A lot of people keep bringing up "RC Cars" and that you would rather by them.
Please tell me, what kind of RC Cars are you talking about? Ones like this: http://www.amainhobbies.com/product...-TEN-SCTE-20-Competition-4WD-Short-Course-Kit that don't even come with a motor, battery or Electronic Speed Control, where you are easily spending around $800 just to go race?
Doesn't seem that expensive anymore if you don't say which RC Cars you're talking about.
Just saying I do race these kind of RC Cars and I have spent over $1,000 easily on all my stuff
I get WHAT they're doing, but to say this is somehow leveraging iOS/iPhone/etc. to make this happen is what puzzles me. You could do the same with any computer-it wasn't that it was an iOS app that made it so special. When they did the keynote they made it seem how this was somehow an iOS breakthrough.They already have those. And compared to the Anki stuff they are Fisher Price.
You are missing a lot. These cars have an onboard processor that links up with your iPhone over BT LE and between the two of them allows the cars to function by themselves (AI). The cars are almost like role-playing characters. You earn points to spend on upgrades changing the character of the car and what it's capable of. Different cars have different characters and will react differently to the same situations they encounter on the track. You can take your "upgraded" car to a friends and try it out against their car.
The cars can function completely by themselves following a set of rules and objectives related to choices you've made. You can also control them yourself by making some of the decisions during gameplay.
Think of how many people there are who build Sumobots to "fight" each other. From what I've seen these Anki cars are more complex/capable than most Sumobots. When you think of the cost and compare it to a Sumobot suddenly they don't seem that expensive at all.
$200 is nothing, this would be a great gift idea for my 13yr old son.
Where do I sign up?
Ironic that what you wrote is the opposite effect of what you meant
Although I suppose in many ways, Apple's prices do leave many feeling a bit sour too![]()
the price is too high for what it is. $100 and $25 per car is more reasonable.
But the real limiting factor of this is the fact they can only operate on this mat and go around in circles..So it works really like other much cheaper IR technologies that recognise lines and routes to follow.
The thunderbolt comment is flippant and pointless. If you need thunderbolt and make use of that sort of speed, you are doing a pro job and 1) the cost is negligible and 2) anything you buy is normally a business expense and tax deductable
...you are doing a "pro job" and...
... If I'm doing pro work, as we do at work, we use Mac Pros...
Looks like a toy....
I saw this at WWDC event this AI stuff
Maybe i'm missing something, but these look the typical remote controlled cars i as a kid on a trace track, but instead have camera bult in so they can steel by themselves without a remote....
Whats the practical use for these in the real world ? or this is all they do?
Have you never bought quality remote controlled cars before?
Looks like a toy....
it says two additional cars for 69$
does not say 69$ each...
Two additional cars can be purchased for $69 each.