There are some products that are shown at CES that are just cool and everyone who is a kid at heart just wants – the AR. Drone by Parrot is one of those gadgets. They introduced theAR. Drone Mark 2 this year. The Mark 2 (aka AR. Drone 2.0) is controlled by your smart phone or tablet. It has a one button launch. Once it is launched it will sit and hove till the next command. The AR. Drone Mark 2 can fly up to 150 feet in the air or as far as WiFi will allow. The Mark 2 has stabilization and pressure sensor technology built into it. And yes, wait. There’s more! On the front is an HD camera, a standard def camera on the bottom, streaming and recording capabilities back to the phone via wi-fi. Upload your video to your favorite social site, including YouTube and Facebook.
It come with two hulls: one for in home use and one for outdoor use. It is built to take some crashes, but if something breaks you can get replacement parts are on-line. The Mark 2 should be available according to Peter George of Parrot in the second quarter of 2012 for about $299.00
Once you are finished playing with the AR. Drone Mark 2, you may want to relax with a little music and some quiet time. The Parrot has you covered there too. They are introducing a pair of stereo cordless headsets that are noise canceling called the Parrot Zik. They work over Bluetooth or the included cord. They run on a chargeable battery and give about 5 hours of listening pleasure. Once the battery runs down, you can continue listening by connecting the cord. The great style by French designer Philippe Starck allows the Parrot Zik headphones to stand out. The controls on the headphones. There is a sensitive touchpad on the headphone which allows you to skip back and forth thru tracks by swiping right or left and control volume by swiping up and down. For easy transport, the headphones fold down flat to fit into a small carrying case. There is no price or launch date at this time, but they should be available sometime in 2012 at various retailers. All together Parrot introduced seven new products at CES 2012, including three additional products in the car environment and the asteroid marketplace. You can take a look at all of them at their Web site Parrot.
Interview by Todd Cochrane of Geek News Central and Don Baine The Gadget Professor
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