This is officially the coolest piece of augmented reality gaming gear that exists in the entire history of gaming tech. The Parrot AR Drone is the first iPhone and iPod touch controlled wifi equipped quadricopter.
With dual camera angles, automatic flight stabilization, and intuitive piloting, you can watch your Drone in flight or get sweet first person multiplayer combat on your iPhone screen.
Implications - Upon viewing the special video you may find yourself yearning for this augmented reality app, and if this is the case, be sure to oblige. Applications continue to be one of the best ways to personalize your experience with technology, and this Parrot AR Drone iPhone and iPod touch gadget is certainly not going to let you down.
The video is an absolute MUST SEE.
What's Driving This Trend
- Augmented Reality Gaming
- Opportunities for other developers to create immersive gaming experiences that integrate with smartphones and other mobile devices.
- Wifi-enabled Drones
- Opportunities to develop remote-controlled consumer drones that are more accessible and easier to pilot thanks to intuitive mobile controls.
- First-person Viewing (FPV)
- Opportunities to develop new applications and games that utilize FPV technology to create an immersive and fully-realized experience for users.
Who This Affects Most
- Consumer Electronics
- Industry can develop other remote-controlled gadgets to integrate with smartphones, such as cars and boats, that can be navigated with the user's phone in an immersive experience.
- Gaming
- Industry can work on creating more AR games and devices that integrate with mobile phones and work on creating FPV integration in other types of games.
- Military and Law Enforcement
- Opportunities to develop similar types of remote-controlled drones for military and law enforcement applications which can be controlled through smartphones and mobile devices.
