Smartphone-Controlled VR Paper Planes, an Alternative to Uber, and Kickstarter Launches in Hong Kong
The newest tech in town.
Fly High
Something to get excited about: the PowerUp FPV paper plane. Sure, it has a silly name, but it’s more than just a regular fold-and-throw. The kit consists of a camera and a couple of propellers, which you strap to your own paper plane, then hook up to your smartphone. Slot your phone into the provided Google Cardboard VR headset, and the PowerUp gives you a first-person view from the plane in flight—which you then control with movements of your head. How awesome is that?
And of course, every time you get bored of your plane’s design—just scrap it and fold another. The PowerUp FPV is available for pre-order now for US$200 ($1,551), and will start shipping in November. poweruptoys.com
Just Kickin’ It
Crowdfunding platform Kickstarter has officially launched in Hong Kong. That means it’s easier than ever for Hongkongers to get their ideas funded, without having to get around annoying restrictions like getting their projects registered overseas. And it seems to be taking off, with Hongkongers leaping in to sign up and get things moving. What’s top of the Hong Kong Kickstarter? One thing worth looking out for is a cookbook from longstanding arts group Para Site. The gallery is aiming to raise $80,000 for “The Unappropriated Recipes,“ a collection of creative, mostly inedible Hong Kong-specific recipes. Ever wanted to learn how to fry egg whites and yolks separately, “One Country, Two Systems”-style? Now you can. The book is $200, with estimated delivery in March 2017.
