Control an R/C car with an Android phone with the Blue Drone

For those who have ever wanted
a Nissan GT-R in miniature form
are about to get your wish with
the Blue Drone R /C Racer.
Not only is this R /C car a tiny
replica of a $ 90,000 , 530
horsepower car, but it has a
very unique feature . It can be
controlled by a Bluetooth-
enabled Android phone or
tablet.
Yes , thanks to a free application ,
you can control this R /C car
with the use of a touch screen ,
or steer it using your mobile ’s
accelerometer. The car has a
range of thirty feet, is powered
by three AAA batteries , and can
last for about three hours .
This is one of those Kickstarter
projects, which means that it
hasn’ t been made into a reality
as yet . The makers are looking
for $200 , 000 to get started , and
if you are willing to lay down
$59 , you can get one for
yourself.
You can go to the project page
for more information. If you go
to the Source link below , you
can watch a demo video of it in
action.
I wonder if this is the beginning
of R /C toys that are controlled
by an application rather than a
remote control apparatus of
some type. We might as well
phase out that device, as it
seems rather old -school in
comparison to a smartphone.