New app turns iPhone / iPod touch into Rovio controller
Rovio owners have been able to control their all-seeing sentry bot from their iPhone (or any other internet-connected device) from day one using WowWee's browser-based interface, but one enterprising individual apparently found that a tad lacking for his taste, so he decided to take things one big step further by building his own full-fledged iPhone / iPod touch app. In addition to giving you a larger view of the Rovio's webcam feed, the app achieves the inevitable by letting you use the iPhone or iPod touch's accelerometer to control the Rovio, which should let you give your Wiimote a rest for a while. Better still, the app is free -- you know where to get.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
OCEAN 'CLAK' 20th @ Nov 14th 2008 3:55PM
'i' like it
Timerider @ Nov 14th 2008 3:57PM
Now if only I had a Rovio. Does the navigation work if you have a slanted ceiling? (Don't vote me down if you don't understand what I'm talking about.)
Lowest Ranked @ Nov 14th 2008 4:55PM
I beg not to be voted down, is really an inadvertant plea to be voted down.
muddyh2o @ Nov 14th 2008 5:33PM
no, it doesn't work on a slanted or coffered ceiling. or one that's too high. or one with beams on it-- all of which exist in one part or another of the first floor of my home.
rovio is heading back to wowwee
Timerider @ Nov 16th 2008 12:27AM
What the hell did I do? I just asked a question. You don't need to be a jerk about it.
See muddyh2o? He answered my question without being an asshole.
Kawaiipikachu @ Nov 14th 2008 3:59PM
Oh no mor cases of Wii Remote being misspelled as Wiimote .
Anyway i like it .
Abuzar Baloach @ Nov 14th 2008 11:11PM
Oh no, more cases of more being spelled as mor.
Flaystus @ Nov 14th 2008 4:06PM
Didn't something like this happen in Dr. Horrible?
iEye @ Nov 14th 2008 4:13PM
cool, I'm making the assumption that there are apps for the G1, Xperia, BB, and Nokia phones out there...
bill cant fart @ Nov 14th 2008 4:38PM
I low ranked you because of that "i" thing you do.
bill cant fart @ Nov 14th 2008 4:39PM
OK what happened? This post was meant for OCEAN 'CLAK' 20th
Lowest Ranked @ Nov 14th 2008 4:56PM
bill can't reply
iEye @ Nov 14th 2008 8:35PM
this gag never gets old...
i.c. weiner @ Nov 14th 2008 11:24PM
WOW! an ieye comment that hasn't been lowest ranked yet? I can actually read it(Not that i was going to anyway)
Dusty Nipples @ Nov 14th 2008 4:43PM
Great, now all the 25 year old virgins have another way to pass the time.
BarryBee @ Nov 14th 2008 4:51PM
Great, I now know what to get you for Christmas!
Jrizzle @ Nov 15th 2008 1:04AM
Is that why your nipples are dusty?
AndyG @ Nov 14th 2008 4:48PM
Now all they need is an machine gun on it and they can sell it to DARPA.
Can you imagine Jarheads using their iPhones to drive killbots around buildings looking for insurgents?
GingerFox @ Nov 14th 2008 4:50PM
i think this is pretty kool, i want one with a gun on:P
Boards of Canada @ Nov 14th 2008 4:51PM
Andy, I love your nipples.
scoob @ Nov 14th 2008 5:42PM
Reason #74,383,999 why the Jesus Phone will always be better than the G1, a la the phone singlehandedly bringing back the brick design circa 1998.
CraigJ @ Nov 14th 2008 5:57PM
If I could mount one of those Northrop 5kW lasers in this it would be better than a frickin' shark. Remote control destruction viewable via web cam.
CraigJ @ Nov 14th 2008 5:58PM
WEee don't care?
CraigJ @ Nov 14th 2008 6:00PM
sorry, meant for Clak.
Engadget. Please fix the problem with replying to people with 's in their name. If using a ' in the user name doesn't work properly you should correct it or you shouldn't allow it. Web 101.
mattmesch @ Nov 14th 2008 11:12PM
Didn't apple say you can't use the iPhone SDK to build remote control app for robots and such?
Or am i just going crazy.
h0mi @ Nov 15th 2008 1:48AM
Ah just what I needed to get that wonderflonium being shipped next week...