This iPhone controlled paper plane is one of the coolest Kickstarter project we’ve seen this year

It’s been quite some time since we’ve covered a Kickstarter project here, but PowerUp 3, a new project, is pretty amazing. It lets you turn any normal paper airplane into a smartphone-controlled rocket with a “PowerUp Smart Module” that attaches to the plane and a companion iPhone app. The Smart Module is made up of a propeller, rudder and a Bluetooth Smart powered chip to connect to an iPhone. The module is constructed with a carbon finer frame to be resistant to crashes. Here’s the project video: This makes for a pretty cool toy, and if you’re interested in buying one, it’ll cost you $40 with an additional $20 for shipping outside the US. The estimated delivery is May 2014, but, as with all Kickstarter projects, it could be delayed. Head to the project’s Kickstarter page for more details, and let us know in the comments below what you think about PowerUp. Continue reading →

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