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Toys

The G-Bound RC Car Drives On Water

11:20AM Sean Fallon | It’s no miracle, the G-Bound remote-control car can drive over water thanks to a waterproof chassis and inflatable tyres. More »
Gadgets

This RC Tissue Box Could Save You From The Swine Flu

3:00AM Sean Fallon | A tissue box that you can drive seems stupid at first, but it could be a hot product given our current state of hysteria over germs. I say quarantine the sick and deploy RC vehicles to handle it. More »
Gadgets

RC Girls Would Be A Nerd’s Dream Come True

5:20AM Sean Fallon | At the Kajimoto Laboratory, engineers have developed a helmet that can be used to guide the visually impaired by tugging their ears. It seems that this guy dreams of a day when it could be used to tug something else. More »
Gadgets

Unmanned Car Uses iPhone, Cameras And Lasers To Kill Grannies

5:56AM Jesus Diaz | Sometimes in this magic land of the intarwerbs, fantasy becomes reality. Apparently, this is one of them: A team at the Freie University in Berlin have actually rigged a car so it can be fully controlled with an iPhone. More »
Toys

World’s Largest RC Chopper Is Big Enough For A Very Short Pilot

9:40AM Dan Nosowitz | This RC helicopter is a scale model of a Russian Mi-24 chopper, a monstrous beast that’s 16.75m long. The scale version looks about 1/8th the size, and still scares the crap out of us. Check out the video below. More »
Random Stuff

Spanish Police Foil Remote-Controlled Zeppelin Jailbreak

8:29AM Stephen Climpson | In a plot that’s crazy (and evil genius) enough to be from James Bond, three people have been arrested after police discovered their plan to free a drug trafficker from an island prison using a 13-foot airship carrying night goggles, climbing gear and camouflage paint. More »
Toys

RMS Titanic Naval Tragedies Are Coming To A Poolside Near You

4:00AM Jack Loftus | Rejoice, for the super rich have found a way to recreate the terrible Titanic tragedy in their over-sized luxury bath tubs. More »
Software

Car Controlling App Is Fake, But Fun Anyway

1:40AM Jesus Diaz | I’m glad this dumb—and fake—car controlling iPhone applications are not real, but this one is particularly well done and it’s fun to watch. [Thanks Michael] More »
Toys

Silverlit Kazoo Electric Indoor ‘Kite’ Completely Misses The Point

1:40AM Sean Fallon | Isn’t flying a kite about skillfully utilising the wind to keep a cloth contraption aloft? Sure, there are high tech indoor kites, but the Silverlit Kazoo completely breaks with convention by using an electric motor. More »
Toys

The Scope Dog R/C Mech Will Have You Going From Six To Midnight

6:20AM Sean Fallon | I think a “wow” is in order with the Scope Dog R/C mech. Plucked from the 80’s anime series VOTOMS this 1/24 scale Scope Dog Turbo Custom can do it all. More »