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Brookstone Presents the Parrot AR.Drone Flight School
L.A.-Area Residents Receive Hands-On Opportunity to Fly the Hottest Holiday Toy
As Seen on "The Late Show with David Letterman" and "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon"
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 8, 2010 /PRNewswire/ --
Los Angeles-area residents are invited to experience
hands-on flight training - flying a helicopter with their
iPhone - at the West Coast's first Brookstone AR.Drone
Flight School. Brookstone, the only brick-and-mortar
retailer where consumers can see the AR.Drone fly, is
teaming up with Parrot, the creators of the AR.Drone, for
an event that offers hands-on training and expert flight
WHO/ demonstrations of the AR.Drone.
WHAT:
The ideal holiday gift for technology enthusiasts, Dads,
boyfriends and anyone with the urge to fly, the AR.Drone
is the first quadricopter controlled by an iPod touch(R),
iPhone(R) or iPad(TM) device. The Parrot AR.Drone combines real
and virtual worlds to offer an unparalleled flight
experience. A front camera broadcasts and streams what the
AR.Drone is seeing onto the iPod touch, iPhone or iPad
screen, providing an opportunity for augmented reality
games.
WHEN / Saturday, November 20, 2010 Schedule of Events:
WHERE: --------------------------- -------------------
Brookstone Store, 1311 Third Open to media and the public:
Street 11:00am -8:00pm PST
----------------------------- ------------------------------
Promenade, Santa Monica
-----------------------
-- Pre-Event Visual/Interview -- AR.Drone demos
by trained pilots and filming / photo opportunities for
media are available by appointment on Thursday, November
STORY: 18 and Friday, November 19, 2010.
-- Visual/Interview -- Hands-on training for on-
air talent with an expert pilot on flying and maneuvering
the Parrot AR.Drone
-- Visual/Interview - Reactions from event attendees
and interviews about their first hands-on experience
seeing and flying the Parrot AR.Drone
-- Visual --Brookstone's Exclusive AR.Drone Flight
School places enthusiasts in the flight seat to learn
basic and advanced maneuvers with the AR.Drone
CONTACTS: Brookstone: Parrot/AR.Drone:
----------- ----------------
Tim Wieland, Airfoil Public
Renee Martin, Martin Media Relations
-------------------------- ----------------------------
845-987-1665 (o) / 248-304-1414 (o) /734-476-6620
845-325-2051 (c) (c)
------------------- -------------------------------
Additional Brookstone Angela Leon, Airfoil Public
Products: Relations
---------------------- ----------------------------
248-304-1445 (o) /517-420-7775
Kristina Lynch, TARA, Ink. (c)
-------------------------- -------------------------------
305-864-3434 x153 (o) /
954-415-4639 (c)
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*iPhone and iPod touch are registered trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. iPad is a trademark of Apple Inc.
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Brookstone
CONTACT: Brookstone: Renee Martin, Martin Media, +1-845-987-1665 (o), +1-845-325-2051 (c); or Additional Brookstone Products: Kristina Lynch, TARA, Ink., +1-305-864-3434 x153 (o), +1-954-415-4639 (c); or Parrot/AR.Drone: Tim Wieland, Airfoil Public Relations, +1-248-304-1414 (o), +1-734-476-6620 (c), or Angela Leon, Airfoil Public Relations, +1-248-304-1445 (o), +1-517-420-7775 (c)
Web Site: http://www.brookstone.com
Brookstone Presents the Parrot AR.Drone Flight School
L.A.-Area Residents Receive Hands-On Opportunity to Fly the Hottest Holiday Toy
As Seen on "The Late Show with David Letterman" and "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon"
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 8, 2010 /PRNewswire/ --
Los Angeles-area residents are invited to experience
hands-on flight training - flying a helicopter with their
iPhone - at the West Coast's first Brookstone AR.Drone
Flight School. Brookstone, the only brick-and-mortar
retailer where consumers can see the AR.Drone fly, is
teaming up with Parrot, the creators of the AR.Drone, for
an event that offers hands-on training and expert flight
WHO/ demonstrations of the AR.Drone.
WHAT:
The ideal holiday gift for technology enthusiasts, Dads,
boyfriends and anyone with the urge to fly, the AR.Drone
is the first quadricopter controlled by an iPod touch(R),
iPhone(R) or iPad(TM) device. The Parrot AR.Drone combines real
and virtual worlds to offer an unparalleled flight
experience. A front camera broadcasts and streams what the
AR.Drone is seeing onto the iPod touch, iPhone or iPad
screen, providing an opportunity for augmented reality
games.
WHEN / Saturday, November 20, 2010 Schedule of Events:
WHERE: --------------------------- -------------------
Brookstone Store, 1311 Third Open to media and the public:
Street 11:00am -8:00pm PST
----------------------------- ------------------------------
Promenade, Santa Monica
-----------------------
-- Pre-Event Visual/Interview -- AR.Drone demos
by trained pilots and filming / photo opportunities for
media are available by appointment on Thursday, November
STORY: 18 and Friday, November 19, 2010.
-- Visual/Interview -- Hands-on training for on-
air talent with an expert pilot on flying and maneuvering
the Parrot AR.Drone
-- Visual/Interview - Reactions from event attendees
and interviews about their first hands-on experience
seeing and flying the Parrot AR.Drone
-- Visual --Brookstone's Exclusive AR.Drone Flight
School places enthusiasts in the flight seat to learn
basic and advanced maneuvers with the AR.Drone
CONTACTS: Brookstone: Parrot/AR.Drone:
----------- ----------------
Tim Wieland, Airfoil Public
Renee Martin, Martin Media Relations
-------------------------- ----------------------------
845-987-1665 (o) / 248-304-1414 (o) /734-476-6620
845-325-2051 (c) (c)
------------------- -------------------------------
Additional Brookstone Angela Leon, Airfoil Public
Products: Relations
---------------------- ----------------------------
248-304-1445 (o) /517-420-7775
Kristina Lynch, TARA, Ink. (c)
-------------------------- -------------------------------
305-864-3434 x153 (o) /
954-415-4639 (c)
------------------------
*iPhone and iPod touch are registered trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. iPad is a trademark of Apple Inc.
(Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100920/FL67264 )
(Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100920/FL67264 )
SOURCE Brookstone
Photo:http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100920/FL67264
http://photoarchive.ap.org/
Photo:http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100920/FL67264
http://photoarchive.ap.org/
Brookstone
CONTACT: Brookstone: Renee Martin, Martin Media, +1-845-987-1665 (o), +1-845-325-2051 (c); or Additional Brookstone Products: Kristina Lynch, TARA, Ink., +1-305-864-3434 x153 (o), +1-954-415-4639 (c); or Parrot/AR.Drone: Tim Wieland, Airfoil Public Relations, +1-248-304-1414 (o), +1-734-476-6620 (c), or Angela Leon, Airfoil Public Relations, +1-248-304-1445 (o), +1-517-420-7775 (c)
Web Site: http://www.brookstone.com