The Skyrocket Sky Viper Hover Racer gamifies toy drones
The Skyrocket Sky Viper Hover Racer gamifies toy drones
2016-02-17
the fun of flying a toy drone can
quickly turn to boredom leaving you in
search of what to do with it next that's
something you won't have to think about
with skyrocket toys sky Viper hover
racer coming this fall the hundred
dollar quadcopter has infrared sensors
onboard that work with a set of included
infrared beacons you use the beacons as
checkpoints as you race it speeds up to
20 miles per hour at just three feet
above the ground you can track your
progress with a free mobile app and you
can compete with up to four racers at a
time the drones use infrared is virtual
weapons - so you can attack your
opponent's while racing or in dogfights
and the drones will actually respond to
getting hit the better you race the more
weapons or performance enhancements you
can unlock in the app if you only have
one drone the app has a co-pilot option
letting a friend connect to the
quadcopter with a second device and fend
off on-screen attacks while you
concentrate on hitting the beacons
basically the hover racer takes a toy
quadcopter and turns it into a
multiplayer real-life video game
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