# Open-Source Airships The Beatfly Blimp Can Be Made at Home and Flown With Your iPhone By Michael Hines | Published 2010-05-28 | Life-Stages Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/beatfly-blimp References: [gizmag](http://www.gizmag.com/beatfly-the-open-source-blimp/15186/) & [beatfly.cc](http://beatfly.cc/en/) The Beatfly Blimp is one badass air toy. This blimp can be controlled with a variety of devices such as: an [iPhone](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/apple-drone), your voice, a keyboard and even music. The blimp can even change colors, but the best part about all of this is that the Beatfly Blimp's design specs are public. The Beatfly Blimp's open-source design means that *technically* anyone could make their own Beatfly Blimp at home. While I doubt that the masses will be able to make a color-changing, voice-guided blimp, the intent is still great. I hope to see more cool creations like this with open-source design sooner rather than later. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.9/10 - Popularity: 33% | Activity: 77% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Life-Stages](https://www.trendhunter.com/life-stages) > [Toys](https://www.trendhunter.com/toys) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Open-source Airships:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Encouraging collaboration and creativity for individuals to build their own customizable air toys. - **Remote-controlled Blimps:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Exploring new ways to control air toys using a variety of devices like smartphones, keyboards, and voice commands. - **Publicly Available Design Specs:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Promoting open-source design to inspire more innovative creations and DIY projects. ### Who This Affects Most - **Toy Manufacturing:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Incorporating open-source design principles to allow consumers to customize and create their own unique toys. - **Consumer Electronics:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Developing remote-control technology that can be integrated with various consumer electronic devices for versatile and interactive experiences. - **DIY and Maker Movement:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Supporting the growth of the DIY and Maker community by providing publicly available design specs for innovative projects. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Inflatable Body Digital Drones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sobar-drone.md) - [Helium-Filled Airship Yachts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/air-yacht.md) - [Inflatable Mood Lamps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/blow-lamp.md) - [Biomimicry Bird-Like Drones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bionic-bird-xfly.md) - [Seafaring Sky Yachts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/airyacht.md) - [Luxurious Superyacht Airship Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/colossea.md) - [Flying Umbrella Prototypes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/flying-umbrella.md) - [Kids Innovative Stunt Planes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/aerostorm-stunt-plane.md) - [Sustainable Bamboo-Crafted Drones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bamboo-drone.md)