Forget drones: This year, get your kid a smartphone-controlled paper airplane

If you’re thinking of gifting a drone this year, you're so 2017. It's time to get with it and stock up on remote-controlled paper airplanes instead. There’s something about making your own plane and watching it soar through the air that got us in trouble with countless authority figures while growing up, and thanks to PowerUp, technology has finally advanced to the point where we can turn any paper airplane into a remote-piloted drone.

The PowerUp X FPV Video Paper Airplane Kit raised over $490,000 on Kickstarter due to it being the coolest freaking paper airplane ever. It comes with four premium printed template sheets, allowing you to construct multiple different airplane designs. Then you simply attach the included propellers and wide-angle camera and send your plane into the sky, recording amazing footage as it cuts through the air at speeds of up to 20 miles per hour. Read more...

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