{"id":5099,"date":"2011-12-03T07:31:42","date_gmt":"2011-12-03T00:31:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/?p=5099"},"modified":"2011-12-03T07:55:26","modified_gmt":"2011-12-03T00:55:26","slug":"can-your-cellphone-fly-a-helicopter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/can-your-cellphone-fly-a-helicopter\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Your Cellphone Fly a Helicopter?"},"content":{"rendered":"
by Lori Cunningham<\/span><\/address>\n

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Win a Wi-Fli Helicopter! \u00a0See details at the end of the review! \u00a0Don’t \u00a0forget to enter the I Am T-Pain giveaway <\/span><\/a>too!<\/span><\/address>\n
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EDITORS NOTE:<\/strong> Congratulations to Belinda Moore of Etta, MS for winning the Dabble Giveaway! \u00a0Two more winners to be selected soon. \u00a0The Ritmo Pregnancy Sound System winner will be announced next week.<\/span><\/address>\n

While at the Toy Fair tradeshow<\/a> earlier this year I became interested in how cellphones and iPads were encroaching into toys and games. \u00a0Several games caught my eye, namely the fun strategic Rush Hour <\/a>game and the new Solitaire Chess<\/a>, both from Think Fun Games. \u00a0These games are a lot of fun to play in the physical world with other people, but now they are also available from iTunes in solitaire mode; they’re very addictive.<\/p>\n

Now I’ve Seen Everything!<\/span><\/h2>\n

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I continued to look for cellphone\/tablet crossovers. \u00a0I was not disappointed. \u00a0I walked into a hobbyist dream\u00a0booth\u00a0showcasing all sorts of toys from\u00a0INTERACTIVE Toy Concepts<\/a>. It was the Wi-Fli helicopter that caught my\u00a0eye.<\/p>\n

Toy flying helicopters have been all the rage these past few years, but I have yet to see one where the remote control is your smartphone or iPad. \u00a0Nor have I seen one as well-constructed.<\/p>\n

The Wi-Fli hobby class helicopter is pretty slick. \u00a0From its tail to its nose, it measures 12 inches with a body 8 inches in diameter. \u00a0It includes a balance bar and two sets of rotating blades and one tail rotor. \u00a0Though mostly made of plastic, there are some metal parts as well. \u00a0I suspect the plastic is essential for keeping the weight down for flight as well as lessening the impact to the chassis when impacts occur.<\/p>\n

Features<\/strong><\/span>:<\/p>\n