It seems that literally every time I start browsing the ’net I find something else controlled by an iPhone. Here’s a sampling: iPhone controlled R/C Car An actual Oldsmobile Dance lights A minivan (2007) R2D2 Dog feeders Military Drones A helicopter What next? How about a bi-pedal walking robot named Walky. The robot and controller [...]
I’ve seen a few cars being driven by the iPhone, that’s cool and all, but the guys from Mythbusters have basically been doing that for years. Starting your car with the iPhone makes sense, but driving hands free? The people from Engineer Awesome, which is a part of Waterloo Labs at National Instruments, make it [...]
Bowling can be pretty frustrating — unless you have those awesome bumpers we used at my 5th birthday party. I’ve always wanted to bowl a perfect game like Mort Goldman, but to be honest I think the LHC has a better chance of actually getting started first. Until now. With the RC900, a remote control [...]
We love our pets and can spend some serious coin pampering them. There are pet clothing lines, dogs with X-Box Live subscriptions, crystal dog houses, and even pet health insurance. However, the item that tops them all is the Plexidor remote control Pet Door. Plexidor Pet Door is an electronic doggy door with vertical sliding [...]
Soon, Glen Beck can drive you crazy… all the way home. Chrysler has just announced it’s plans to integrate a live TV service that will surely turn us all into mindless, drooling media-hungry zombies make your daily commute a little less boring. Starting in December, Chrysler will be offering its new Flo TV service for [...]
Kochi, India has a pretty bad traffic problem it seems — bad enough for them to try a novel way to control the chaos. Police have recently begun installing remote controlled traffic lights in the most problematic areas. While every major city has its issues with traffic, I don’t think anyone has tried this before, [...]
Unleash your inner Spielberg: SkyShutter has released the AeriCam, a remote controlled helicopter for your video camera. Backyard home videos just got a lot more interesting. The AeriCam is a “lightweight 3-axis camera mount coupled with a customized Industry Radio Control Helicopter.” Founder and commercial photographer, Jason Lam brought his R/C enthusiast skills to bear in this [...]
Tired of your kids kicking your remote under the couch or stuffing it into the laundry basket? Kurt R has an answer. What’s that, you say? Your welding skills are a little rusty? Well, if you don’t have a spare anvil lying around, all is not lost. We at ThinkFlood have been working on a [...]
I like the Wii just as much as the next guy — but it starts to wear after a while. Jumping around and swinging that remote is fun for some games, but in the end I’m pretty sure its a passing novelty. The people at Canesta seem to agree with the fun part, but also [...]
In the future, everything will be remote controlled. From remote control license plates to remote control cars, remote controlled beetles to remote controlled spiders, it would seem that dystopians everywhere are correct: total control is near! Now, if William Sonoma’s big reveal of its remote control jack-o’-lantern candles made you giddy, you might want to [...]