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Scientists invented a real-life flux capacitor, but not for time travel
If you watched Back to the Future over the holiday weekend and wished the flux capacitor was a real thing so you could travel through time, we have sorta good news. Scientists from Australia and Switzerland have proposed a real-life flux capacitor -- but you won't be able to travel back to a high school dance in the '50s with it.
Charge your phone with a miniature Flux Capacitor
After surfacing on April Fools' Day, ThinkGeek made its gadget-charging Flux Capacitor into an actual product. Sporting all of the details of the full-sized power plant, this diminutive option leverages your car's cigarette lighter to juice up a pair of devices via two USB ports. Of course, those 1.21 gigawatts of power are reduced to 2.1 amps, and there's an on/off switch for the $25 time-traveling accessory's lights. And yes, they actually pulse just like you hoped. Of course, if you're looking to splurge for the real deal, you'll need to shell out a bit more dough.
Flux Capacitor replicas for sale
Seems like every year since 1985 a modified DeLorean with Flux Capacitor shows up for sale. This time, it's just the 1.21 jigawatt-powered heart of the Back to the Future time machine. The perfect accessory for your 2008 DeLorean. Get your $220 pre-order in now (or $275 after January 1st) for an April 30th, 2008 fluxing -- the apparent past tense of fleecing.[Via OhGizmo!]
Lonestar sues Nintendo over capacitor
So, here's the deal: one day an exec over at Nintendo was hanging a clock in his home. in order to do this, he had to stand on the toilet, which obviously made the exec fall and hit his head. Upon waking to find a bruise, he came up with an incredible invention: the Wii capacitor. And, that's why the lawsuit filed by Texas-based company Lonestar Inventions is completely irrelevant. Movie homages aside, the lawsuit is looking to be ridiculous. First of all, Lonestar didn't even contact Nintendo regarding the lawsuit, instead just filing it without the company's knowledge. Secondly, they haven't even said which capacitor it is that breach's their rights. Finally, the Austin-based offices of the company are located in a law office and have sued other notable companies, including Kodak, in the past.[Via Engadget]
