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.

[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...