{"id":339,"date":"2014-11-13T21:06:42","date_gmt":"2014-11-13T09:06:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/geektactics.geektamin.com\/?p=339"},"modified":"2024-06-14T09:49:43","modified_gmt":"2024-06-13T21:49:43","slug":"hoverboard-finally-exists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geektactics.co.nz\/blog\/hoverboard-finally-exists\/","title":{"rendered":"The Hoverboard Finally Exists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Following a chain of other hover inventions including the <a title=\"Kiwi Developed Hover Bike Ready for Pre-orders\" href=\"https:\/\/nz.blog.geektactics.co.nz\/blog\/185\/kiwi-develops-hover-bike\/\">hover bike<\/a>, and <a title=\"Martin Jetpack Set to Launch into Sharemarket\" href=\"https:\/\/nz.blog.geektactics.co.nz\/blog\/137\/martin-jetpack-launch-into-share-market\/\">Martin jetpack,<\/a>\u00a0comes a new contender. Introducing the Hendo Hoverboard. The hoverboard lets users glide along the air in movements similar to skateboarding on air.<\/p>\n<p>A writer for GigoOM compared the experience to &#8220;standing on a giant air hockey puck hovering three quarters of an inch above the ground.&#8221; Don&#8217;t believe me? Watch the board for yourself:<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=plwX5NtF530<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stuff.co.nz\/technology\/gadgets\/62597614\/the-hoverboard-is-finally-real\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stuff.co.nz<\/a> believes this technology offers more opportunities than maneuvering. They say, &#8220;Even if we don&#8217;t see kids hoverboarding everywhere in a couple of years, the technology &#8211; which consists of hover engines that create a magnetic field, and battery cells &#8211; could have other interesting applications. 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