Arrrrrgh there me hartees. Me Parrot’s gone insane.
Or, to put that into something more closely resembling English, Parrot, the people who make the AR-Drone that y’all know that we love so much, displayed some new toys at CES, and so, as it’s obvious that the Parrot isn’t just resting, we felt a need to bring your attention to them.
First up, they’re taking a look at your digital photo frame. Yep, the gift that keeps on re-gifting.
But, Parrot being Parrot, they’ve done it differently.
![Parrot DIA digital Photo Frame Parrot DIA digital Photo Frame](http://www.gadgetgrill.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/dia_parrotby_nodesign_18b_1redim-227x250.jpg)
Parrot DIA digital Photo Frame
In the Parrot DIA, by separating the backlight from the actual LCD, they’ve created something closer to a true photographic lightbox design. This can enhance how the images look on the display, but it also lets you insert objects between the light and the display, casting a shadow on the image being displayed.
OK, I can’t understand that one either.
But they say it’ll be available in February 2011.
The other cool toy from Parrot is one far the car fiends amongst us. That’s me, I guess. I can remember, a very long time ago, seeing some Windows CE devices – basically trying to package up a Windows Mobile device into a car radio. Well, we all know how well Windows Mobile has fared …
In the Parrot Asteroid, they are trying to succeed where Microsoft failed, and they’ve created an Android powered car device, with radio, GPS, MP3 player, phone, dishwasher ….
![Parrot Asteroid Parrot Asteroid](http://www.gadgetgrill.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/vue1-250x120.jpg)
Parrot Asteroid
OK, scrub the dishwasher!
But otherwise, we have an in-dash, hands free, voice controlled device that just might succeed where the Windows car devices failed to make their mark.