This little gadget from power up helps a paper plane fly according to your wishes. You can control the flight using an app installed in your smartphone. This gadget basically has three essential parts; a tail portion where you can find the propeller and flap to change direction, a front part where you can find the hardware that receives signal and process them, and last not the least an app in your smartphone. Maneuvering is done by tilting the phone left or right. The plane flies to a 180 feet or 55 meters range.
The power to this device comes from a re-chargeable 1,000 mAH Lithium-ion battery. The battery on full charge offers 10 minutes of flight. It can be charged from USB. PowerUp 3.0 uses blue tooth low energy technology to communicate between the plane and smart phone.
Initial pledge for the device at Kickstarter was for $50,000, which it already have covered. Now while this post is published the tally stands at $318,067 from 5790 backers and it's counting with 54 more day left.Since they have received more than $150,000 Power Up have created apps for Android 4.3 and iOS devices. Backers who pledge $30 or more are eligible to receive a PowerUp 3.0 smart module. This, however, does not include Paper and charger. Pledge $75 or more for a complete package.
The hardware is made of crash proof materials. The stem is made of carbon fiber frame and there is a crash proof bumper in the front for additional protection. Other feature of this toys includes automatic thrust to assist when banking and precision control for easy flying.
Power Up at Kickstarter
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