08.04.2019
French inventor is first to cross English Channel using a hoverboard
It wasn't an uninterrupted flight, but it was still historic.
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- 07.31.2019
French hoverboard pilot will retry jet-powered flight to England
If at first you don’t succeed, fly, fly, fly again.
- 07.25.2019
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- 04.17.2018
Boosted's 2018 line includes faster and shorter electric skateboards
The longboards get a spec bump and now there's a more portable version in the mix.
- 03.06.2018
Segway's Loomo is the robotic hoverboard nobody asked for
For $1,700, you could just as easily buy a used car.
- 11.15.2017
Safety commission recalls more hoverboards after another fire
The same brand of hoverboard is behind two fire incidents, one of which was fatal.
- 03.09.2017
The Wirecutter's best deals: Save $50 on a SwagTron T1 hoverboard
Other picks include a UE Megaboom speaker and Logitech M720 Triathlon mouse.
- 01.15.2017
- 09.03.2016
How an argument led to the creation of a safer 'hoverboard'
Hama's X Cruiser comes with a German-made battery that shouldn't explode. At least, that's the idea.
- 07.06.2016
US recalls 501,000 'hoverboards' over safety concerns
The CPSC is concerned that the self-balancing two-wheelers can catch fire. - 05.08.2016
Inhabitat's Week in Green: Chicago's high-flying cable cars
Meanwhile, Lyft is preparing to debut self-driving taxis.
- 05.02.2016
Jet-powered hoverboard shatters world record
Franky Zapata's "Flyboard Air" flew over a mile, nearly ten times farther than ever before.
- 04.20.2016
ICYMI: How cancer travels, true hoverboard and more
Jerk cancer cells are more clever than we’d realized.
- 03.17.2016
US to ban hoverboard imports following Segway complaint
The ban will cover any product that infringes upon one of Segway's patents.
- 02.20.2016
Feds say there isn't a single safe 'hoverboard'
No model has passed the government's safety standards yet. - 02.20.2016
Fan-powered hoverboard needs your money to kickstart production
ArcaBoard's maker is trying to raise funds via Kickstarter. - 01.29.2016
US customs seizes 16,000 counterfeit 'hoverboards'
The final figure is expected to grow even bigger in the coming weeks. - 01.27.2016
New York City won't let you take 'hoverboards' on the subway
The MTA has banned the self-balancing scooters in buses, trains and stations.
