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The Draganfly series of heli cams have been impressive, but the just announced X6 is freaking amazing. The triple-tipped carbon fibre body has two carbon rotors on each end. The design allows it to move in all directions rapidly, provide enough control to zip around indoors yet resist up to 29 kilometres per hour of wind. The oil-dampening vibration killing mount can be loaded with an HD camera, night vision camera, still camera, low light camera or thermal imaging camera. The machine also has GPS, which feeds positioning data into the remote control's LCD. The X6 even can maintain flight if one of its 6 motors stops working. The battery can be charged in 30 minutes, yet can supply the device with 450 watts of power, which allows the machine to climb 7 metres per second, turn 90 degrees in the same time or do fly-bys at 48kph. I don't know how much these cost, but I'm getting enough enjoyment out of watching the videos at Dragonfly's site. [Gizmodo]

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The Palm-Z makes the perfect present for friends and family and flting nutters of all ages. From the palm of your hand to doing tricky acrobatic stunts right in your living room, bedroom, or office, the Palm-Z is like no other. With easy-to-fly controls anyone can become an expert in no time. This hot new mini plane comes with long-lasting internal rechargeable Li-Poly battery, the hottest/newest in RC battery technology. This new Li-Poly battery allows you flight times of up to seven (7) minutes and a charge time of only ten to twelve minutes. It has a powerful micro motor driving a geared pusher prop. It is made of tough expanded EPP Foam to withstand rough landings. With the ability to charge the Palm-Z right on the remote control, you don't have to worry about carrying around a charger and finding a plug somewhere. With three different channels available, you can race your friends, do formation aerobatics,and just plain have fun. The Palm Z retails for $39.50. [gizmodo via product]

What more would an elementary age kid want but an Electric Paper Airplane Launcher? Shooting planes out at 31 MPH, you may want to invest in a pair of goggles. You know it won’t be more than 5 minutes before they are using it to shoot at each other. Not even sure why they try to label this as an educational toy instead of a weapon. [Nerd Approved]

  Attention geeks, nerds and flying nutters, here is the mouse for you. I couldn't find one that looks like a hang glider or paraglider but the jet theme is cool. No info on the price but if you have to have it .. who cares what the price is..ha ha [Geekalerts]

Someone has actually built a street legal Boeing 727 Jet Limo. The best part is that the transformed Mercedes bus is street legal and has that capacity to seat up to 50 persons in opulence. This Boeing 727 Jet Limo includes a sunken living room with a dance floor, big screen TV, fireplace, full bar, fog machine, tons of lighting, ceiling mirrors, and aerodynamic seats. The whole thing weighs approximately 24,000 pound. Do you want to keep it in your backyard? Well, this street legal 727 limo is sitting at US $269,900 on eBay. [Born Rich via Crave via SlashGear]

Pilot your Havoc Heli to victory by shooting down your opponent with infrared beams! Havoc Heli is the world's smallest, most advanced radio-controlled helicopter — capable of incredible maneuverability. Laser Battle Helis are armed with infrared beam weapons, so you can duel in a kind of exciting real-world 3D "video game" — complete with authentic battle sounds and action! When two Havoc Helis engage in thrilling air-to-air combat, only one will fly away victorious. Maneuver into position; when you lock onto your opponent, his belly lights up; press "fire" on the controller and a direct hit sends him into a tailspin. Score a third direct hit before he does and blast him out of the air. You win! Read the rest of this entry »