Macworld 2010: TUAW attacks San Francisco with the Parrot AR.Drone

OK, let's face it. It is the coolest iPhone accessory since, uhhhhhh, the iPad?

We're talking about the Parrot AR.Drone, the iPhone / iPad touch-controlled quadricopter that, when it finally ships later in 2010, will be one of the hottest geek toys on the market.

TUAW bloggers Mike Schramm, Dave Caolo, Steve Sande, and David Winograd visited with the oh-so-lucky dudes from Parrot yesterday pre-Macworld, and had a chance to try our hands at flying this incredible little device. No, we don't know what this is going to cost, nor do we know when it will ship other than "in 2010," but if you have your geek on, you're going to want one of these. Watch the above video by our awesome videographer Chad Mumm for the scoop.

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Rembert

This is a major wannahave.

I do especially like the included combat software to compete against another chopper or even against a virtual chopper using augmented reality. Just a remotely controllable chopper is nothing new.

February 12 2010 at 9:21 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

elckicker

looks fun!

February 11 2010 at 10:11 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

bob

Oh, our dogs will go berserk!!! Just don't make them cheap like at the mall. I tried one of those $25 helicopters and it never even worked.

February 11 2010 at 7:39 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

azypus

where can i buy this new shit ?

February 11 2010 at 5:27 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Rhoadrunner

Can I attach bottle rockets and a lighter to it?

:)

February 11 2010 at 4:39 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

frank.lowney

So, can the iPhone app snap still images and record audio and video in flight? These would be quite awesome.

February 11 2010 at 12:11 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

FightTheFuture

this thing looks amazingly fun. plus, we're one step closer to eliminating john conner.

February 11 2010 at 11:42 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

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BuffaloBill84

Indeed, this little device would fit nice in Terminator IX: The Final Chapter of the Salvation of the Judgment Day.

Anyway, the gadget seems real stable in the air. I'm sure there would be many useful way to use it for different domains, other than entertainment I mean ;)

February 11 2010 at 4:55 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

jonathan

it'd be really nice if tuaw would post their videos in a h.264 format so i can read on my iphone or ipad in the future.
especially since their iphone app doesnt even show the blue lego. it just stops.

February 11 2010 at 11:27 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

homan2

I wonder what happens if it loses the WiFi signal or is flown out of range.

February 11 2010 at 11:14 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

clintcollins

You guys are having WAY! too much fun... I need to be there to take some of that fun Weight off your shoulders. ; ) I actually fly RC Helicopters and I have a side business doing Aerial Photography with them. This thing is cool and looks pretty stable considering it's size. Very cool, and I look forward to it's release this year and seeing what all it can really do. Thanks for the Heads up guys! Have fun!!!

Cheers,

-Clint

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