http://www.geekalerts.com Gadgets for Geeks Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:32:14 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.geekalerts.com/ir-tracker-rc-car/ http://www.geekalerts.com/ir-tracker-rc-car/#comments Tue, 23 Sep 2008 14:52:21 +0000 Robert Birming http://www.geekalerts.com/?p=2329

This radio-controlled car allows you to “paint” its path using a handheld infrared tracker – a feature that brought a lot of attention when the toy was displayed at the Hong Kong Toy Fair earlier this year. The remote aims an infrared beam “dot” on the floor, and you can aim it anywhere. The IR [...]]]> http://www.geekalerts.com/ir-tracker-rc-car/feed/ 3 http://www.geekalerts.com/r2-d2-whizzwatch-control-artoo-with-ir-watch/ http://www.geekalerts.com/r2-d2-whizzwatch-control-artoo-with-ir-watch/#comments Mon, 22 Sep 2008 15:34:51 +0000 Robert Birming http://www.geekalerts.com/?p=2313

The R2-D2 Whizzwatch time killer/time teller combo allows you to control a mini action figure of the popular Star Wars droid using a special wristwatch IR transmitter. The geek-tastic R2-D2 Whizzwatch is a timepiece with a difference because R2-D2 is attached to its strap. Simply unclip the legendary astromech droid, pop him on your desk [...]]]> http://www.geekalerts.com/r2-d2-whizzwatch-control-artoo-with-ir-watch/feed/ 6