Granted, controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle using the iPhone over a dedicated web-server is more a gimmick than a true use of the iPhone as a remote control. But, it’s still cool. So, then, that would make this remote controlled iRobot truly trick. The iPhone you see in this video is being used to connect to, and control, the iRobot PackBot through WiFi. There’s no web-server, there’s not even any web-access involved here. The iPhone connects directly with the iRobot PackBot and issues con
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Filed under: iPhone A while back we showed an iPhone being used to control some remote control planes through MobileSafari. Now some researchers at the University of South Florida have taken the idea to the next step with a native iPhone application to control an iRobot PackBot. As the above video demonstrates, the iPhone not only allows them to direct the PackBot, but even displays video from the robot’s on-board camera. The iPhone connects directly to the PackBot via wifi and does not requi
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Rep. John Culberson of Texas is Twittering A pioneer on the House floor who may just be showing the way, Rep. John Culberson of Texas who has, shockingly, been Twittering openly from floor proceedings and is even considering doing some live video-blogging to open up public awareness of what he calls “the darkest and deepest hole in Congress,” the House floor. Going Green in Houston with REV Houston Perhaps you were driving around the downtown Houston area recently and came across a white and gr
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