Odyssey Toys Brings on Kevin Corson for Next-Gen Product Line

Odyssey Toys signed a deal with Kevin Corson, founder and CEO of Marketing Engineers, to create an application programmer interface (API) for the company’s future product line of drones and quadcopters.

The API will be provided free of charge, allowing Odyssey users interested in programming and flight simulation to use the technology from their Odyssey toys to create their own flight patterns, interfaces, controls, and more. The first product to use this API system is the Pocket Drone 2, an improved version of the Pocket Drone, the world’s first collapsing video drone that fits into pockets. New product features include a follow-me feature, universal remote, flight simulation in a video game-type format for beginners to learn, and the option to control the drone’s flight from cell phones. Prototypes of the Pocket Drone 2 will be shown for the first time at the 2017 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January.

Kevin Corson, inventor of the internet telephone, is a highly regarded inventor and successful marketing engineer who continues to provide his services to a number of Fortune 500 companies and promising start-ups. He was instrumental in creating and introducing the world’s first digital sound card and voice recognition products, including (Covox/Creative Labs) Sound Master/Sound Blaster and (Sonic Foundry/Sony) Sound Forge, to consumers worldwide.

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Maddie Michalik

Maddie Michalik

Maddie Michalik was the Editor-in-Chief of The Toy Book from 2020-2022. She was also a Senior Editor at The Toy Insider and The Pop Insider.

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