Tag: RADIOCONTROLLED

We would never advocate the making of a phony bomb threat, even to get out of a wedding or other dire situation. But potential pranksters (and inmates) have a new, more visceral way to terrorize in the Quanum RTR Bomb System. The bomb is a 1:6 scale replica that attaches itself to a radio-controlled model airplane, and is released via remote trigger by the user. Upon "detonation," the bomb ...

We're in love. And, no, it's not with some newfangled smart phone, or some USB gadget. It's with a DIY mod of a Nerf toy. Travis Schmidt, a genius on par with da Vinci as far as we're concerned, built himself a radio control-powered, laser-sighted, iPod-playing (really?), web cam-wielding, turret-mounted, quick-firing Nerf tank. And, even better, he's decided to share with the world how he did ...

Tiny model remote-control (RC) helicopters that fit in the palm of your hand are hugely popular right now, appearing on shelves at nearly every kind of store you can think of and generally selling for $20 or less. However, they are just cheap, miniaturized versions of more serious model helicopters that are larger, heavier, and, as a man in Hong Kong recently discovered, much more dangerous. Lo ...