Silverlit PicooZ Helicopter

Toys have come a long way in the last decade, and this is especially apparent with the Silverlit 'PicooZ' indoor remote control helicopter, which retails at £10.99 from Amazon. A couple of Christmases ago, the helicopter sold for around £30, so this reduced price-tag represents great value for money - but is it any good? The helicopter is made from polystyrene, which ensures it is light enough to fly around indoors, yet robust enough to withstand falls from a fair height. The rotors are made from plastic, and if something is going to break first on the machine, it will probably be these. The helicopter is available in three different colours - green, blue, and ...  Read the complete review

I received a PicooZ Sidewinder helicopter as a Christmas gift from my sister. When I first unwrapped it I was a bit disappointed since I thought it would be useless but once I started using it I realised how much fun these things actually are. The PicooZ Sidewinder helicopter is a radio controlled helicopter that is made by Silverlit Toys (USA). It is a small (measuring 19cm from nose to tail) and lightweight (the body is made out of polystyrene and the tail, rotors etc are made from thin plastic) and is designed for indoor use. ****The box**** The box claims that the PicooZ Sidewinder radio controlled helicopter is the "smallest and ...  Read the complete review

Having seen these helicopters flying around my local debenhams store just before christmas i was compelled to buy them for my daughter for christmas. The version i have bought is the Picoo Z Sky Challenge. This box set comes with two helicopters in it not one and each helicopter has the added benefit of firing infrared at the other and is used in a battle mode. The helicopters themselves are made of a durable foam body, built in Li-poly battery and weigh approximately 10 gramms or so. The battery when charged will last about six minutes but flying ability is reduced after about four minutes when control and height achieved is reduced. The Transmitter ...  Read the complete review

There's been a fair bit of hype around these so called micro-helicopters, and out of curiosity, I went and bought one not so long ago, and I must admit, they're pretty amazing things. They only weigh some ten grams. the battery only has about six minutes flying time in it before you have to recharge, but it's intuitive, and easy to fly. The outer body is made of polystyrene, which is both a plus and a negative. Th fact the body is made of it, means that it's lightweight, and responsive, however, the numerous crashes that are bound to happen do leave their mark, and you eventually end up with scratches and dents all over it. The rotors are made ...  Read the complete review

I bought one of these for my son for Christmas, at the £10 I paid for it, I really wasn't expecting much. So on Christmas day (batteries bought by the trolly road before hand) I put in the 6 AA batteries and plugged in the charger on the hand set and waited. 20 minutes later the light went off which the instructions told me that is was charged. So being the good dad I am I thought I better try it first to make sure it was safe, not just because I wanted play honestly :oD Wow was I amazed when I pushed up on the level on the remote, it shot up into the ceiling then crashed onto the floor. A few minutes and I could fly it around the room, ...  Read the complete review