ARDrone

Brookstone recently announced plans for its 2010 Black Friday Holiday Season kick-off. The company will host an interactive Parrot AR.Drone Flight School Event Friday, November 26, at the Fashion Centre Mall in Pentagon City, Arlington, VA. This event will let AR.Drone fans pilot the flying video game for themselves—and the first 10 people to buy an AR.Drone at this event will receive an Apple iPod touch. Brookstone also predicted hot gift trends for 2010.

AR.Drone Flight School—Plus iPod touch Giveaway: Brookstone is teaming up with Parrot, the creators of the AR.Drone, to give consumers their first hands-on training as well as offer expert flight demonstrations. This Black Friday Event will take place at the Fashion Centre Mall, Pentagon City, and run from 5:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Fans are advised to arrive early to buy one of the first 10 AR.Drones and receive a free iPod touch player.Read more

Remember the A.R.Drone gaming helicopter we told you about in January? Parrot just announced the release of the product in the United States.

Available in September for $299, the A.R.Drone is a quadricopter, a helicopter with on-board Wi-Fi, that you fly piloted with your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. It is the first fully-integrated Augmented Reality device and features two cameras, one on the front and one underneath facing the ground. It streams what the drone is seeing onto your iPhone's screen.

The AR.Drone can be used both inside and outside, thanks to the two hulls. The full hull shield protects the device from impacts indoors, with the streamlined hull giving you better control outside.

The quadricopter was initially designed for the Apple platforms but will also be available on other platforms in the coming months. Get more information at www.parrot.com or http://ardrone.parrot.com/parrot-ar-drone/en.