Drone stories

Quadricopter controlled by iPhone, two cameras on board

Tuesday, January 5, 2010 - 4:55pm

Look out! Here comes the Quadricopter, and it's controllable with your iPhone or iPod Touch's accelerometer. The Parrott AR.Drone has 640x480 15fps front-facing camera, transmitting its video to your iPhone. There's another camera facing down, shooting in lower rez but...

Four-propellered drone vehicle can spy for you from afar

Thursday, December 17, 2009 - 8:15am

Here's something you don't want to see flying right at you: it's Australia's new hovering drone, kept aloft by four ducted fans. This futuristic contraption, called the Cyber Quad, was designed by Cyber Technology Pty Ltd. It's set to be...

Excalibur: next-gen drone goes 460 mph, carries twice the missiles

Thursday, July 23, 2009 - 11:16am

As if those killer drones flying over Afghanistan and Iraq aren't lethal enough, here comes the next generation: Excalibur. This 13-foot-long prototype is just half-sized; by the time the radio-controlled hovering jet is unleashed on the battlefield, it'll travel at...

Chargepod juices up your laptop and four gadgets at once, with room for a USB hub

Kevin Hall

Friday, January 9, 2009 - 6:44pm

Callpod is releasing the successor to its wonderful Chargepod 6-way charger. The Chargepod V2 will be able to handle your laptop (either PC or Mac, surprisingly) and four gadgets, with room to spare to act as a three-port USB...

X-47B manhunter drone could fly next year, to carry laser weapons and more

Saturday, March 22, 2008 - 4:11am

The manhunters are coming. Air Force pal and defense contractor Northrop Grumman has been tinkering with this X-47B drone since early in this century, but now things are getting serious. How serious? The sophisticated radio-controlled jet might be flying...

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Quadricopter controlled by iPhone, two cameras on board

Four-propellered drone vehicle can spy for you from afar

Excalibur: next-gen drone goes 460 mph, carries twice the missiles

Chargepod juices up your laptop and four gadgets at once, with room for a USB hub

X-47B manhunter drone could fly next year, to carry laser weapons and more

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