Solid Alliance Ventures into USB RC Car

Solid Alliance has made a USB gadget that actually doesn’t suck. I know that may come as a shock to most of you, but check this thing out. This is a USB powered remote controlled car, a Mini Cooper to be exact. The car doesn’t have the square remote you are used to seeing though; this car is much geekier than that.

You connect the garage to your PC via USB, which acts as the transmitter and charge base for the car. You then control the car with your PC arrow keys. When the car needs to charge you put it into the garage and after 10 minutes you are ready to roll again. The garage door even pops open for a quick getaway. The range of the transmitter is 1M from the garage. The USB controlled car will be available in September for about $30. Check out the video after the jump to see the car in action.