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Parrot’s New Drones Fly the Mini Skies and Bite Your Ankles

Parrot’s AR Drone 2.0 won a place in our hearts for flying high yet being easily controllable from our favorite iOS and Android devices. The company’s just taken that concept and then miniaturized it, with the Parrot MiniDrone and the Jumping Sumo. The MiniDrone is essentially a smaller version of the copter we know and…

Gadgets Brent Rose Jan 5

SkyJack Lets You Hunt Down and Hack Other Drones From the Air

It was only a matter of time before someone started hacking drones, and now Samy Kamkar has released all the hardware and software required to build a drone that can hunt and hack others as it flies—creating an army of zombies along the way. SkyJack uses a Parrot AR.Drone quadcopter with a Raspberry Pi, running…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Dec 4

A Drone That Follows You Around Is Way Less Messy Than Puppy

After leaving his uninspiring job at a bank, Sameer Parekh started his own company called Falkor Systems to further develop the concept of autonomous flying drones that don’t require a pilot. His first creation is a modified Parrot AR.Drone designed to follow someone around a room like an incredibly loyal—but noisy—puppy, but he also has…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski May 28

Dock Your AR Drone With the ISS and Teach a Real-Life Spacecraft Some New Tricks

In an effort to improve autopilot systems aboard spacecraft, the European Space Agency has released a free iOS app that works with Parrot’s AR Drone and lets amateur pilots practice a simulated docking with the International Space Station. https://gizmodo.com/parrot-ar-drone-2-0-review-your-own-private-predator-5931424 All a user has to do is download the Astro Drone app to their iOS device,…

Space & Spaceflight Andrew Liszewski Mar 15

Growing Plants Just Got A Lot Smarter with Parrot’s Flower Power

Parrot, a company more famous for making the AR Drone, is attempting to smarten up your garden with the Flower Power. It’s a Bluetooth sensor that looks like a cute little tree branch that you place inside your flower pot to measure sunlight, humidity, temperature and fertilizer. Basically, you’ll know exactly what each of your…

Tech News Casey Chan Jan 6

Parrots imitate others just so they know who they’re talking to

As humans, we can start a conversation with someone else and be pretty confident they will know we’re talking to them. This is one of those things that’s so basic we forget to even take it for granted. But this is much, much trickier for parrots — and it might explain their gift for mimicry.…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Nov 22

The Best Bluetooth Headphones for Less Than $500

The technology driving wireless headphones has not yet reached its full potential. But over the past few years, Bluetooth has advanced to a point that less than $500 can buy a pair of headphones with decent audio and respectable battery life. We rounded up four pairs and let ’em duke it out to see if…

Tech News Adrian Covert Sep 13

How to Turn a Drone Into a Vicious Flying Stungun of Doom

See those silver stripes around the circumference of this Parrot AR drone? They’re not there for decoration or style. They’re actually strips of aluminum tape that’s wired into a capacitor from a disposable camera’s flash. Which means that when—not if—this drone bumps into someone, they’re going to get a particularly unpleasant shock as you can…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Aug 30

Parrot AR Drone 2.0 Review: Your Own Private Predator

“Holy shit. I’ve got my own flying drone. I’m basically the CIA and a spaceman all in one civilian package. I’m going to fly a drone, I’m going to get arrested, and I’m going to be a hero.” After pulling one of Parrot’s AR Drones out of the box and experiencing this understandable reaction, you…

Reviews Joel Johnson Aug 8

Parrot’s New Headphones Are Mighty Purty

I bet you’re looking at these ZIK Parrot by Starck cans and thinking how hot they are. Hey! Eyes up here, buddy. Don’t be shallow. They’re packed tight with some very cool tech, but yes, they are begging to be stroked. See, the outer surface of these Bluetooth headphones are touch sensitive. Wanna crank up…

Tech News Brent Rose Jan 10

Ar.Drone 2.0: The Best Flying Toy Just Got Better

Almost exactly two years ago to the day, we got our first look at Parrot’s AR.Drone quadricopter—the coolest flying toy we’d ever seen. Well we just got our first look at the AR.Drone 2.0, and it’s gotten even cooler. https://gizmodo.com/iphone-controlled-parrot-drone-is-a-lot-cooler-than-its-5441029 For starters that little camera on board is now beaming video and photos back to…

Tech News Brent Rose Jan 8

The brutal secret to how parrots survive floods

Eclectus parrots make their nests in parts of Australia where floods are extremely common. When their nests start to flood, the parrots make a grim decision. They kill their chicks…but only the male ones. What drives them to commit gendercide? It’s rare for birds to kill their own children, and it’s really unusual for these…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Nov 2

This Cheap Air Drone Can Break Into Your Computer and Own It

This must be the holy grail of hacking: a cheap, do-it-yourself flying drone that can break into Wi-Fi networks and turn computers into zombies that can be controlled remotely. The coolest part for evildoers: it makes the hacking untraceable. The SkyNET drone is a modified $300 Parrot quadcopter with a Linux computer, 3G card, a…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Sep 12

Parrots hold the evolutionary secret of why we’re left-handed or right-handed

Almost everybody has a dominant hand that they use, but it’s actually a mystery why that is. After all, we can see both of our hands just as well, and there’s no built-in reason why one should work better than the other. But some grabby parrots might hold the deep evolutionary reason behind handedness. Researchers…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Feb 1

An iPhone-Controlled Drone Will Cost You $300

This augmented-reality-enhanced, iPhone-controlled drone may be rather awesome and look like one of the coolest flying toys in a while, but it turns out that once it’s available in September it’ll cost you a hefty $300. Youch. [Parrot]

Tech News Rosa Golijan Jun 16

iPhone-Controlled Parrot Drone Is a Lot Cooler Than Its Name Suggests

I’ve been let down by my fair share of remote control flying toys in the past, but this four-propellered, iPhone-controlled, Linux-based, Avatar-chic, WiFi-ready, augmented reality-enhanced, dual video camera-wielding Parrot…well, you get the picture. Parrot, who usually trade in Bluetooth headsets, has developed the AR Drone, just about the coolest remote control gadget I’ve ever seen.…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Jan 5

Phillipe Starck Zikmu Speakers Belong in the Living Rooms of Those With Inscrutable Accents

On some level, I know that these minimalistic wireless speakers by Phillipe Starck are classy works of art. But when I look at them, all I can think about is Nuni and Nooni Schoener. Zikmu, a collaboration between speaker company Parrot and noted super designer Phillipe Starck, is a set of 2.5 feet tall speakers…

Tech News Elaine Chow Dec 18

Digital Messaging Light Switch Cover the First of 2008’s WTF Products

Parrot’s light switch cover with a built-in speaker to relay the digital message of your choice makes me long for a product banhammer, a hefty blunt instrument with which I can bludgeon pointless gadgets to death, entertaining myself and sustaining plastic splinters in the process. Record your 20-second message and then flip either light switch…

Gadgets AddyDugdale Jan 2

Parrot DF7700 MMS Digital Photo Frame Shows Pics from Cellphones

Here’s one more way to send photos to a digital photo frame: The Parrot DF7700 thinks it’s a cellphone—it even has its own phone number—and you can send it pics in an MMS message from any other cellphone. Its 7-inch frame (a similar 7″ Bluetooth-friendly frame is pictured here) is big enough to show you…

Tech News Charlie White Oct 23

Parrot RK8200 Bluetooth Car Stereo Ditches the CD

Parrot’s known for bluetooth gear, not car audio. That’s likely why there’s no CD player in this headset, nor is there XM receiver, or tape deck. The faceplate’s internals house a bluetooth receiver with A2DP stereo streaming, a USB slot, and space for 300 mp3s, which is probably a GB or two of memory. The…

Tech News Brian Lam Sep 26

Parrot’s New Drones Fly the Mini Skies and Bite Your Ankles

SkyJack Lets You Hunt Down and Hack Other Drones From the Air

A Drone That Follows You Around Is Way Less Messy Than Puppy

Dock Your AR Drone With the ISS and Teach a Real-Life Spacecraft Some New Tricks

Growing Plants Just Got A Lot Smarter with Parrot’s Flower Power

Parrots imitate others just so they know who they’re talking to

The Best Bluetooth Headphones for Less Than $500

How to Turn a Drone Into a Vicious Flying Stungun of Doom

Parrot AR Drone 2.0 Review: Your Own Private Predator

Parrot’s New Headphones Are Mighty Purty

Ar.Drone 2.0: The Best Flying Toy Just Got Better

The brutal secret to how parrots survive floods

This Cheap Air Drone Can Break Into Your Computer and Own It

Parrots hold the evolutionary secret of why we’re left-handed or right-handed

An iPhone-Controlled Drone Will Cost You $300

iPhone-Controlled Parrot Drone Is a Lot Cooler Than Its Name Suggests

Phillipe Starck Zikmu Speakers Belong in the Living Rooms of Those With Inscrutable Accents

Digital Messaging Light Switch Cover the First of 2008’s WTF Products

Parrot DF7700 MMS Digital Photo Frame Shows Pics from Cellphones

Parrot RK8200 Bluetooth Car Stereo Ditches the CD

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