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Hands On Batman Retrofuturetastic H2Go Fuel Cell-Powered RC Car

matt buchanan — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 12:13:08 EST

I always wanted an RC car that didn't eat batteries like ~~Tom Cruise devours babies~~ there's no tomorrow. Corgi's H2Go is fuel-cell powered RC car that just needs water and light—a solar panel powers its hydrogen station, which karate chops water into oxygen and hydrogen. The station tank takes about 2 minutes to refill, and a full charge (which takes seconds) nets you about 10 minutes of zoom zooming. And the design? By Luigi Colani, famous for his work with Ferrari and Alfa Romeo. I think it actually looks more like something out of The Big O than Batman, though Big O borrows heavily from the former. Either way, it's pure plastic art. More importantly, they work—some of the hand-built prototypes were a bit twitchy, but most of them were zipping around the track with no problems.

Corgi isn't planning on stopping here either. When talke dto CEO Michael Cookson, he said it's "just the tip of the iceberg." Basically, they're looking at converting "anything to do with batteries" to fuel-cell power (I suggested toy robots), and plan on launching "a range of products" in the next year or so. Best of all, they'll all be using a universal charger—though he cautioned, the H2Go's hydrogen station might not be it. The US launch for H2Go will in Aug. or Sept. for $129.99 w/ the solar panel, or $99 without. [Giz@Toy Fair 2008]

Corgi H2GO RC Car Turns and Runs on Water

Jesus Diaz — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:14:39 EST

The Corgi H2GO is a RC card powered by a fuel cell that gets refilled with hydrogen extracted from water. Like the previous model, the H-Racer, it uses solar-powered electrolysis to do it. Unlike the straight-line-only H-Racer, however, the H2GO is a real RC car that can actually turn left and right. Playing Dr. Manhattan will set you back $255. [Corgi via Pocket-Lint]

Corgi iCar Speakers For Digital Audio Players

Gizloco — Wed, 13 Sep 2006 09:41:37 EDT

Respected replica car maker Corgi has come out with the iCar, a tricked out set of speakers that's compatible with digital music players. What puts the "car" in "iCar" is the 1:24 scale model car. In addition to the sporty-looking car above, there's also an Escalade version, so you can pretend to be Jay-Z all over again. Once plugged in, the model jumps and tilts just like all those urban assault vehicles on the road. What's more, you don't really even have to plug in a digital music player: the iCar comes with is own set of tunes that it'll play in lieu of real music. There's enough lights and annoying sound effects to drive any man daffy.

The iCar is available now for and can be found for around $30 online. Corgi's Web site has a video of the iCar in action, so get to it. – Nicholas Deleon

Product Page [Corgi USA via Pocket-lint.co.uk]