on Wheels

Here’s something fun for all you retro gamers out there. Classic SEGA mascot Sonic the Hedgehog and his spiny rival Knuckles now have another way to get around instead of just getting into a ball and spinning frantically. NKOK is releasing these The Sonic Speed Star and Knuckles Land Breaker…

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Flying R/C Millennium Falcon Does the Kessel Run in Just Under 12 Days

This remote-controlled Millennium Falcon seems to have had a slight design modification from the one in the movies. Instead of giant hyperthrusters (or whatever they’re called on the back of the real Falcon), this version is propelled vertically into flight like a helicopter. On the plus side, you can fly…

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Rc Plane Camera is Your Own Eye in the Sky

This awesome little device is a lightweight digital camera that can be attached to any RC device and capture photos or videos. Heck, with one of these, you could make your own homebrew surveillance drone. The RC Plane Camera weighs about 27g, so it’s won’t bog down your RC plane.…

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Blockcar: LEGO-Inspired R/C Car Lets You Build Your Own Custom Vehicles

Taking its design cues from the snap-together world of LEGO, this clever remote-control car is great for those of you who just have to have things your own way. When stripped bare, this R/C vehicle just looks like a flat LEGO base. I’m not sure if you can use just…

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Zibits Mini R/C Robots Spin Into Town

Would you believe this cute little robot toy costs less than $10 bucks? Zibits are a new series of low-priced miniature robots that are perfect on your desktop or for your kids (or cats) to play with. The guys over at Senario sent me a sample Zibits robot to play…

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Micro Rc Helicopters Are a Perfect Way to Waste Time at the Office

I have to say that I have always wanted to pilot a radio-controlled helicopter, though I’ve learned that doing so isn’t as easy as I initially had thought. Experienced R/C pilots have told me that helicopters are really hard to pilot. This is why I love these new Blade ‘copters,…

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Kyosho J-Kart R/C Car Drives, then Flies

Draganflyer X8 Now for Sale, Definitely Not for Fun and Games

Force Rc Micro-Copters: Hands-on Flight Test

R/C Squirt Gun Car Will Make You All Wet

Corvette Zr1 Pc Casemod Can Actually Drive

Starship Enterprise Submarine: Its Dive-Year Mission

Skitterbot R/C Bug Robots Are Very Cool and Very Fast

Remote Control Soccer Cleats: Why? Why Not?

Draganflyer X8 has 8 Rotors and Makes the Ar.Drone Look Like the Toy It is

Epic Call of Duty Black Ops Prestige Edition Includes Working Surveillance Car

Sonic and Knuckles R/C Cars: Hedgehogs and Echidnas on Wheels

Flying R/C Millennium Falcon Does the Kessel Run in Just Under 12 Days

Rc Plane Camera is Your Own Eye in the Sky

Blockcar: LEGO-Inspired R/C Car Lets You Build Your Own Custom Vehicles

Zibits Mini R/C Robots Spin Into Town

Micro Rc Helicopters Are a Perfect Way to Waste Time at the Office

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