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10 R/C Toys That Are Extraordinary (or Just Plain Weird)
My experience with R/C toys growing up was limited because it was simply too expensive to take up as a serious hobby. The rich kids had some fancy R/C cars though (damn those rich kids!), and every once in a while I got a chance to take one out for a spin. Needless to say, I loved every second of it. There are countless R/C gadgets on the market these days, but I have put together a list of 10 that are extraordinary, unique, amusing or just plain weird. More »
5:00 PM on Wed Aug 13 2008
By Sean Fallon
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Latest by GadgetPlay: @qbrad: If it were a "magical toolbox," it would be that hammer that flew. (Is it possible you don't know more »
rc cars
Axon Anti-Gravity RC Racer Hovers Past the Competition at 50 MPH
The problem with wheels is that contact with the ground generates drag. So, a simple solution would be to develop an anti-gravity car. No sweat—one already exists. Sure it's only a few inches tall but hey, this thing could give your action figures the ride of their tiny plastic lives. Thanks to dual ducted fans and a brushless motor, the Axon can hover above the ground and hit speeds of 25 mph almost instantly—and a dual brushless motor upgrade will bring it up to 50 mph. More »
geek art
British Artist Paints Using RC Cars As His Brushes
And you thought Etch-a-Sketch was tough. Ian Cook made this portrait of a Chevy Camaro by soaking the wheels of remote controlled cars in paint and then painstakingly driving them around on his canvas. He also uses full-size tires to fill in large blocks of color, but still, the results are pretty amazing—if you've ever tried to ambush your unsuspecting cat with an RC you know how tricky precision maneuvering can be. He's currently camped out at the London Motor Show doing portraits of cars (meta!). The work is especially admirable when you see it coming together in this video, stroke by radio-controlled stroke. More »
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The Remote Controlled Tire is a World's First, and With Good Reason
No one has ever created a remote controlled tire before? Really? I'm shocked. Believe it or not, only one company was crazy enough to develop an RC tire, and that is a Vietnamese company named Tosy. In fact, because of its odd shape and apparent capability to move forward, backward, left and right—I'm not even sure this thing really exists. Still, the product is up on the Tosy site—sans pricing and availability information. [Tosy via DVICE]
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RC Beer Cooler Robot Now Available For Pre-Order
It was a big hit at CES, and now you can get in on all of the drunken laziness. The device will be available from Solutions on May 23rd for $69.95 and from Firebox on the 28th for $78.30. [Solutions and Firebox via Toyology]
conspicuous robots
According to the product page, the R/C Spy Snooper robot vehicle is "capable of entering a room undetected." Call me crazy, but you would have to be blind, deaf or both to miss a robot that measures 9-inches long and about 10-inches high when it enters a room. On the plus side, the device looks pretty cool and it can transmit audio to a receiver up to 150 feet away. Just don't expect to pick anything up except laughter and not-so top secret information on how much of a tool you are. Available for around $80. [Product Page via Gadgets News via Geek Alerts]
R/C Spy Snooper Robot is Undetectable...Like a Fat, Clumsy Ninja
According to the product page, the R/C Spy Snooper robot vehicle is "capable of entering a room undetected." Call me crazy, but you would have to be blind, deaf or both to miss a robot that measures 9-inches long and about 10-inches high when it enters a room. On the plus side, the device looks pretty cool and it can transmit audio to a receiver up to 150 feet away. Just don't expect to pick anything up except laughter and not-so top secret information on how much of a tool you are. Available for around $80. [Product Page via Gadgets News via Geek Alerts]
radio-controlled daredevil
Check out these guys who took a radio-controlled airplane with an 80-inch wingspan capable of a 120mph top speed and flew it through tunnels under Stockholm, Sweden, as they followed along just behind it in a car. A stunt like this is certainly not recommended for those of you who just got a radio-controlled airplane for Christmas, but if you're a good enough pilot, you just might be able to pull it off. Just make sure you attempt this feat when there's not too much traffic around. [YouTube]
Tunnel-Flying an RC Airplane, Chasing With a Car
Check out these guys who took a radio-controlled airplane with an 80-inch wingspan capable of a 120mph top speed and flew it through tunnels under Stockholm, Sweden, as they followed along just behind it in a car. A stunt like this is certainly not recommended for those of you who just got a radio-controlled airplane for Christmas, but if you're a good enough pilot, you just might be able to pull it off. Just make sure you attempt this feat when there's not too much traffic around. [YouTube]
9:27 AM on Wed Dec 26 2007
By Charlie White
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42 comments
Latest by Ja<b>X</b>s: @goods: Better Techno than cRap or Disco. more »
cars
RC Cars Smash and Eject Crash Dummies
These RC cars have four passengers, and when you smash one into the side of another, it throws them out of the sunroof like so many other tragic highway accidents where seatbelts were refused in favor of wrinkle-free suits. It would be my number one prop if I were a driver's ed teacher. [IWantOneofThose via Technabob ]
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i-Fly Vamp Ornithopter Is Both Goofy and Frightening
I'm not afraid of bats and low-flying birds, but Interactive Toy's i-Fly Vamp R/C Ornithopter really creeps me out with all its fluttering and swooping. The toy will retail for $40 to $50 when it comes to the US in November, unfortunately just a tad too late for Halloween. –Video by Richard Blakeley [Interactive Toy]
10:00 AM on Thu Sep 20 2007
By Wilson Rothman
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15 comments
Latest by N/A: This thing is just too cool.....too bad it doesn't have a built in cam, then it truely would be evil! more »
amazing video
If you hadn't seen that guy standing in front of it, you'd have thought this was a full-sized jet taking off. Here's a montage shot this summer of some of the most state-of-the-art radio-controlled aircraft ever, including realistic-looking fighter jets, Concorde and helicopters. Note the aerobatic stunts where some of the planes even release smoke, just like the real thing. Amazing. [YouTube]
Greatest R/C Aircraft Ever
If you hadn't seen that guy standing in front of it, you'd have thought this was a full-sized jet taking off. Here's a montage shot this summer of some of the most state-of-the-art radio-controlled aircraft ever, including realistic-looking fighter jets, Concorde and helicopters. Note the aerobatic stunts where some of the planes even release smoke, just like the real thing. Amazing. [YouTube]
7:48 AM on Tue Aug 21 2007
By Charlie White
47,326 views,
54 comments
Latest by buckminster: @takemetoyourtoaster: These guys have up to $15K invested in a single turbine powered RC planes. That's the RTF price ("ready to more »
gadgets
Radio-controlled cars are toys, right? Well, not this one, where the crew of the Brit TV series TopGear runs a full-sized radio-controlled car through a muddy obstacle course. Looks like it's not easy to control, as the two guys try it out on each other. Must be a weird feeling! More »
Radio-Controlled Car Goes Full Size, Man Inside
Radio-controlled cars are toys, right? Well, not this one, where the crew of the Brit TV series TopGear runs a full-sized radio-controlled car through a muddy obstacle course. Looks like it's not easy to control, as the two guys try it out on each other. Must be a weird feeling! More »
gadgets
Air Kite, the Radio-Controlled Kite Plane that Scares the Neighbors at Night
Sure, there have been kite planes before, but this one's maker claims his to be the most durable yet. It's a radio-controlled airplane/kite configuration that runs on a rechargeable battery and can fly up to 300 feet away before you've completely lost it. More »
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Brando Radio-Controlled Forklift Acts Like the Real Thing
Even if the full-sized forklift driving is best left to the professionals, don't let that stop you. Brando's got a hard workin' radio-controlled mini forklift for your desktop that can haul you a Red Bull in no time flat. It has rear-wheel steering just like the real thing, and its fork actually moves up and down, too. Here's a few action shots: More »
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We've been feeding our R/C helicopter jones with this Picco Z copter, a micro-flyer made of styrofoam and capable of flailing around for a full 8 minutes on a 20-minute charge. More »
Gizmodo Video: Picco Z R/C Helicopter Crashes, Loves the Smell of Napalm in the Morning
We've been feeding our R/C helicopter jones with this Picco Z copter, a micro-flyer made of styrofoam and capable of flailing around for a full 8 minutes on a 20-minute charge. More »
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R/C Dragonfly Flaps Its Wings, Scares the Cat
Get out of the way, because here comes the Dragonfly, a next-generation radio-controlled flyer that beats its wings just like the real thing. Its wing-flapping flight is stabilized by a tiny tail rotor, but no need to worry about constant crashes—it has a simplified Beginner Mode for the fumble-fingered flyer. Then when you earn your wings, flip it over to Expert Mode for some aerial derring-do. More »
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No Atlantic Crossing for the Radio-Controlled Spirit of St. Louis Replica
The real Spirit of St. Louis that Charles Lindbergh used to scoot across the Atlantic in 1927 may be hanging in the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC, but that's no reason not to covet the 80th anniversary (yeah, they're on the ball here) radio-controlled model from Toys "R" Us-Japan. More »
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