kites
Toys
Silverlit Kazoo Electric Indoor ‘Kite’ Completely Misses The Point
1:40AM Sean Fallon | Isn’t flying a kite about skillfully utilising the wind to keep a cloth contraption aloft? Sure, there are high tech indoor kites, but the Silverlit Kazoo completely breaks with convention by using an electric motor. More »
Cameras
Kite Aerial Photography: The Camera Places Its Life In Your Hands
8:30AM Dan Nosowitz | Instructables user Mikeasaurus used household items— including thumbtacks and a Bic pen— to make a remotely-triggered rig for his kite, compatible with any camera. Well, any camera he felt comfortable dangling off a kite. More »
Toys
Star Wars Kites Are Cool, Unfortunately Don’t Have Lasers
10:56PM Jesus Diaz | It’s so sunny here in Madrid. I wish I could be out flying these Star Wars spaceship kites, instead of working here. OK, I lied: I actually wish I was out having tapas and wine. More »
Science
Kite Surfer Goes Out During Tropical Storm, Learns Valuable Lesson About the Power of Nature
5:59AM Adam Frucci | Kite surfing is a fun sport that involves using a large kite and a surfboard to get a lot of speed up on the water. It’s like wakeboarding without a boat. Naturally, you need a decent amount of wind for it to work properly. There’s a limit to how much wind you should use, however, as a dimwitted kite surfer discovered when he tried to unleash his kite during a tropical storm in Fort Lauderdale and ended up getting flung across the beach and into the side of a building right in front of local news cameras. More »
Toys
Spy Kite Flies High to Capture Low Blows
1:15AM Mark Wilson | Any child older than seven knows that there are times when ground surveillance just won’t do. And while we’re waiting for the best airborne military concepts to be democratised to our Wal-mart toy aisle, we’ll have to settle on the Spy Kite. This “high performance” fiberglass-framed kite packs a digital camera capable of taking shots from 24 metres in the air. More »
Vehicles
Nereus Kite-Powered Water Pod Racer Can Dive
8:25PM Gizmodo US Edition | The Nereus is a kite-powered watercraft which looks like the product of an orgy between a hammerhead, a manta ray, a Japanese bike and a Storm Trooper. Inspired by kite-surfing, the designers of this water pod racer say that it will “achieve relatively high speeds on and under water.” We don’t know how high speed diving can be possible with the sea dragging you, but we know how you make it work. More »
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