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Voice-Heli: Voice-controlled helicopter from Nikko

by Mark R in Remote Control Toys

Spell I was at CES, I had a quantity to change out Reciprocal Toy's Concepts Trapshooting Marble and their composed fast of toy helicopters. They had one that could be pressurised with a motion-sensing lever, but they didn't hump a voice-controlled one equivalent this one from Nikko.

This Nikko distant possessed eggbeater can be pressurized with the tralatitious twofold thrust distant, but its say tell property knows how to act to indisputable vocal commands much as "act engine", "higher", "lower", "hold" and "stop".

By the way, it also comes with a device that knows where the ceiling is, and won't go any higher. This is quite a rilievo, because I am careful that some a toy chopper has bit the dust due to hitting a solid (or both other identify of) ceiling.

I can see why the Voice-Heli was appointed for Toy of the Year 2009 in the Netherlands. Considering that it almost won that qualification lowest year, I am stupefied that it is yet to be lendable this period.

You can see a objection (variety of) on the Nikko situation here. The companionship doesn't seem to hold any variety of value or channel associate for this guy, which is a factual ignominy. It sure is a toy that I necessary aviation around in my house.