The Silverlit company is continuing to come up with fun new ideas for their steadily growing stream of radio-controlled toys. The latest example is the Planet Protector.

This futuristic helicopter features a brave pilot who is “defending the Earth against invaders by attacking their spy satellite station with his infra-red laser beam”.

You can fly the Planet Protector on a mission to defeat the satellite station and when you score a direct hit it’ll explode in a blast of light and noise! But the fun’s not over there, as it can be re-assembled for another round of battle!

Here’s a video demonstration of the Planet Protecto in action:

Featuring Silverlit’s famous super-wide infrared control system and fast charging through the transmitter unit, together with sturdy construction that means it can handle bumpy landings or crashes and get right back into the air again afterwards, the Planet Protector is an awesome ground-attack challenge! Auto-stability and precision controls mean it’s easy to learn to fly too.

The Silverlit Planet Protecto will soon be available from the Thumbs Up UK website. The suggested retail price has been set to £34.99 (about $52 USD).

Silverlit, the company known for their airborne radio-controlled toys, now has a new product for those who prefer staying on the ground; a 1:12 scale Ducati motorcycle.

Its main feature is the fact the biker actually leans from side to side which is made possible by a built in gyro. It has spring suspensions in case you want to try a few jumps and digital proportion steering giving you great control.

You also have the ability to adjust the throttle response (this means you can have either the bike accelerating quickly, gently or in between) and braking strength.

Here’s a video of the bike in action (unfortunately, without sound):

Features:

• 1:12 scale licensed vehicle
• Digital Proportional control
• 27MHz FM modulation radio control
• Steering trim system
• Brake endpoint adjustment
• Throttle rate selector
• Battery low detection
• Support PPM coding method
• Available in two frequencies

The Silverlit R/C Ducati motorcycle will start shipping at the end of September 2008 and can now be pre-ordered from the Red5 website for £50 (about $96 USD).

The Silverlit toy manufacture is continuing to release fun and weird radio-controlled toys at an amazing pace. Recently we have seen the Aeronaut, the iBird and the iFairy – and now, a stingray.

The flying features are similar to most flying indoor RC machines which means a 10-15 minute charge gives you 20-25 flying time (charge directly from the remote).

Here’s a video clip of the R/C stingray in action:

The Stingray also comes with a free IR booster, which in the past had to be purchased separately. This means the Stingray can be controlled over greater distances with an increased infra-red range.

It is made from EPP (expanded polypropylene) which is a durable yet lightweight material and comes in 3 frequencies which means you can have 3 flying at the same time.

The R/C Stingray is available from Red5 for £25 (about $49 USD).

We have seen the iBird and the iFairy. Now the Silverlit toy manufacturer has released yet another radio-controlled wing flapping thing, this time in the shape of a futuristic aeronaut.

Many scientists and engineers have attempted to create machines that mimic the way a bird flies with varying degrees of success, but now Silverlit has perfected mini-ornithopter technology to create some of the smallest flapping wing RC models in existence.

Here’s a video clip of the Silverlit iWings in action:

Packed with state of the art technology, i-Wings joins the i-Fairy and i-Bird as one of the latest generation of RC flying toys that provide an unparalleled level of control and stability both indoors and out. Simple and fun to fly, i-Wings is ready to take flight straight out of the box and ultra-tough to survive the roughest landings.

Controlled via an infra-red transmitter that also charges the built-in Li-Poly battery this is one of this year’s most exciting flying toys!

Features:

• Three colour choices
• Realistic wing flapping
• Mimics bird flight
• 4 x AA’ size batteries required (not included)
• 1pc 3.7V rechargeable battery required (not included)

The Thumbs Up website has the Silverlit iWings listed with a suggested retail price of £24.99 (about $49 USD).

Silverlit, the company that brought us the Picoo Z choppers and the iBird, has now come up with something as odd as a radio-controlled wing flapping fairy.

A perfect gift for girls who love fairies, the i-Fairy is available in pretty pink, a delicate blue or woodland green. Able to flutter and soar like a bird, thanks to a clever flapping wing propulsion system, the i-Fairy is a beautiful way to join in with RC flying fun for anyone who thinks that helicopters and fighter planes are a bit too macho.

Here’s a video demonstration of the iFairy:

Packed with the same state of the art technology as the i-Bird and i-Wings, the i-Fairy joins the latest generation of RC flyers that provide an unparalleled level of control and stability both indoors and out. Simple and fun to fly, the i-Fairy is ready to gracefully float through the air right out of the box, and is magically resilient enough to be able to cope with the occasional rough landing.

Controlled via an infra-red transmitter that also charges the built-in Li-Poly battery this is one of this year’s most beautiful and graceful flying toys!

Features

• Three colour choices
• Realistic wing flapping
• Mimics bird flight
• 4 x AA size batteries required (not included)
• 1pc 3.7V rechargeable battery required (not included)

The Silverlit iFairy is sold by Thumbs Up with the suggested retail price set to £24.99 (about $49 USD). Unfortunately, the product is currently out of stock.

Update
Thumbs Up will soon have the product in stock and you will be able to purchase the Silverlit iFairy Play.com from very soon.

The Silverlit toy manufacturer has now released a pink version of their mega popular Picoo Z remote-controlled 2 channel indoor micro helicopter.

Other than the color, the flying toy is exactly the same as the original Picoo Z helicopters. Here’s a video demonstration of the chopper in action:

The body is made out of durable EPP, but we’re sure, like driving, girls will make better flyers than us boys so it probably won’t be as good a feature. It takes about 20 minutes to charge and you should get 10 minutes flying time.

The Picoo Z Pinki is available from Red5 for £19.95 (about $40 USD).

The Silverlit company has come up with a clever solution for anyone who wants to lay down some rhythms, but has no room for a drum kit.

With different sound styles and pre-programmed rhythms as well as an instructive guided learning feature, these slick sticks are an awesome way to make some noise. Motion sensors in the sticks detect the beats without any need for you to actually hit anything with them.

Here’s a video clip of the V-Beat AirDrums in action:

Features:

• Three play modes
• Free style (free playing)
• Easy go (play pre-programmed rhythms)
• Pop academy (guided learning step by step)

The Silverlit V-Beat AirDrums kit is available from the Thumbs Up UK website with the suggested retail price set to £29.99 (about $60 USD).

There’s also a Silverlit V-Beat AirGuitar for the guitarists out there.

It wasn’t that long ago since three new PicooZ R/C Helicopters saw the light of day. Now yet another Silverlit micro chopper has been released.

Currently touted as the world’s smallest remote control chopper, this marvel of micro technology will flatter even the crummiest of pilots thanks to an auto stability system that makes woka-woka-ing around in tiddly rooms a doddle.

Here’s a video of the PicooZ MX-1 Extreme in action:

Just like its bigger PicoZ siblings, the twin-channel Extreme has a crash-resistant polypropylene foam body and features super-wide infra-red control, a built-in lithium polymer battery and adjustable trim control – all this yet it weighs just 7 grams. It really is squintingly small. As ever, the transmitter doubles up as a charger and a normal charge of 20-25 minutes should give flight times of up to 10 minutes.

Why it’s so small it even fits inside a built-in compartment in its transmitter/charging unit. This means you can carry the entire shebang in one hand. Amazing!

The PicooZ MX-1 Extreme is yours for £24.95 (about $49 USD) over at Firebox. Available colors: silver, blue and green.

(Via Coolest Gadgets)