January 7, 2006
Cellphone Operated Remote Control Car
Motorola, Freescale and Chinese toy maker Nikko have teamed up to deliver a mobile phone that can operate a remote controlled toy car, write gizmodo and Electronic news.
The Wireless Wheels remote control toy car can be controlled by certain Motorola iDEN handsets. Based on the Freescale Semiconductor wireless personal area network (PAN) technology that utilizes the IEEE 802.15.4 standard.
Using the Motorola iDEN phone attachment, the handset replaces traditional remote controls by operating multiple devices such as toys or robots. Using a Motorola iDEN handsets, users can view simulations of their car's movement via animation on the phone's screen, hear the engine start and the tires squeal as they race, and feel the phone vibrate in their hand like the steering wheel of a race car. In addition, the push-to-talk button serves as a turbo boost for the car.
"This is the first major advancement in the RC toy category in many year," M. Ban, CEO of Nikko Company Ltd., said in a statement. "We are honored to be able to work with Motorola and Freescale on the development of the generation of hi-tech RC toys."
Wireless Wheels RC toy cars are compatible with the following Motorola iDEN phones: i265, i275, i560, i730, i760, i830, i850, i860, and i870.
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