WANT (even though I live in Manhattan and would get arrested for using it).

This is the Parrot AR.Drone:

It’s a remote controlled (remotely controlled?) quadrocopter that has a both a front-facing camera and a bottom facing camera—what, no rear-facing camera? Yeah, that’s lame—it’s got to Crazy-Ivan just to see if it’s being followed.

From a September 6, 2010 post at TouchArcade.com:

The Parrot AR.Drone is a quadricopter that is piloted using an iPhone, iPod touch, or even an iPad. When the device is powered up, it starts broadcasting its own WiFi network. Using the companion Free Flight [Free] app, you connect to this wireless network and begin controlling the unit. The network it creates isn’t encrypted at all, but the AR.Drone does bind itself to the first device that connects to it to prevent other people from hijacking your flight session. Unpairing your phone is as simple as pressing a small button on the underside of the device.

NICE!

Alas, I live in Manhattan and would likely get arrested if I tried using one of these around my neighborhood, but still, that doesn’t stop me from wishing I owned one.

Read more about it at TouchArcade.

OK, NOW we’re living in the 21st century! Flying cars (er, roadable aircraft), finally avai

OK, NOW we’re living in the 21st century! Flying cars (er, roadable aircraft), finally available to the public in 2011!!

thedaytheytriedtokillme:

Terrafugia Flying Car Approved by FAA, Will Be Available Next Year

Late next year, you’ll be able to buy your own flying car — er, “roadable aircraft” — thanks to a thumbs-up from the Federal Aviation Administration. As long as you have $194,000 and a sport pilot license.

The agency approved the Transition plane-car this week, giving it a Light Sport Aircraft rating. The test prototype has been flying for about a year, but plane-maker Terrafugia will unveil its production-class plane next month at the Experimental Aircraft Association’s annual convention in Oshkosh, Wisc.

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The Transition uses normal fuel, making it the greenest plane in the sky, Terrafugia says. And potentially one of the safest — if the weather turns bad, the plane can land and drive home instead.

Fit that thing with pontoons and you’ve got another buyer!!

Just one question—does it come with an iPod dock? That’s a deal-breaker, unfortunately…