Brookstone Presents the Parrot AR.Drone Flight School

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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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)

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