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• Remote controlled car shoots for 200mph

  Published: August 1, 2007, 9:09 pm

  Tags: Nic Case, Niccase, Rc Car, Rccar, Remote Control, Remote Control Car, Remote Controlled, Remotecontrol, Remotecontrolcar, Remotecontrolled, Video

  hoping to break his own remote control car speed record of 134.4mph with the oh-so-drab X2. This little vehicle certainly won't win any Best in Show medals, but the streamlined design, melt-resistant foam tires, and onboard stabilization system will hopefully enable it to cruise somewhere close to its theoretical maximum speed of 274mph.

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• Remotely controlled armed robots deployed in Iraq

  Published: August 3, 2007, 6:26 am

  Tags: Army, Battle, Battlefield, Iraq, Remote Controlled, Remotecontrolled, Robot Army, Robotarmy, Soldiers, Swords, Us Army, Usa, Usarmy, War, Weapon, Weapons

  special weapons observation remote reconnaissance direct action systems (SWORDS) has placed rifle-equipped bots in the line of fire. The trio, which all handle M249s, are "are remotely controlled by a soldier through a terminal," and while their exact whereabouts and missions remain classified, the armed machines were reportedly designed to

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• RC Pterosaur lets you terrorize the neighborhood prehistoric-style

  Published: August 17, 2007, 10:46 am

  Tags: Pterosaur, Radio Control, Radio Controlled, Radiocontrol, Radiocontrolled, Remote Control, Remote Controlled, Remotecontrol, Remotecontrolled

  Filed under: Misc. Gadgets Professor Falken would have been proud of this one: a company in England is selling an RC Pterosaur with a 100-foot range, allowing you to chase any non-paleontologists off your land from the comfort of your easy chair. The ten-minute flight time provided by the internal rechargeable battery won't give you a lot of time

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• USB RC Car, Controlled From Your PC Screen, Turns Desk Paradise Into Parking Lot

  Published: September 4, 2007, 8:39 am

  Tags: Gadgets, Cars, Remote Controlled, Toys, Usb, Vehicles

  No one will suspect a thing when your tiny USB RC car is parked inside its charging garage next to your PC. But then it comes busting out the door, and you're controlling it right there on your PC screen, beeping its noisy horn, parallel parking it between that coffee cup and your TPS reports, steering it every which-way. Hey! Be careful not to

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• Laser Combat Cars Emphasise Road Rage Aggression is for Winners

  Published: September 8, 2007, 10:35 pm

  Tags: Gadgets, Cars, Lasers, Remote Controlled, Toys

  The RC Laser Combat Cars are awesome; the handheld transmitter controls not only the movement of the vehicle, but also allows the car to fire an IR laser. The first player to administer ten accurate shots to the competitor's automobile is declared victorious. If you like the idea of the Laser Combat Cars, but sadly have no friends, fret not!

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• Megatech's Hydro-Fly Is Not For Kids

  Published: September 8, 2007, 4:00 pm

  Tags: Gadgets, Flying, Gadgets, Megatech, Remote Controlled, Toys, Water

  Megatech's RC Hydro-Fly is a spectacular, land crawling, water skimming, sexy red, flying wonder toy. That's right, it does everything Batman can and more! The multi-tasking marvel, which would make your girlfriend's multitasking abilities look definitively lame, has an impressive 1000ft range. The body is constructed from durable Polynyolene,

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• Video of World's Largest RC Airplane, the B29 Dina Might

  Published: September 14, 2007, 5:49 am

  Tags: Gadgets, Vehicles, Aircraft, Clips, Giant, Remote Controlled, Toys

  From Belgium, the B29 Dina Might is the world's mightiest remote-controlled plane. With a wingspan of almost 30 feet, it weighs 463 pounds and runs off four 160 cc engines. Spin those propellers, mate. [Live Leak]

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• Remote-controlled flying bee

  Published: September 28, 2007, 7:01 am

  Tags: Bee Movie, Beemovie, Flying Bee, Flying Toys, Flyingbee, Flyingtoys, Remote Controlled Toys, Remotecontrolledtoys, Toys

  Like this WowWee Radio-Controlled Flying Bee, for instance. From the manufacturer: FlyTech Barry B. Benson is no ordinary RC flyer - he flutters, soars, dives and glides, reaching speeds close to 18 miles per hour! With a design that imitates the flapping-wing flight of birds and insects, FlyTech Barry features an ultra-light,

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• Insane RC Plane Pilot Screws Gravity Laws and Our Minds

  Published: October 4, 2007, 8:30 am

  Tags: Vehicles, Aircraft, Clips, Remote Controlled, Tricks

  This video shows crazy RC airplane pilot Juan S nchez doing some of the most amazing stunts we have ever seen. Watch as he suspends his gigantic aircraft model in the air, making it float vertically over the runway as he walks around it. He was showing his amazing skills at the latest Air Festival for Big Models and Jets, celebrated last week in

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• Discovery RC Arthropods Are Just Pretentiously Named Plastic Bugs

  Published: October 10, 2007, 12:43 pm

  Tags: Gadgets, Bugs, Gadgets, Remote Controlled, Toys

  scarab from the Nile controlled by an evil mummy. But failing that, we can do with these three small RC beasts that can be charged in two minutes and be controlled independently for just $24.95 and being smacked by my wife. [Discovery via

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• Real Flying Saucer Takes to the Air

  Published: October 16, 2007, 2:20 pm

  Tags: Gadgets, Aircraft, Clips, Diy, Remote Controlled, Ufos

  Researchers at GFS Projects in England have now created an unmanned flying saucer, or depending on your point of view, an unmanned flying lawnmower without wheels or a handle. For now, it's a way-cool radio controlled aircraft, but maybe someday a real flying saucer could result from this experiment.

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• Kyosho's Robo Hopper Hops into Our Faces, Pectorals and Hearts

  Published: October 20, 2007, 12:10 pm

  Tags: Gadgets, Aircraft, Flying, Kyosho, Remote Controlled, Robots, Toys

  We have just realised our lives are far from complete. Please do not be shocked, we also thought blogging for a living was the abstract definition of self-completion. Apparently not, the Robo Hopper, an RC flying robot fashioned like our lovable buddy Asimo, has made us realise we need a flying robot/astronaut toy to complete us.

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• Knight Rider KITT R/C Car

  Published: November 8, 2007, 11:47 am

  Tags: Gadgets, Cars, Kitt, Knight Rider, Remote Controlled, Toys

  Knight Rider as a TV show may be dated, but as a lifestyle? Still going strong. So for the Michael Knights in training out there, we strongly recommend picking up the $60 KITT R/C car. While it won't leap through the air or create smoke screens at will, the tiny Trans Am does feature KITT's hypnotic red lights and his trademark voice. Speaking of

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• R/C Stoner Van Streams Live Video While Truckin' (Video)

  Published: November 12, 2007, 10:31 am

  Tags: Gadgets, Cameras, Cars, Remote Controlled, Streaming

  Built and demonstrated by our very own Nick McGlynn, this webcam-mounted R/C Volkswagen bus streams video live via a hidden Sony Vaio laptop with Sprint EV-DO card. Unfortunately for Nick, the camera is fixed facing forward, limiting its upskirt potential. Oh well, there's always V(W) 2.0. [Justin.tv]

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• Robot Plane Nosedives Into Truck Full of Soldiers

  Published: November 16, 2007, 10:51 am

  Tags: Robots, Aircraft, Clips, Drones, Remote Controlled, Robots

  seen here piloting the remote-control craft? He seemed to have some sort of control device in his hands. There are plenty of R/C airplane pilots with astonishing skills—maybe the U.S. military could get some of those dudes signed up. [Danger Room and Naval Safety Center]

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