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Sure…Swann may be best known for its security monitoring solutions, but they also make some great RC gear–and the new Sky Duel Helicopters may be their coolest release yet. Featuring not one, but two gyro-stabilized helis and transmitters, Sky Duel copters let you take your battle to the air with a friend and “fire” IR blasts at each other; when hit, you’re treated to flashing lights and sounds–and if you take enough damage, your Sky Duel is knocked out of the sky. Thankfully, Swann promises these guys are built to last, and 7 minutes of flight time should keep the airborne carnage going; we’re also impressed with the $79 price tag (remember, you’re getting 2 ready-to-fly copters!) . We’ll have our review units soon, so make sure you check back–until then, you can click past the jump for the full PR.
Let’s face it: it’s hard to enjoy your RC vehicles without properly charged (and maintained) batteries–and the Traxxas EZ-Peak Plus is known as one of the better chargers out there. Well, the EZ-Peak Plus just got a boost as Traxxas has announced a new temperature sensor that attaches to your batteries, and will now give your charger the ability to cutoff power when the max temperature that you set has been reached (you can also monitor the state of your battery visually, courtesy of the charger’s LCD display). The new Temp Sensors will work on both NiNM and LiPo packs, and are available now from Traxxas for $10.99…and you can check the full release after the jump.
With mobile devices enhancing almost every aspect of our lives, it was only a matter of time before they found their way into the world of RC–and leave it to Traxxas to turn your iPhone or iPod Touch into a custom racing computer. If you’re looking to invest in either the Traxxas Revo 3.3 or T-Maxx 3.3, not only will you be getting a beast of a nitro vehicle, you’ll now have the added bonus of buying into some great tech–as Traxxas has added a TQi docking base to the radio systems, and telemetry sensors to the vehicles themselves. In plain English? Your iPhone or iPod Touch will become an HD display at the base of your transmitter, giving you all of the vital info you need–speed, temperature, RPM and battery voltage–to excel at the track; the Traxxas Link app also lets you tweak to your heart’s content. Click past the jump to check out all of the details, courtesy of our friends at Traxxas.
Parrot’s AR Drone may have made a name for Quadcopters, but it took the fine folks at Traxxas to make them affordable with the new QR-1…and we can’t wait to get our hands on one. Well actually, we’ll be getting our hands on more than just one–as Juan and I will be reviewing the QR-1 together, in a rare two-man video extravaganza. While Traxxas has always been known as “The Fastest name in Radio Control,” they’ve also been one of the coolest names in RC–not only innovating on the technology side, but with their designs as well; so when we heard that they added some helicopters to their product line–including a quadcopter that fits in the palm of your hand–we simply couldn’t resist begging…um…asking for one. Look for our review in the coming weeks–and if you’re feeling nostalgic, you can 
Sure, there are other RC toys that you can control with your iDevice already on the market; but Griffin is offering something a bit different with its new Moto TC line–and we can’t wait to get our hands on one. First off, the new MOTO TC Monster is bigger than most “iPhone-controlled” RC vehicles; but there’s more to it than just its larger scale. The Monster is controlled over Bluetooth, which means you don’t have to worry about line-of-sight like you do with most IR controlled toys (the smaller and less expensive MOTO TC Racer uses an RF transmitter to avoid line-of-sight issues as well); and in addition to the ability to control the truck in a variety of ways (touch, tilt and finger slides), you can even run pre-programmed routes, or record and replay routes that you create. The Racer retails for $29.99, while the Monster sells for $59.99. We’ll have our full review once we get our hands on one–but for now, the full PR awaits you after the jump.
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