May 19
Apple iPad-Controlled Blimp Crashes Party
Posted in: Apple, apple ipad, ipad, Miscellaneous Tech, remote control, Robots Robotics, Tech Toys, Today's Chili
I suppose if you’re programming a remote control app for something big, you might as well use a gadget that’s bigger than an iPhone to control it.
Wired reports that a digital marketing team by the name of BreakfastNY rigged an iPad tablet to control a homemade 52-inch blimp–which appears to be an overgrown helium balloon–at an after-party.
The team followed Wired’s DIY Drones instructions, used Titanium to write the Web code, compiled it into an iPhone app, and also added a live feed camera (based on OpenFramework) for good measure.
Two-minute, awesomely geeky video after the jump.
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