With all the panic during rush-hour, only one man actually immediately realized that the 'copter was a wee bit too small. I hope they give that particular officer an award of some kind. Or better yet, a promotion to a department that wouldn't give me a ticket for racing an RC car. [Post and Courier via Obscure Store]

Photo by Locutis

According to the source, crops in Japan are tiny and scattered throughout residential areas. Dusting the crops by plane, therefore, is impossible. Farmers normally tend the crops with pump activated backpack sprayers, but where's the fun in that? Kudos to this guy for figuring out a way to both spray the field and fly an awesome toy around all morning.

If the farmer ever finds himself with any bigger pests to deal with, he should talk to this guy about how to add a little more firepower to the rig. [Japan Probe]

Beyond that, it appears to be a fairly standard 3-channel helicopter. The way I see it, a USB device should involve the computer in more ways than just a power source. It certainly wouldn't be the first RC device to do so. Still, if you are looking to do something other than work at work, Brando's helicopter isn't going to break the bank at $40. Then again, you could forgo the USB functionality and LEDs, saving yourself a few bucks in the process. [Brando]

We don't really know anything about the giant "toy" helicopter, except the model it's based on, but the video below shows that it really works, and that we really don't want it falling into the hands of any kids. [LiveLeak via Craziest Gadgets]

Features:

•Combat Function – Terminator V Resistance Battles
•Hit opponent 3 times to disarm the enemy
•Terminator branded helicopter, handset and packaging
•Realistic battle sound effects
•Coaxial structure enabling steady flight
•10 meter range, 8 mins (approx) flight time
•High spec lipo battery Li-Po 3.7V 100mAh
•Crash friendly blades fold on impact
•Tri-band switch allow 3 helicopters to fly together
•Precision digital proportional control
•Sticker set to personalize resistance and Terminator helicopter and handset.
•Infra red

So why flying Terminator heads? Perhaps someone at Bladez had a bad dream. Perhaps this was one of the concepts voted too absurd even for the filmmakers behind Terminator Salvation. Whatever the reason, it does exist—and it can be yours for about $50. [Bladez via Likecool via OhGizmo]

Prison officials believe that the cargo in question was most likely drugs or a cellphone, but a thorough search of the premises came up empty. Apparently, this "ghost chopper" and its payload disappeared as mysteriously as it arrived.

I'll admit, that's pretty ingenious—but it shouldn't have worked. The chopper was picked up on CCTV cameras the night before, so they should have been looking for it. For their sake, I can only hope that the cargo was drugs or a cellphone and not some sort of weapon. [Daily Mail]

[Japan Trend Shop via technabob]

We're still working on our piloting technique, but even with the special aluminum weights attached to the nose, the little bugger just doesn't want to go forward. Hovering is its specialty, as you can plainly see. That, and crashing. A lot. The horror!

Still, it's tons-o-fun for your $39. Plus, the babes in the office liked it. A lot. In fact, one of 'em was at the helm of this mini-beast as we shot this footage. In fact, she's the best chopper pilot in the whole damn joint. – Charlie White

Product Page [Hobbytron]

Needing just 15 minutes of charging for a 5-to-7-minute flight, it might be a bit more difficult to control than that Micro Mosquito, but it costs $20 less—it's $50, available December 8. – Charlie White

Palmsize Micro Copter [Think Geek]