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Add Radio to a Syma S107 IR Helicopter (or Any Other IR Device): Remote controlled helicopters and other toys have become incredibly advanced for a very low price, this is partially thanks to the huge mobile device market, which has pushed technology in small high energy batteries forward and ramped up production…

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We enjoy our quadcopters here at Gizmag, and recently we had a chance to try out a somewhat unusual style of quad in the tiny Proto X from Estes. It may not have a laundry list of features under its belt, but it does hold the distinction of being the smallest quadcopter we've ever reviewed.

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Blogger John Wiseman has managed to get ADS-B decoding using an rtl-sdr stick working on his AR.Drone quadrocopter. The AR.Drones run on the Linux operating system, so he was able to compile and install the Linux ADS-B decoder dump1090 on his drone.Although the reception was hampered by RF interference from the drones electric motors, it was still able to pick up a number of ADS-B signals.

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