Now this is useful.
Use your iPhone, iPad, iPod or Android to control an R/C helicopter.
You can even charge the transmitter and helicopter via USB!
Check it out:
Smartphone Controlled Apache Helicopter
Success of the Android & Apple Ecosystems
Much has been made of Apple’s (and increasingly, Android’s) ability to tap into the minds of consumers. Both platforms are increasing their respective marketshares at an astonishing rate; if iPhone4S presales are any indication, Jobs passing will not have an effect on Apple sales, at least for now.
But why are these two platforms so popular? How are they winning the smartphone war?
I am going to make a few outrageous statements that will probably get me stoned. I understand that. Be gentle.
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iPhone 4S vs. Samsung Galaxy S II Drop Test [Video]
You read it right.
This is a drop test.
Forget about speed. Forget about apps. Forget about battery life.
This is all about surviving a fall.
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$35 Tablet in India, Would You Buy It?
And you thought Amazon was the low-price leader.
Right off the heels of the Amazon’s announcement of the Kindle Fire, the Indian Government unveiled a new tablet geared towards towards the “rural poor” and students, which with the help of grants, will carry a price tag of roughly Rs 1700, or $35.
Of course, this color tablet (dubbed Aakash by Montreal-based developer DataWind) won’t be winning the specs race, what with Android OS 2.2 and 256 MB of RAM in a 7-inch frame, but that’s not the point. It creates opportunities for people who otherwise would not have an opportunity to use such pieces of technology.
Why I Won’t Be Getting the iPhone
When the original iPhone was first introduced, I was a BlackBerry toting loyalist. Using a BlackBerry is addicting, and it was easy to turn my nose up at the the gimmicky touchscreen device from Apple. I didn’t get it, and didn’t think it would work.
I was wrong.
The iPhone pretty much changed the landscape, and my appreciation of the device has grown substantially with every new iteration introduced. So much so, that I have actually considered (gasp!) getting one. If you knew me back in my BlackBerry days, you will understand how momentous this is. The iPhone might have the best specs wall-to-wall, and it looks HOT.
And now we have the iPhone 4S.
A New Bible at eBible.com
It’s called, “The World’s First Infinite Bible,” and it has a very unique interface.
I love their tagline,
The Gutenberg press was just the beginning.
Indeed, it is!
As far as e-Bibles go, this is the most organic experience I’ve encountered in electronic form.
