#RC Hoverboard

[sonichedgeblog]

Packaging shots of the Jet The Hawk 'Sonic Free Riders' RC Hoverboard released by NKOK. This is the 2021 re-release of the 2012 toys. Support us on Patreon

[mongayakai]

I dreamt

I needed mud for something and I went with my abrasive friend to go get some out of a classroom. They lie to the teacher saying they're my mum as they search for mud or how to make mud in the teachers supplies. While they're doing that, I chilled and wrote every name I could think of down. "Jin Quin Hin Min Lin Lee Kai-" ect, mostly Asian names. Eventually my friend found what they were looking for and as we were leaving the teacher asked who the names were. I shrugged and then the teacher racially profiled me by saying it must be my family because I'm Asian.

Dream changes

I was in this polycule (polyamorous relationship) and we were all taking turns driving to a destination for a party. Everytime the driver changed, the car magically changed with them. Started with a rough and tumble bear guy in his van/truck, zooming through construction sites and by trains, using giant tub-like scoop thingies from the big scoop cars as like a garter for the front of the car. He would see ramps made of cars and containers and drive up them, all while ranting about how velocity and momentum and kinetic energy never worked how its supposed to. Eventually he got to a cute little neighborhood up a hill and it switched drivers. The car turned into a buggy with a colorful mainly yellow/red/green sharp painter-esq color style. The driver was an average sized metrosexual man and the drive consisted of him turning on his blinkers, driving slowly, and ranting about how he hopes the deer we saw eating nuts was not carnivorous. As he drove out of the neighborhood down a hill turning onto a freeway, it became my turn to drive. The vehicle turned into a remote control gamer chair Segway, like combination rc car, hoverboard, Segway, and gamerchair. And it was just me. Everyone else had already gotten to the party. So I begin to drive into the freeway and forget to look both ways until it's too late and I'm rear ended by a car. Some of the cars slow down, while I'm hit by 2 more as my rc Segway chair begins to malfunction. An rc car comes zooming down the road to help me, pushing mine over to the side of the road and noclipping to the other side, and back again. Once I'm safe, I get off my vehicle, the rc driver runs up to me. They're a little girl asking if I know how to fix it. My rc Segway had oil leaking out the back, and it would jerk around if I tried to ride it. She said "whatever, just call Harlow(my irl friend), they'll know what to do" and so I call them, apparently not only would they know how to fix my combo vehicle, they were also part of my polycule and already at the party.

Dream end

[locktobre]

What kind of Barbie movie would you have liked to see? (For example: I would've LOVED Sleeping Beauty to complete the trilogy of Tchaikovsky ballets)

Oh man, the thought of Sleeping Beauty haunts me every day. That would have been SO good. But aside from that...

I somewhat wish we had a Princess and the Pea movie, bc I love that fairy tale. But I think it could be really hard to stretch it into a movie without it being like... stupid. The story is VERY simple, and the princess isn't really the heroine, she just kind of wanders in during a storm asking for a place to sleep. Maybe if they focused on like... Why she was out during a storm? Idk. There's potential, but it's not RIPE with it.

Speaking of favorite fairy tales... Little Red Riding Hood is my FAVORITE fairy tale of all time and I wish they did something with it. It could have been Pink Riding Hood... With potential for a werewolf (my favorite way to do LRRH retellings)... A Ken with a wolf costume head like they did for Nutcracker and I think some D*sney BatB dolls... We shall never know. But I think about it a lot.

A Princess Power or Star Light Adventure sequel would have been good, I think. Superheroes and space are ripe for franchises, and I feel like they had a lot of potential that was wasted there, particularly with SLA bc it seems like they might have plans for more (the comic being #1, etc) but those got scrapped, probably bc of poor toy sales. But also... The SLA toy line wasn't that great. There was this rc hoverboard thing that I remember seeing FOREVER on the shelves after the movie, probably bc it was so damn expensive. I think gimmicky toys like that cant really kill a line, and I wish they would focus more on just dolls and maybe like, one playset.

Princess Power also got those 3 dolls with different costumes released after the movie, and I wonder if they were meant to be a part of some kind of sequel thing that also got scrapped, bc I think it was a long time after the movie (not sure if it was several months or a year?) but I guess we'll never know.

Also, Rock N Royals had potential for like, a tour movie or something, and they could have them traveling around and maybe arguing bc of their differences but there would be an aesop about friendship and sticking together thru anything, or something like that.

Anyway, all that sequel talk only applies if those movies were released within a year or two, which has passed now. I'm pretty settled in my headcanons now and I would be upset if something else came out that changed them. I'd probably still fall in love with whatever they did, but the possibility of sequels I did not anticipate HAS kept me awake at night more than once lol

[cullen-collective]

Ness "RC" Cullen, rolling into Auntie Rose's garage on her hoverboard, blasting Bodak Yellow and sucking up a cup of mountain lion through a crazy straw: hey, wanna help me strategically break some of the CDs Dad rarely listens to so that two years from now we can hear him scream when he finds it and remind him that grounding me is a very bad idea?

Rose: uh. YEAH.

[toys-rc-hobby]

Hover-1 Chrome Electric Hoverboard Scooter http://toys-rc-hobby.blogspot.com/2021/04/hover-1-chrome-electric-hoverboard.html

[electric-car-parts-company]

The seven types of lithium-ion There are seven basic types of lithium batteries on the market today: Lithium Iron Phosphate, Nickel Manganese Cobalt, Nickel Cobalt Aluminum, Lithium Titanium Oxide, Lithium Manganese Oxide, Lithium Cobalt Oxide, and Lithium Nickel Cobalt Oxide. Each unique chemical makeup results in distinctive properties and ideal uses. These include energy density, intake and energy release speeds, how well they hold energy over time, the stability of their chemical makeup, and much more. One of the most common chemistries is lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4), most commonly known as LFP. As the most consumer-accessible lithium-ion chemistry, LFP is often used in toys like RC cars and hoverboards, drop-in replacements for traditional lead-acid batteries, and in a vast number of consumer electronics devices. Many DIY articles and videos that discuss working with lithium-ion assume that LFP is the only type of lithium-ion chemistry. Many people don’t know that LFP batteries have lower power density and are not the strongest chemistry available although both flexible and useful. While great for smaller applications, LFP’s relatively low energy-density limits its usefulness for more robust applications like vehicles. Nickel Manganese Cobalt (NMC) chemistry is generally two to three times more energy-dense than LFP technology. NMC is the dominant chemistry in the automotive industry, alongside Nickel Cobalt Aluminum (NCA). No mainstream domestic automakers are using LFP chemistries in their automobiles for the powertrain. #Lithium #Batteries #LithiumIon #LFP #LiFePO4 #NCM #Chemistry https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2020/11/19/the-misunderstood-power-of-lithium-ion/ https://www.instagram.com/p/CH4JriWn7dr/?igshid=9550craalkw

[sonichedgeblog]

Packaging shots of the Sonic 'Sonic Free Riders' RC Hoverboard released by NKOK. This is the 2021 re-release of the 2012 toys. Support us on Patreon

[actionfiguresfanart]

where there’s a wheel there’s a way

... adventures in mobility

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i converted a MC2 dolls’ RC hoverboard into a segway type scooter, using broken parts of an action figure stand for the front column and handlebars. It’s all held together with heatmold plastic. i used the existing waist-grab stand and some more heatmold plastic to make a sort of seat (or at least a place-you-can-lean-your-butt-while-standing) on the back of the scooter.

DESCRIPTION: various photos of Simm!Master and 10th Doctor dolls. S!M is riding the scooter thing, which makes him taller than Ten... oh noes!

in the first pic, Ten looks worried, probably because they wonder how much trouble will M get into now that he can get around easier and faster.

in the 2nd, M takes Ten’s chin in his hand and probably says something like: “don’t worry that i’m taller than you now, and i can make a quick getaway. you’re still mine.” (thx @modernwizard for Accurate Dialogue)

in the 3rd pic, they are going together towards the TARDIS door to go out somewhere.

BONUS 4th pic, M is zooming along with the scooter thing (nyeeooooouum!) and Ten is running after him. (thanks to @MW & sister for idea)

note: i left the RC stuff intact so that if i wanted to i can still zoom dolls around in this... i have not tried it yet, though.

[directdronescom]

EACHINE Mini quadcopter drone for Kids and Adults Altitude Hold, E019 RC Quadcopter Drone with Stunt Paraglider Hoverboard Drone Toy (Blue)

[flying-drones-2017-blog]

5 drones you can purchase for under $100

Drones are wherever you look nowadays, however the expression "drone" is currently utilized much similarly "hoverboard" is utilized with regards to those little self-adjusting bikes that have now started to attack city lanes. It bodes well that quadcopter drones have turned out to be so prominent, however. They're a huge amount of enjoyable to play with, they frequently pack cameras that let you shoot film that would some way or another be difficult to catch, and they're astoundingly moderate nowadays.

Exactly how reasonable would they say they are, you inquire? While proficient review drones like the DJI Phantom arrangement can at present cost well over $1,000, drone gadgets went for buyers commonly cost a little part of that. Indeed, we've gathered together five distinctive quadcopter drone models you can purchase at this moment for under $100 each — one is less that $35! — and each one of them will be conveyed to your entryway in time for Christmas.

Syma X5C Explorers 2.4G 4CH 6-Axis Gyro RC Quadcopter With HD Camera, $48.28 with free Prime shipping

UDI RC U27 3D Inverted Flight Drone, $34.89 with free Prime shipping

Syma X5SW Explorers2 2.4G 4CH 6-Axis Gyro RC Headless Quadcopter with 0.3MP HD Wifi Camera, $71.99 with free Prime shipping

X-Drone Nano 2.0 Aerial Drone Quadcopter, $29.89 with free Prime shipping

Holy Stone F180C Mini RC Quadcopter Drone with Camera 2.4GHz 6-Axis Gyro Bonus Battery and 8 Blades, $85.99 with free Prime shipping

[cdrforea]

Halo Drone Pro Review | Digital Trends

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Halo Drone Pro Review | Digital Trends

"The Halo Drone Pro isn't bad – it just isn't comparable to other drones that cost over $ 1,000."

Outstanding workmanship

Impressively long flight time

Laggy video transmission

Cumbersome setup

Low price-performance ratio

Halo isn't exactly a big name in the drone room. The company started selling hoverboards that (much to our disappointment) are not floating technically. Shortly after the company had achieved success in the mobile technology business, it switched to drones (which luckily hover) and now offers a quadcopter called Halo Drone Pro: a revamped version of its full-fledged flying machine at full price. We ran a test to see how it could assert itself against UAVs from well-known drone companies like DJI and Yuneec.

What's in the box

The Halo Drone Pro arrived in its own high-performance hardback backpack and immediately impressed us with its gunmetal gray plastic housing, which immediately reminded us of something that you could fly in the actual Halo video game – only without weapons.

Fortunately, the Halo drone is at least equipped with a 4K camera that can capture still images and videos. The remote control has a nice, classic RC airplane look & feel with precise, responsive metal analog sticks and a variety of mysterious buttons. In the cave-like backpack there are many small devices that belong to the drone.

It looked like something you could fly in the actual halo video game – just without weapons.

There is the follow-up module that acts as a beacon for the drone – provided it has a direct line of sight with GPS satellites. There's a vague James Bond-like wrist controller and Wi-Fi module that you need to plug into the back of the controller to stream videos to your phone. Halo even includes two additional rotors for those of us who tend to break them.

Playing with the Halo Drone Pro has two different sides. Flying is obviously a key element to enjoying a drone, and it's a lot of fun to zoom through the sky with halo. The other side, however, is all you need to do before you can actually blow the drone up. It's definitely less fun here.

Sync city

All of these things in the handy bag need to be synced before you can do anything, and as so often, pairing the Halo Drone's peripheral heap with your mobile device can be a huge pain. With an Android-based Samsung Note 8, it was a constant struggle to quickly sync the controller, Wi-Fi transmitter, follow module, and drone itself and play well together. To make matters worse, we had to go through this rigmarole every time we wanted to fly the drone.

This meant connecting to the drone's Wi-Fi network (it always took a few minutes to find), waiting for the app to find the controller and drone's Bluetooth signal, and making sure the Follow module was clear Line of sight to the sky has for a GPS signal. If you want to use the watch controller, you must ensure that it is synchronized instead of the main controller, since it cannot be operated at the same time.

The actual app (and you need to use the mobile app to use the Halo drone) is anything but intuitive, especially with synchronization issues. However, it is easy to argue that the user interface is denser and more complicated because it is a "pro" drone. In any case, Halo could work with a UI expert to optimize, among other things, the synchronization and calibration process.

Learn to fly

If everything works, however, the halo has a lot to offer. It is a robust device that continued to chug despite some glitches caused by pilot errors. At some point when we got the controls under control, we accidentally let them buzz right into the side of the house, causing a painful series of crashes and crunches. We lost a rotor thanks to this mishap, but the drone itself was still perfectly fine.

It was a constant struggle to sync the controller, the Wi-Fi transmitter, the follow module, and the drone itself

Another questionable piece of flying was caused, at least in part, by an error in the video signal. The video feed is not very sharp and sharp, although this drone is equipped with a 4K camera. The video quality when played on a TV or other screen is just fine, but not exceptional. The picture quality is better on bright sunny days (of which there were almost none during testing), but the camera has real problems with poor lighting conditions that plague the winter months here.

Even worse, despite the Wi-Fi broadcast package, there is a noticeable delay in the video feed of approximately one and a half seconds. This means that you really can't fly it over the video feed and are forced to visually lock the Halo drone while you are floating around.

Robust enough to suffer a fall

I spectacularly discovered the delay in the Halo drone's video playback as I mischievously tried to follow my child through the back yard. After flying perfectly for a few minutes, I suddenly heard a terrible crunch and wail as the drone was caught in high, dead vegetation on the edge of the property – even though the video on my phone screen hadn't yet arrived there. Strangely enough, as bad as it sounded from a distance, it didn't even lose a rotor then, although my child is now making fun of my poor piloting skills.

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Had I been a smarter human father type, I would have simply strapped the sequencer to her arm and let her run amok while the drone kept pace from a distance. Personally, I'm not sure what people use the following module for to be honest, but I have to assume that they are things that contain the word "extreme". I just ran the drone like a swimming dog that, unlike my actual dog, doesn't hunt cars / cats / other people on every occasion. In retrospect, a drone that hunts people could have real entertainment value where I live.

If it doesn't crash, the Halo drone is a blast. It's fast (up to 75 km / h), agile and responsive. You can get a faster rig if you choose a racing drone, but the halo feels just fast enough to be exciting for non-racers without sacrificing controllability.

Whether you zoom high above the treetops that surround my house or tighten the floor because I'm a terrible person who laughs madly while scaring ducks, the Halo drone flies great. It also hovers very well. The broadcast time easily reached about 45 minutes under normal conditions. Even at freezing temperatures, the halo ran without problems for over half an hour. That's an insanely good battery life for a drone this size.

Cables … cables everywhere

However, charging is a bit of a hassle, especially if you use all the add-ons. The camera is generally charged from the Halo drone's battery, which didn't seem to cause any problems. However, we have found that charging the main drone battery (using only one battery) takes several hours. Even worse, there's a single charger with multiple charge heads for the remote and drone battery – and you can't charge both things at the same time.

There's a single charger with multiple charge heads for the remote and drone battery – and you can't charge both things at the same time.

This basically means that after discharging the battery, you have to wait at least six hours for all the batteries to be fully charged. A positive note is that the remote control only needs to be charged after several flights. Odder is still the alligator clip-like charger for the next module and wrist control. Again, only one is included, which means that you are forced to charge them one at a time – although during our tests it only took about an hour to juice them both. The Halo shows a clear lack of optimized usability here, not to mention many cables.

The range of the controller is specified at 1 kilometer. However, thanks to its mobile GPS functions, you can set routes that the drone should follow – either by simply tapping point A to point B on the map or complex routes by setting waypoints.

Our opinion

The $ 1,000 drone market is incredibly competitive and developing rapidly. Unfortunately, the Halo Drone Pro just can't keep up. At $ 1,100, this drone costs just as much as some of the best UAVs in the world, but it also lacks some of the bells and whistles that have become standard on drones that cost half the price – especially avoiding objects.

With the ability to follow routes, program, and return to its hometown, the Halo offers some nice features and has certainly proven to be durable, but is still not as complete as some of the other top tier deals in this price range .

Are there any better alternatives?

Yes. With $ 1,100 you can get a damn good drone these days. When you are ready to spend this type of money, you have many options.

First and foremost, we recommend a look at the DJs Mavic Pro and Mavic Air. Both are compact, durable and absolutely packed with functions. You have obstacle avoidance, foldable form factors, excellent flight performance and smarter flight modes than you can imagine. At $ 999 and $ 799, respectively, they're a little cheaper than the Halo Drone Pro.

The Phantom 4 by DJI is also a solid competitor here, as is the Yuneec Typhoon H. Both have a comparable price to the Halo Drone Pro, but offer superior handling and more functions. They're also a lot less fussy to use and don't require as many tricky peripherals. However, it is worth noting that the Halo drone has outlasted both the P4 and the Typhoon H in our flight tests. So if you're looking for long flight times, Halo may be the way to go.

How long it will take?

This is a tough call. Since the Halo drone itself is quite robust and spare parts are available on the Internet, the hardware and the essential components of the drone should definitely pass the test of time.

On the other hand, Halo couldn't stay in the drone business forever. The UAV market is incredibly competitive right now. If Halo doesn't get stuck, chances are it will stop its drone. This would mean that firmware patches, error corrections or software updates are no longer required. To be fair, it's all speculation and we have no way of knowing whether Halo will stay in the drone game or not, but there is something to be aware of.

If the company decides to jump a ship, this drone will age quickly and become obsolete in a few years.

Should you buy it

Probably not. You can get more for your money elsewhere.

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[bracaza]

Black Friday 2019: Walmart deals to catch on Black Friday

Walmart is among the biggest retailers in the United States to take part in the annual Black Friday holiday shopping event. As with every Black Friday sale event, the retail giant has been offering hundreds — if not thousands — of discounts on a wide selection of items ranging from consumer electronic items, trendy fashion pieces, gaming devices, smart home gadgets and household appliances, among many others. Walmart is competing with Amazon to get the most number of shoppers on Black Friday. Amazon's Black Friday offerings are expected to include its own brand of newly launched Echo speakers and other smart home devices. To make sure that you'll get the best bang for your buck on Walmart's Black Friday event this year, we're taking a look back at the most popular offerings that Walmart offered its customers last year. You can expect that Walmart will be bringing back some of these deals on this year's Black Friday event. Here are the most popular items that we anticipate would be back on Walmart's Black Friday event: ENTERTAINMENT • Altec Smart Home Security System • Bose SoundSport Wireless Headphones • Google Home Hub • Google Home Mini Aqua – Walmart Exclusive • Hisense 55” Class 4K Roku Smart TV • Hover-1 Liberty Hoverboard • HP 15” Touch Notebook • LG 37’’ 2.1 300W Sound Bar • Pac-Man or Galaga Retro Arcade Machine • RCA Projector • Sony PS4 1TB Slim Spider-Man Bundle • Walmart Gift Card (up to $400) on select Apple or Samsung • Xbox ONE S 1TB Minecraft Creators Bundle   TOYS • Baby Alive Better Now Baby • Giant Plush Dino, Sloth or Unicorn • Hatchimals HatchiBabies Foxfin – Walmart Exclusive • Hot Wheels Die-Cast Vehicles 50 Pack • L.O.L. Surprise! Winter Disco series • New Bright RC 1:12 Car or 1:15 Truck • Ryan’s World Giant Golden Egg – Walmart Exclusive • Select Board Games • Select Disney Princess Dolls • Select Fisher-Price Toys • Select Huffy Kid’s Bikes   HOME • 3-Pc. Vanity Set • 7-Pc. Metal Frame Set • 8-Pc. Comforter Set • Bath Towel or Washcloth 6 Pack • Dyson V6 Origin Cordless Vacuum • Farberware K Cup Brewer, Griddle, or Copper Waffle Maker • Hotel Style Bath Towel or Bundle 4 Pack • Instant Pot 8-Quart Pressure Cooker • Shark Ion RV700 Vacuum • Protégé 5-Pc. Luggage Set • Tasty 30-Pc. Cookware Set • The Pioneer Woman 17-Pc Cookware Set   APPAREL • Boys’ & Girls’ Character 1-Pc. Sleepwear • Boys’ & Girls’ Character 2-Pc. Sleep Set • Ladies’ Athletic Works Sherpa Pullover • Men’s Character Fleece Sleep Pants • Secret Treasures Genuine Suede Slippers • Signature by Levi’s Memory Foam Slippers • Women’s 2-Pc. Plush PJ Set • Women’s Secret Treasures Plush Sleep Pants (S3XL)   GENERAL MERCHANDISE • Blackstone 28” Griddle Cooking Station • Equip 1-Person Travel Hammock • Football, Basketball or Soccer Ball • Goodyear Tires • Norwich 7.5’ Pre-Lit LED Tree     These items were all part of Walmart's Black Friday 2018 event, but they could go back in sale on this year's Black Friday sale. We scan the online shops to bring you the newest releases and pre-orders. Our free Tracker app notifies you on your smartphone when the hottest toys and the newest consumer electronics including the new Nintendo Switch Lite are in stock online. You can also receive all in stock and deals alert on Twitter following @TheTrackerApp. If you can't find a hot product in stock, let us know and we consider adding it to the Tracker App.   To stay up to date on the hottest releases and deals during Holiday 2019 Shopping season with the Black Friday 2019 and Cyber Monday 2019 sales events make sure to follow I4U News on Twitter or Google News.   http://dlvr.it/RG4vxQ

[electric-car-parts-company]

The seven types of lithium-ion There are seven basic types of lithium batteries on the market today: Lithium Iron Phosphate, Nickel Manganese Cobalt, Nickel Cobalt Aluminum, Lithium Titanium Oxide, Lithium Manganese Oxide, Lithium Cobalt Oxide, and Lithium Nickel Cobalt Oxide.

Each unique chemical makeup results in distinctive properties and ideal uses. These include energy density, intake and energy release speeds, how well they hold energy over time, the stability of their chemical makeup, and much more.

One of the most common chemistries is lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4), most commonly known as LFP. As the most consumer-accessible lithium-ion chemistry, LFP is often used in toys like RC cars and hoverboards, drop-in replacements for traditional lead-acid batteries, and in a vast number of consumer electronics devices.

Many DIY articles and videos that discuss working with lithium-ion assume that LFP is the only type of lithium-ion chemistry. Many people don’t know that LFP batteries have lower power density and are not the strongest chemistry available although both flexible and useful. While great for smaller applications, LFP’s relatively low energy-density limits its usefulness for more robust applications like vehicles.

Nickel Manganese Cobalt (NMC) chemistry is generally two to three times more energy-dense than LFP technology. NMC is the dominant chemistry in the automotive industry, alongside Nickel Cobalt Aluminum (NCA). No mainstream domestic automakers are using LFP chemistries in their automobiles for the powertrain.

[johnvhbrown]

Barbie Smart Dream house Voice Activated Technological Breakthrough

[caption id="attachment_67" align="alignleft" width="300"] Hello Barbie Dream House[/caption]

Barbie Smart Dream house The Breakthrough

  Barbie Dream House Smart: echoing what Mashable wrote earlier this year, most people are far from living in a fully connected smart house, but today our kids toys such as Barbie the Iconic doll have their own smart dream house with voice activation system included.

High tech is getting into the arena of toys of all sorts and the fall of this year is to reveal such tremendous trend in all Toys in particular.

Barbie Hello Dream House Smart and Voice Activated

Mattel unveiled the Hello Barbie Dream House at the 2016 International Toy Fair in New York City. In addition to the doll coming in different shapes and sizes, it will get a fully connected Hello Barbie Dream House.

This will be a Wi-Fi enabled smart home that can be controlled using voice commands. It is a six-room house with an elevator and a mobile app to control it.

The app, however, is only required during the smart home’s setup process. It has the Siri-like capability to decode whatever is said unto it and act accordingly.

The Barbie Hello Dream House will give children a better playtime since they will be able to control their playtime with voice commands.

Barbie Dream House Smart also acquires a drone this year.

[caption id="attachment_68" align="alignright" width="300"] Barbie Dream House Smart hoverboard[/caption]

Among the functionalities advertised is that the Barbie Hello Dream House has voice commanded lighting. This feature puts on the lights of the smart house upon decoding the voice command.

Other complex commands such as “getting ready for school” performs many actions that are preparatory to attending a school such as; lighting the bathroom’s lights and triggering sound effects of running water in the shower.

Kids can also command the house elevator to the house’s floor where Barbie is waiting. The Dreamhouse also has a party mode.

This mode upon activation starts flashing lights and fun music playing. At the same time, the staircase transforms into a slide to give other toys a quick access to the party.

If you would like both Barbie and your child to go outside the house, there is a starlight RC hoverboard that you can use. This is a small drone with Barbie rested on top as if she is riding it.

The drone flies high and possibly lands roughly to the point you want it to fall. The RC Hoverboard will also be available for sale this fall.

  The Price of the Barbie Dream House Smart The dream house will be available for sale this fall. The price will be around $300. Barbie’s hoverboard will also be available for sale in the same period at $59.99.

  Expected customers of the Dream House

The sale of this house mostly aims at parents who have maybe one child.

This is because the many features that the home comes with will keep your child away from boredom.

  Things we like about the House The many features of the house and the hi-tech functionality should provide a lot of play from this dolls house.

The voice command feature makes your child’s playtime more fun.

  Things we do not like about the house This Barbie Smart Home looks like it will be a winner with young girls though some parents might not like the idea of giving a young child access to the internet.

  Is the House worth the Money? Yes, with the many features that the Barbie Hello Dream House comes with, it is worth the $300 it is expected to be selling.

  Where can you Buy the Barbie Hello Dream House? The dream house will be available for sale starting this fall. The shopping outlets are yet to be revealed but you be guaranteed it will be available at Amazon and other Online Stores.

  Our Final Conclusion Would be

Barbie Dream House Smart was introduced last year by the same company and had a huge reception as a doll with Siri-like capabilities that make it possible for kids to have actual conversations with it.

Now it has evolved even more to the point of being almost irresistible with all its devices and applications.

The dream house has more advantages than disadvantages, bearing in mind that you can keep off the mobile application control from your child; the Barbie Hello Dream House will be a great tool to add to your baby’s play kit.

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You Can Now Pre-Order The Barbie Hello Dream House Smart and Voice Activated Here: Barbie Hello Dream House

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[sonichedgeblog]

Packaging shots of the Jet The Hawk 'Sonic Free Riders' RC Hoverboard released by NKOK in 2012. Support us on Patreon

[googlenewson]

When moviegoers first saw King T'Challa in action as Black Panther it was a real showstopper: The Marvel comic book character clings to the top of a sleek new Lexus LC sports coupe as he surfs through the busy streets of Busan, South Korea, in a high-speed chase that ultimately destroys his remote-controlled ride.

The scene’s a crowdpleaser, to be sure--and it successfully sells Lexus' image as a maker of high-performance luxury sports cars to a younger audience. Starting this weekend, with a prominent role in Sony's sci-fi franchise Men in Black: International, the Japanese automotive company hopes to add another hit to its credits, giving it supporting roles in summer blockbusters for two years running.

But betting on a movie's success is a game that most veteran studio executives have a hard time playing, let alone luxury automotive brands. And no matter how much money is sunk into a project, there are no guarantees at the box office.

For instance, Black Panther could have been a big miss for the Japanese luxury automaker. The titular main character, who rules a fictional technologically advanced African nation, was relatively unknown to most audiences prior to the movie’s release. Lexus executives weren’t allowed to read the script before signing on to support the film, giving the company no guarantee of how its brand would appear on screen. The production also wanted six coupes to use for filming, which forced Lexus to provide custom-built prototypes that can cost upwards of $1 million each, since the actual car was not being produced.

For Lexus, whose corporate parent Toyota isn't known for risk taking, the gamble paid off. Black Panther blew away expectations to become 2018’s highest-grossing movie in the U.S., earning more than $700 million domestically, and nearly $1.4 billion worldwide. And the film didn't just appeal to comic book fans, it also over-indexed with African-Americans, given that Black Panther was the first big-budget Marvel Studio’s movie to feature a black actor as the lead.

"Lexus has always been committed to celebrating the rich diversity of our customers, but Black Panther catapulted it to a new level," says Lisa Materazzo, Lexus’ vice president of marketing.

Betting on blockbusters

With Men in Black: International, Lexus is taking less of a risk. Sony has put considerable resources into breathing new life into its $2 billion franchise, which now stars Chris Hemsworth (Marvel's hammer-wielding Thor) and Tessa Thompson, who proved a winning duo together in Thor: Ragnarok.

In the new MIB film, Lexus' aggressive RC F sports coupe races through London, helping agents escape threatening aliens, before transforming into a jet. Lexus' RX Hybrid and LX SUVs are also featured in scenes with alien encounters.

In both MIB and Panther, Lexus is portrayed as a future-forward designer of high-tech vehicles, a positioning that promotes the company's newest slogan "Experience Amazing." "The beauty of film integrations is that none of the traditional rules apply," Materazzo says. "It's an opportunity to partner with filmmakers to imagine all of the possibilities."

This isn't necessarily new ground for Lexus, which has introduced other high-tech products like a hoverboard and sports yacht concept over the past several years to expand the brand's appeal to affluent buyers in the sought-after 45- to 55-year-old market.

Lexus is looking to use films as a way to launch new emotionally engaging campaigns around the release of its new sports cars and luxury sedans and SUVs. It especially sees movies as a way to tap into conversations around cultural events.

But forcing your brand into the story doesn’t come cheap. In addition to providing expensive prototypes to filmmakers for Panther, Lexus produced a comic book and custom videos, as well as bought a 30-second Super Bowl spot for the tie-in and LC 500 launch that cost the company more than $5 million.

But when Marvel's movies have made a combined $21 billion worldwide to date (including the most recent "Avengers"), you take the risk.

A strategy as old as Bond, James Bond

If Lexus seems like it's siding up to well-dressed secret agents, there's a reason: The brand is focused on pushing the performance of its cars, technological innovation and style--while having some fun. That kind of limits just who gets to drive its hero cars.

"We consider how our product aligns with the character who drives it," Materazzo says, and "how the integration might enable us to illuminate a core brand truth within the story.”

But the automaker wasn't specifically looking to get into the superhero business, though Black Panther was expected to be groundbreaking in bringing the character to the big screen, given that star Chadwick Boseman is the first black actor to headline a big-budget superhero film which features a largely African-American cast.

So putting Black Panther in a LS 500 sedan and LC 500 coupe in the film and marketing materials was akin to pairing James Bond with Aston Martin.

But moviegoers haven't always embraced the films Lexus has supported with product placement. In 2017, the same year "Experience Amazing" launched, Lexus developed the designs for a futuristic jet for Luc Besson's pricey sci-fi fantasy Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, which didn't take off, earning just $226 million worldwide.

On the other hand, when the films work, they clearly help improve Lexus' brand image, and boost sales. It’s "Long Live the King" Super Bowl spot helped boost searches for Lexus' LS sedan by 2,500%, according to auto site Kelley Blue Book shortly after the ad launched. And online searches for Lexus rose 15% the week after Panther's debut, while the LC 500 was up 10% on its own, according to Autotrader.

Lexus recorded its best global sales year in 2018, moving 698,330 vehicles off dealership lots, an increase of 4.5%--a tough figure for anyone to reach, in what's becoming a crowded luxury auto market.

"Auto companies partnering on movies is more about exposure than sales," says Michelle Krebs, executive analyst at Autotrader. This is true especially summer blockbusters that attract millions of moviegoers, she adds, noting that Nissan's affiliation with the Star Wars films enabled it to have a themed auto show exhibit, "which surely drew lots of kids with their parents in tow to an exhibit they might otherwise have skipped."

In addition to the Black Panther franchise--which Lexus isn't expected to give up though a sequel isn't expected until 2021--the automaker will likely appear in future Marvel movies. Marvel Studios' marketing mavens prefer long-term relationships with brands. For instance, Audi has been the vehicle of choice for Iron Man since 2008. Other Avengers films also featured Acura.

But it also has eyes on other franchises, as evidenced by its high-visibility role in MIB. Lexus says doesn't have a "strict rule" for how many films it wants to rally around per year, "one high profile partnership per year (feels) about right," Materazzo says. "We are actively considering several possibilities."

Whether MIB tanks or soars, Lexus’ diversification is a smart strategy for Hollywood tentpole brand integrations. Because even with all of Black Panther‘s success, if the movie proved one thing it’s that you can’t stay in Wakanda forever.

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