iPhone-Controlled Parrot AR.Drone: $299 This September [VIDEO]

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Barb Dybwad
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iPhone-Controlled Parrot AR.Drone: $299 This September [VIDEO]
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The AR.Drone will be launching in the U.S. this September at a price point of $299.

We first caught a glimpse of the AR.Drone turning heads back at CES earlier this year, and we caught up with Parrot again at this year's E3, where its makers unveiled the release date and pricing information and showed off the AR.Free Flight [warning: iTunes link] iPhone app used to control the drone. The copter will also launch with two other AR titles to start: AR.Drone Gate, a solo game in which you fight enemies to defend your home base, and AR.Flying Ace, an app that enables large aerial battles with other drone owners.

We expect to see many more games forthcoming for the AR.Drone as well, thanks to an open SDK and robust developer community of over 450 so far. Check out a video of the drone in action along with the Free Flight iPhone control interface (as well as some device and screenshots below) and let us know what you think. Are you interested in some aerial iPhone-controlled AR gaming?

Parrot AR.Drone In Action at E3

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