Parrot AR.Drone 2.0 up for pre-order tomorrow

By George Wong on 02/29/2012, filed in Home > Gadgets

Good news for those of you looking forward to pick up the AR.Drone 2.0 from Parrot. The company announced today that pre-orders for its next generation remote controlled quadrocopter will begin tomorrow and will be in stores by May. Improvements over the original AR.Done include an improved 720p HD camera, a new app for recording HD flight videos, an onboard USB port for easy video transfer, and of course – you still get compatibility with all the games released for the previous AR.Drone.

Users get improved controls for flying the AR.Drone 2, as well as the ability to easily perform stunts. The AR.Drone 2.0 can be pre-ordered from the Parrot website or in-store at Brookstone for $299 (MSRP) starting March 1^st 2012. Anybody picking up one of these bad boys?

Parrot: Parrot SA, commonly known as Parrot, is a French manufacturer of wireless products based in Paris. The company was founded in 1994 by Henri Seydouxi. Parrot has developed an extensive range of hands-free systems for cars and is also a worldwide leader in wireless devices for mobile devices. It also specializes technologies involving voice recognition and signal processing for embedded products. Parrot is known for its MKi range, CK range, and Minikit range of hands-free Bluetooth kits. Parrot also makes wireless headphones, wireless speakers, and photo frames. In 2010, the company unveiled the Parrot AR.Drone radio controlled flying quadrotor helicopter.

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