We blogged this yesterday; now Lexus has unveiled its hoverboard, and purpose built hover park in Barcelona. [youtube]https://youtu.be/ZwSwZ2Y0Ops[/youtube] Clearly it’s less of a science-fiction fantasy, and more a story of old fashioned trial-and-error iterative engineering. And that’s OK. It’s the same ‘maglev‘ technology which has been in development for trains for over 40 years. The ‘ride’ is […]
It’s 2015, so where’s the hoverboard that Marty McFly got to ride in Back to the Future Part II? Last year, Funny or Die recruited Christopher Lloyd and a special effects crew to spoof the invention. But now car company Lexus claims to have developed a real one! [youtube]https://youtu.be/7zTCgMPZRuo[/youtube] The project, called Slide, is one of four […]
A Japanese company has come up with a pretty novel and rather over the top design for an iPhone 6 cover. Their aptly named “crazy case” comes in the shape of the iconic DeLorean from the Back to the Future movie series. Not only does it have the shape of the car, but it also […]
If you’re a fan of sci-fi you’ve probably seen Back to the Future a few times. If you’re old enough, however, the movie is also a memory from your childhood. While there have been plenty of Delorean cars that fans have converted into “Back to the Future” ones, the original screen used […]
I’d love to be able to get into one of these, wouldn’t you? Unfortunately though you won’t be able to grab a DeLorean taxi in New York, or anywhere, just yet. The NYC taxi / DeLorean is just part of a clever marketing campaign from Mike Lubrano to promote Nooka.. Pity 🙁
