R/C Vehicle For The Desktop

Slide100 writes "Just found the coolest desktop toy while browsing my latest R/C Aircraft magazine ( It's a 4" long tracked R/C vehicle with plenty of torque and a 200 foot range. Four frquencies are available (racing, anyone?). You can also get a single board B/W UHF transmitter for remote telepresence! Check the website for more information"

Re:Office spy...

[TallG]

Its better than that, you can use it to make sure that your friends and collegues have not got any cooler gadgets than you have - a geeks dream..

A helva lot cheaper...

[SnapShot]

than some other options if you want to crash them into the Iraqi desert.

Obvious uses

[Col. Panic]

Womens' dormitory/lockerroom "surveillance"

Password capture a'la Sneakers

Chasing pets around the house

Making the geek next door jealous

Producing amusing video's to send Bob Sagget

I prefer the kind that shoot

[Wee]

I love RC tracked vehicles. I have no idea why. Anyway, the little guys are neat and all, but if you want the kind of desktop toy you can really play with, get an RC tank that actually shoots [dansdata.com].

The T90 is a wee bit big for most desktops, but it plays well on the kitchen counter and the like. Dogs and cats don't mind them unless you shoot them... in which case they don't like you to get the tank down off the shelf at all. The little Airsoft pellets do sting, and leave a mark: my wife ended up with a tiny welt (completely accidentally, of course).

The model itself is very well done and it's easy to put together. No painting needed, though. Contrary to what Dan says (at the link above), the tank does work in grass. It'll climb a stack of books, up to about a 60 degree incline. It'll go right over a bunch of bananas, a 2x4, Doc Martens, etc. Works great on tile, kinda good on carpet (turning isn't so great on carpet). The pellets have a decent range. You can can them bounce off your neighbors house across the street for instance. (Nothing works better for keeping the young kids off your lawn, BTW, than a couple pellets headed down their direction.)

Anyway, fun stuff. You can also get red [usknife.com] and green [usknife.com] 6mm paintballs for your tank as well. I haven't tried them yet. My wife is upset enough without having to see little red and green splotches all over the house. Maybe for Christmas, though...

-B