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New and Improved AR.Drone 2.0 Propels Virtual Reality Gaming to Greater Heights

By Joy Hou - on 4 Sep 2012, 4:00pm

New and Improved AR.Drone 2.0 Propels Virtual Reality Gaming to Greater Heights

Image source: Parrot

Parrot has announced its newly enhanced virtual reality gaming experience with the AR.Drone 2.0. First mentioned here, the new AR.Drone 2.0 boasts the following upgrades and refinements:-

  1. HD Wide Angle Camera: camera resolution has been improved from 640 x 480 to HD 1280 x 720 pixels.
  2. HD Recording: on top of taking pictures with the two embedded 93-degree wide-angle diagonal lens camera, you can record in HD
  3. Instant Sharing: users can upload their videos to YouTube or share pictures on Picasa conveniently via the user-friendly UI
  4. USB Plug-in: larger recording storage allows for longer videos
  5. Multiple Compatibility: now compatible with Android phones as well
  6. Improved gaming experience: AR.FreeFlight 2.0 (available on both the App Store and Google Play) comes with a new Heads-up display; menu with added options; new pilot settings adjustable according to preferences
  7. Lighter, more stable structure: 20g lighter (with hull) from the original version; added foam to isolate inertial center from the engines' vibrations; indoor protective EPP hull reinforced with injection by a metal rod
  8. Relative and Absolute Flight mode: the pilot becomes the reference point which enables flight control with absolute reference and dynamic wind estimation
  9. Pressure sensors on-board: Stabilization which autocorrects and maintains a still position in the air regardless of altitude and wind up to 15m/h
  10. New and exclusive features: Acrobatic - barrel rolling; and a new gyroscope that allows sharper and more dynamical piloting maneuvers

Priced at S$449, the Parrot AR.Drone 2.0 is compatible with the AR.Rescue 2.0, a FPV (first-person view) piloting game in augmented reality which is played solo using an iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad. Another new game, the AR.Race 2.0, will be available soon.

** The Parrot AR.Drone 2.0 is available at the following stores: Av One (Singapore) Pte Ltd, Challenger, Hobby Square LLP, Singapore Hobby Supplies Pte Ltd, Sky Hobbies Singapore, and Toykar Pte Ltd.

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