Tag: RADIO CONTROLLED

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 ...