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The "augmented reality" toy aircraft, known as the AR Drone, has four rotors and is equipped with two cameras. Rather than a traditional joystick control, the drone is directed using the accelerometer in the iPhone, meaning operators can simply tilt their hands in one direction or another; the camera can be directed just by touching the screen.
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The AR Drone, a remote-controlled quad-rotor helicopter with built-in camera and Wi-Fi, can be controlled by an iPhone or iPod Touch.
The AR Drone is envisioned as more than just a toy aircraft. It's designed to combine video games with virtual simulation.
"You are not playing in front of a display, you are playing in your backyard in reality, you are piloting in reality," Parrot founder Henri Seydoux explained, according to USA Today.
Weighing in at three-quarters of a pound, the tiny drone is smaller than most of the Pentagon's unmanned aircraft, but it is, like many military drones, equipped with a camera that broadcasts video back to the operator, allowing it to act as a mini-spy plane.
It's priced at about $300.
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