Helo TC Helicopter

App-driven toy helicopter puts flying at your fingertips

The latest in iPhone- and iPad-specific gadgets, Griffin Techonology’s Helo TC Touch RC Helicopter recently launched to the cheers of tech-savy kids “ages 14 and up” around the world. As a leap forward in app-powered innovations, the “Flight Deck” module attaches to your iOS device and works in conjunction with the Helo TC app to control and direct the helicopter in flight. Although the agile …

Curiosities

Children's toys transformed into creepy robots

For the last few years artist Cathy McClure has been applying her background in metal design to her obsession with mechanical toys in a variety of shows around the country. McClure’s process, centralized around taking different motorized children’s toys and stripping them of their fur and stuffing, tears them down to their absolute basics. From there, the pieces either remain in their naked plastic state …

An APPle a Day

An iPod app that does errands, dogs in fitteds, fonts for dyslexics and more in this week's look at the web

A series of new tools for the tech-savvy hypochondriac promise to keep your ticker kicking. The apps and peripherals work with your smartphone to give you a variety of diagnostics from blood pressure to skin scanning and cataract detection.