** BRILLIANT CHRISTMAS GIFT - PARROT SMART GADGETS**

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We are pleased to announce the availability of Parrot Smart gadgets at Overclockers UK in the run up to Christmas.

All of these would make the perfect gift for anyone with a smartphone or tablet looking for something different this Christmas.




Parrot Rolling Spider Mini Drone - Blue @ £89.99 inc VAT

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Small and easy to use, the Parrot Rolling Spider MiniDrone is an agile drone built for fast family fun.

Bluetooth connection
The MiniDrone Rolling Spider connects to your smartphone or tablet via Bluetooth.

Simply download the FreeFlight 3 app, which is available free on iOS and Android, and enjoy intuitive touch control that makes manoeuvring simple.

Amazing acrobatics
Complex tricks and flips are done at a touch of the screen - swipe to perform instant U-turns or tap the dedicated button for front, back and side flips.

You can attach the included wheels and roll up and down walls, across the floor or against the ceiling.

They also help protect the propellers while flying, while automatic cut-out keeps the drone and your home safe in the inevitable case of a collision while flying indoors.

Take a photo
A vertical camera takes pictures directly below the drone - perfect for capturing a view or taking impressive pictures of you and your friends.

Acrobatic and agile, the Parrot Rolling Spider MiniDrone flys at a distance of 20 metres and is great fun for everyone.


- An ultra-compact drone with amazing stability and speed, indoors and outdoors
- Turns 90° and 180° and performs acrobatic 360° forward and backward flips
- FreeFlight 3 app offers an intuitive control from your smartphone or tablet through Bluetooth® Smart and is free
- Fitted with a propeller circuit-breaker in the event of a crash
- Removable wheels to roll anywhere: across the floor, up the walls or across the ceiling
- Take aerial shots like selfies from the sky with the embedded vertical mini-camera
- Lithium-Polymer battery, rechargeable and removable, lasts up to 8 minutes and full recharge in 1 hour

Specifications:-
- Material: Plastic
- Dimensions:
- Diameter Rolling Spider: 140 mm
- Diameter of propeller: 55 mm
- motor distance: 85 mm
- Weight: 55 g (65 g with wheels)
- Color: Blue
- Transmission: Bluetooth 4.0
- Range: 20 m
- Speed: max. 20 km / h
- Camera: 60 fps, 640 x 480 pixels
- Battery: Lithium, removable
- Running time: 8 minutes; 6 minutes with wheels
- Charging time: 90 minutes
- Features:
- Detachable wheels
- with speed camera measurement
- tricks with the free app
- ultrasonic sensor
- acceleration sensor (3-axis)
- pressure sensor
- Compatibility (control app): Android; iOS; Windows 8.1; Windows Phone 8.1
- Scope of delivery:
- Rolling Spider
- Battery
- 2x wheels
- sticker kit
- Quick-Start Guide

Only £89.99 inc VAT.

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Parrot Jumping Sumo Robot - Black @ £139.99 inc VAT

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The Parrot Minidrone Jumping Sumo Insectoid is a fast and incredibly agile remote controlled car that you can control from your tablet, giving you hours of fun wherever you are.

WiFi robot car
If you've got a WiFi-enabled smartphone or tablet, you can control your Minidrone Jumping Sumo Insectoid via 2.4 or 5 GHz WiFi, racing the car around as you please.

This half-insect, half-robot toy is fitted with a gyroscope and accelerometer that allow it to move naturally and give you intuitive control, so you can perform the stunts you've always wanted to with a remote controlled racer.

It's got the moves
You'll get a real kick out of all the tricks your Parrot Jumping Insectoid Racing Car can pull off. Execute thrilling rolls, turn 90 degrees with incredible accuracy at speed and carry out impressive jumps (up to 80 cm).

This tight performance means the car can overcome or avoid all different kinds of obstacles, always landing on its wheels to keep the good times rolling.

In-car camera
The Jumping Sumo Insectoid features a built-in video camera that captures all the amazing acrobatic action and streams it to the screen of the smartphone or tablet you're using to control the car.

You'll get a first-person perspective on what it's like to be inside a tiny remote controlled car zipping around the lounge, office or park.

The Parrot Minidrone Jumping Sumo Insectoid is a new kind of WiFi-controlled racing car that'll have you and your friends enthralled for hours on end.

- Jumps over 2.5 feet high and always falls back on its wheels
- Equipped with a wide angle camera that streams live immersive views on the piloting screen
- FreeFlight 3 app offers an intuitive control from your smartphone or tablet through Wi-Fi® and is free
- Faultless directional stability with embedded technology that ensures perfectly straight paths and extreme turns
- Swipe for perfect turns and hit predefined buttons for acrobatics like spins or jumps
- Road plan mode to program a sequence of tricks and sounds to express mood
- Lithium-Polymer battery, rechargeable and removable, lasts up to 20 minutes and full recharge in 1 hour

Specifications:-
- Material: Plastic
- Dimensions (Spread wheels): 185 x 150 x 110 mm (W x H x D)
- Dimensions (Withdrawn wheels): 143 x 150 x 110 mm (W x H x D)
- Weight: 180 g
- Color: Black
- Transmission: WLAN 2.4 / 5 GHz
- Range: 50 m
- Speed: max. 7 km / h
- Camera: 15 fps, 640 x 480 pixels
- Battery: Lithium-polymer removable
- Runtime: 20 minutes
- Charging time: 90 minutes
- Features:
- Flexible wheels
- camera tricks with the free app
- Acrobatic figures with "Road Map"
- step function 80 cm high and wide
- speakers with mood reproduction
- Compatibility (control app): Android; iOS; Windows 8.1; Windows Phone 8.1
- Scope of delivery:
- Jumping Sumo
- micro USB cable
- Battery
- 2x wheels
- sticker kit
- Quick-Start Guide


Only £139.99 inc VAT.

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Parrot AR.Drone 2.0 - Green @ £229.99 inc VAT

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Undoubtedly the ultimate flying toy, the AR.Drone 2.0 represents the latest development of Parrot's world renowned high tech quadricopter, that is easily controlled by Wi-Fi using a smartphone or tablet. It features a high definition camera with a video recording facility, plus flight data sharing, a patented piloting mode, and an innovative pressure sensor for increased stability at any altitude. Parrot’s outstanding AR.Drone 2.0 offers just about every possible option on the enthusiast's wish list, and can even perform 360 degree flips on command!
HD 720p CAMERA: AR.Drone 2.0 is now equipped with an High definition front camera that will let the pilots see exactly what the AR.Drone 2.0 sees just as if they were in the pilot seat. Download the free AR.FreeFlight 2.0 application (available on the App Store and the Android market) and take control of the AR.Drone 2.0 in a split second. The user-friendly control interface will appear over the video feedback streamed straight from the AR.Drone 2.0 with no latency thanks to its self-generated WiFi network.

The automatic stabilization system of the AR.Drone 2.0 will ensure an image of high quality, whether indoors or outdoors even in light wind conditions. Whether on a Smartphone or a tablet the users will see a clean, crystal clear image right from the sky.

RECORD AND SHARE: AR.FreeFlight 2.0 also lets the user record video and pictures as he is piloting the AR.Drone 2.0. Simply press the record button to start and end the recording and use the dedicated photo/video section of the application to watch what you’ve shot right after you have landed. No cables, no SD card, no PC required. Everything has already been sent and sorted in your smartphone/tablet so that can watch your performance instantly. And for users interested in shooting a large quantity of video without using their smartphone/tablet memory, a USB plug is located inside the AR.Drone 2.0 for easy USB recording. Shoot as much as you want and share easily on Youtube or Picasa once you are done thanks to the embedded sharing options of the application.

THE FLIP: A unique acrobatic move available exclusively for the AR.Drone 2.0. Press a button and launch this impressive barrel roll as you are flying. The embedded navigation system of the AR.Drone 2.0 will automatically recover so that any new pilot can enjoy this new move!

ABSOLUTE CONTROL PILOTING MODE: A brand new and exclusive piloting mode patented by Parrot only for the AR.Drone 2.0. The Absolute Control piloting mode will make the life of all beginners easier by only using your device position as a point of reference. The result is simple: whatever the direction the front of the AR.Drone 2.0 is facing you’ll just have to tilt your Smartphone is a direction to see the AR.Drone 2.0 fly toward it. A beginner pilot can now become an expert in 5 minutes.

HIGHER AND FASTER: The AR.Drone 2.0 provides a unique stability thanks to its embedded sensors and navigation system. Any movement not solicited by the pilot will be automatically corrected by the AR.Drone 2.0 to maintain a perfectly still position in the air while you are not controlling it. Push it, put it in windy condition (up to 15 m/h), and it won’t move an inch until YOU decide to make it move. Thanks to its new pressure sensors the AR.Drone 2.0 will grant this automatic stability even further by making sure it remains stable whatever the altitude. You’ll have no excuse not to try your most daring pilot tricks high in the air!

- The Parrot AR.Drone 2.0 is an advanced ready-to-fly Wi-Fi controlled quadricopter, suitable for operation indoors or outside
- Steer the AR.Drone 2.0 by tilting a Smartphone backwards or forwards, left or right and autopilot to take off, hover and land
- Get high definition live streaming directly to your Smartphone or Tablet screen, plus a recording facility and precision control
- Includes a high capacity lightweight lithium polymer battery for up to 15 minute flights, plus a mains charger with international adaptors
- The AR.Drone 2.0 requires a compatible Smartphone or Tablet for operation (not included). See the Parrot website for current compatibility

Specifications:-
- Material: plastic, steel
- Weight: 420 g
- Color: Black, Green
- Transmission: WLAN 2.4 / 5 GHz
- Range: 50 m
- Camera: 30 fps, 1280 x 720 pixels
- Battery: Lithium polymer, removable
- running time: 12 minutes
- Features:
- camera
- tricks with the free app
- Compatibility (control app): Android; iOS; Windows 8.1; Windows Phone 8.1

Only £229.99 inc VAT.

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Parrot AR.Drone 2.0 Power Edition - Orange @ £289.99 inc VAT

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Record and Share in HD
As you fly, the HD video is recorded and sent directly to your device. With one click, upload your video from the user-friendly interface seamlessly to YouTube or share your pictures on Picasa. With the new piloting application, everything is simple and done wirelessly in an instant. For pilots looking to shoot longer videos, a USB plug-in has been added for larger recording storage.


Join a Community of Pilots
Keep track of your flight data, location, photos and videos and share them with a community of other pilots from all over the world thanks to the AR. Drone Academy. Check who is flying in your neighborhood or watch videos from pilots on the other side of the world!


Intuitive
Download AR. FreeFlight 2.0, the free control application, on the App Store or Google Play and you are ready to fly! By tilting your device, you control the direction of your AR. Drone 2.0 Power Edition, and by releasing it, the AR. Drone 2.0 Power Edition is instantly stabilized.


Explore More
With the new AR. Drone 2.0-generated Wi-Fi n Connection, you can fly as far as 165 feet away (50 meters). The AR. Drone 2.0 Power Edition pressure sensors on-board provide unique stability that will automatically correct and maintain a still position in the air regardless of altitude and wind up to 15 m/h.


Pilot like a Pro
Thanks to the autopilot feature on the AR. Drone 2.0 Power Edition, anyone can be an expert as the embedded sensors allow for easy take-off and landing. The new AR. Drone 2.0 Power Edition also features the exclusive and patented Absolute Control piloting mode for beginners that can be adjusted with your growing expertise.


The Flip
This flip move is exclusive to AR. Drone 2.0! Become a daring pilot and perform barrel rolls by simply hitting a button.
- Intuitive piloting through Smartphone/tablet control
- Automatic stabilization system for assisted control for indoor and outdoor flight
- Live video streaming and HD video recording
- 36 minutes of flying time
- 2 HD Batteries included

Specifications:-
- Material: plastic, steel
- Weight: 420 g
- Color: Black, Orange
- Transmission: WLAN 2.4 / 5 GHz
- Range: 50 m
- Camera: 30 fps, 1280 x 720 pixels
- Battery: Lithium-polymer removable
- Runtime: 36 minutes
- Features:
- camera
- tricks with the free app
- Compatibility (control app): Android; iOS; Windows 8.1; Windows Phone 8.1


Only £289.99 inc VAT.

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Parrot AR.Drone 2.0 GPS Edition Sand @ £319.99 inc VAT

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The Parrot AR.Drone 2.0 GPS Edition combines the new Elite edition drone with the Flight Recorder GPS Module. Together, the AR.Drone 2.0 GPS Edition lets you capture high-definition photos and videos and stream them instantly through your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. You can control the drone's direction using a map and easily instruct it to return to its take-off point. Plus, thanks to the Wi-Fi connection of the AR.Drone 2.0 and the GPS Flight Recorder, the drone's range is up to 100 metres.

High-definition camera
The AR.Drone 2.0 has an in-built high-definition 720 p camera, which records HD video and sends it directly to your iOS device. Also featuring a photo-capture option, images are easily stored on the Flight Recorder or on your device.

Flight Recorder GPS
With the Flight Recorder GPS you benefit from the additional features of Control by Map; this new control mode allows you to choose the destination of your drone. You also benefit from increased flight height of up to 100 metres and the unique Return Home Mode, which instructs the drone to return to its take-off point.


Highlights
- Quadricopter drone is remotely controlled from your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch
- Take photos and record video in high definition during flight with the 720 p camera
- Instantly stream video footage on your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch
- Store photos and images on your iOS device or USB drive
- Return Home Mode
- Control By Map function
- Did you notice?
- The HD camera streams video footage through your phone tablet

Technical Details:
- Material: plastic, steel
- Weight: 420 g
- Color: black, sand color
- Transmission: WLAN 2.4 / 5 GHz
- Range: 50 m
- Camera: 30 fps, 1280 x 720 pixels
- Battery: Lithium polymer, removable
- running time: 12 minutes
- Features:
- camera tricks with the free app
- Compatibility (control app): Android; iOS; Windows 8.1; Windows Phone 8.1

Only £319.99 inc VAT.

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I like all of these things (despite not really knowing what they are) but have no, how should I put this, liquid capital?

Would it be possible to work out a payment plan, specifically you plan to receive payments but I don't actually make any?
 
Parrot drones are ridiculously overpriced and the smartphone controls are clunky. As a gift they're lovely, but you will get something considerably better for the money.

The jumping one looks tempting though.



Edit: I'm only referring to the flying ones when I say overpriced.
 
Parrot drones are ridiculously overpriced and the smartphone controls are clunky. As a gift they're lovely, but you will get something considerably better for the money.

The jumping one looks tempting though.



Edit: I'm only referring to the flying ones when I say overpriced.

What one would you recommend then?
 
tbh, the flying ones dont interest me but the sumo robot looks sweet. Think i may ask the mrs for one for christmas.
 
What one would you recommend then?

Hubsan X4, less than £30 on the rainforest. Loads of parts available, spare batteries are cheap, can fly novice or professional mode, comes with everything except batteries, and performs like a champion. Can't recommend it enough.

Check out the multi rotor and quad copter thread somewhere below this one, lots of helpful folks in there and a wealth of info :)
 
Hubsan X4, less than £30 on the rainforest. Loads of parts available, spare batteries are cheap, can fly novice or professional mode, comes with everything except batteries, and performs like a champion. Can't recommend it enough.

Check out the multi rotor and quad copter thread somewhere below this one, lots of helpful folks in there and a wealth of info :)

Thinking of getting one of these for my friends' kid for Xmas. They live out in the countryside so was gonna get the one with the built-in camera.
 
Thinking of getting one of these for my friends' kid for Xmas. They live out in the countryside so was gonna get the one with the built-in camera.

That's the one I've got. Keep in mind though that it has bigger motors and other bits to support the extra weight so the spares are slightly different.

I bought some spare motors and a bumper frame, none of which fit :(
 
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