霸王餐惡作劇神器：用iPhone控制的遙控蟑螂大綱

It is hard to believe that a toy known as Roachbot which was introduced just earlier this year, functioning as a remote controlled cockroach (much to the chagrin of roach haters everywehre), is already on the receiving end of an “upgrade” of sorts. Japan Trust Technologies, the company realized that they ought to spice things up a bit, and have introduced a souped up version of the original Roachbot – by throwing in support for the iPhone and iPad as well.
令人難以置信的機械蟑螂玩具於今年上半年問世，遙控蟑螂看起來幾乎隨處可見的臭蟑螂一模一樣。事實上，這已經是經過改良的新型產品。日本JTT公司（Japan Trust Technologies）認爲，應該把產品做得更有趣些，所以發佈了這種高速版的仿真蟑螂機器人，它支持iPhone和iPad的遠程協助。

You can now download and install an exclusive app for your Apple smartphone or tablet device, where it is then attached to an infrared light, letting you use it as a controller via the touchscreen display. There is also a new feature that lets you play the role of throttling – that is, you can adjust the Roachbot’s cruising speed to hit a maximum velocity and make its movement far more realistic than ever before.
現在只要爲你的蘋果手機或是平板電腦下載安裝一個專門的app程序，之後你的“蘋果”就能變成一個觸屏控制器，通過紅外線控制蟑螂。控制者可將蟑螂的速度調整到最高值，這樣會讓機器蟑螂的形象史無前例地貼近真蟑螂。

A “Trim Correction Slider” also lets you make slight adjustments to the Roachbots course while going straight, doing away with the previous hard left/right turns. Not only that, it makes the entire thing looks so much more realistic. I wonder whether people will start using the Roachbot as an excuse to snag them a free meal at restaurants…
機械蟑螂根據預設的左右移動指令做前進後退動作。控制程序上還有微修正滑塊，操作者也能對蟑螂的行進路線進行細微的調整。這樣會讓機器蟑螂看起來更像是真的。我想，也許會有人用機械蟑螂到飯店蹭白食的吧。

Prices for the new Roachbot start from $37 after conversion.
經過改良的新型遙控蟑螂售價37美元。