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    Sunday
    May252014

    Your name in lights - and in the air.

    Wow, this looks great! First, here’s what Amazon says about it. 

    Skywriter UFO Remote Control Helicopter. Look, up in the sky! Unique LED technology flashes customized messages up to 20 words (170 characters) in midair. Infrared controller with keypad and LCD screen. Internal lithium-polymer battery recharged through controller. Controller powered by 6 AAA batteries (not included). Is this how aliens text their friends? Our Skywriter UFO flyer projects midair messages of up to 20 words (170 characters) while hovering above amazed onlookers. Just use the wireless controller's keypad to enter your message. The Skywriter's LED technology makes each character come to life, pulsing with a mesmerizing strobe effect. Incredible for night displays or special events! Flies up, flies down and hovers for easy visibility. Designed with a stable airframe that's simple to fly, the Skywriter UFO flyer will give you hours of unearthly fun. Its internal lithium-polymer battery is easily recharged through the infrared controller, which is powered by 6 AAA batteries (not included) and features a keypad and LCD screen for programming customized messages anything from "Happy Birthday" to "Take me to your leader." For ages 8 years old and up. Warning: This product may contain small parts which may pose a choking hazard to children. Share a Close Encounter today. $25.23 and Amazon Prime. So free shipping if you’re a Prime Member. My co-host, Chad Johnson, on The Giz Wiz on TWiT.TV demostrated one on the The Giz Wiz Show. We both liked this device. Chad said you don't have a lot of control over where it flies, but for a little demo there is a way to hold it in place and watch the messages changes. It seemed to crash a lot, but lived to fly again. You can program up to 20 different words, each up to 7 letters, and send them to the Skywriter one at a time. Chad actually clicked back and forth between our names and it looked very cool. Chad said it's IR controlled, so you have to be able to point the remote directly at the Skywriter. For just a bit over $25 this seems like a decent toy. Reviews on Amazon are very mixed, so you can check them out too.

    Skywriter UFO Remote Control Helicopter

    (That's a Giz Wiz link. If you decide to buy one, you still pay $25.23, or whatever the current Amazon price is, and Giz Wiz Biz gets a tiny bit of credit toward buying more gadgets for The Giz Wiz. Thanks!) 

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