transportation
Vehicles
8:48AM Kyle VanHemert | The Air Board personal hovercraft is the latest in a long lineage of novelty transportation devices that are as ridiculous as they are expensive. Just don’t think about trying to float this $US140,000 punch-line to the beach. More »
The Ridiculously Cool Air Board Personal Hovercraft
8:48AM Kyle VanHemert | The Air Board personal hovercraft is the latest in a long lineage of novelty transportation devices that are as ridiculous as they are expensive. Just don’t think about trying to float this $US140,000 punch-line to the beach. More » 
Robots
12:00PM Sean Fallon | Actually, the Affective Intelligent Driving Agent (AIDA) won’t be riding in the backseat, it’s mounted right on the dashboard — but it will make comments on how you drive. It also reacts to your emotional state and helps you navigate. More »
MIT’s AIDA Robot Will Be The Ultimate Backseat Driver
12:00PM Sean Fallon | Actually, the Affective Intelligent Driving Agent (AIDA) won’t be riding in the backseat, it’s mounted right on the dashboard — but it will make comments on how you drive. It also reacts to your emotional state and helps you navigate. More »
Vehicles
Driverless Taxi System To Make Air Freshener Trees Obsolete
4:20AM Mark Wilson | We’ve heard about automated transport pods for years, but London’s Heathrow Airport has just opened the first complete system, a $US41 million network to take air travellers to their cars. More »
Design
Orbis Hacks Wheel Off A Segway For Easier Sidewalk Maneuverability
7:30AM Jack Loftus | The Orbis is only half as big as the Segway that spawned it, but don’t let that fool you. The thing’s easily twice as cool, especially if you happen to be Woz playing Segway polo. More »
Vehicles
The Contortionist Bike Is Compact, Bendy, And Oddly Sexy, Like An Actual Contortionist
8:20AM John Herrman | I don’t care that the Contortionist bike looks like it would crumple at the first curb hop, or that toting a 26-inch wheel isn’t that much more convenient than wheeling a bike. I just want to watch it fold, forever. More »
Vehicles
Tow-n-Stow Trailer Doubles As A Storage Unit In The Garage
2:00AM Sean Fallon | As a guy constantly fighting clutter in his garage, I can appreciate the brilliance of a towable trailer that doubles as a vertical storage unit. More »
Gadgets
10:40AM Sean Fallon | This is probably a bit of overkill for my bicycle, but on a motorcycle the EXO 900 is the king of versatility. It can quickly flip from a full face helmet to a flip front modular to a 3/4 helmet. More »
Scorpion EXO 900 3-in-1 Transforming Motorcycle Helmet
10:40AM Sean Fallon | This is probably a bit of overkill for my bicycle, but on a motorcycle the EXO 900 is the king of versatility. It can quickly flip from a full face helmet to a flip front modular to a 3/4 helmet. More »
Design
Loop-In Concept Allows Users To Surf On Sidewalks
12:30PM Don Nguyen | The Loop-In transportation concept hopes to combine the sensations of surfing and skating in to one device that users can use anywhere. More »
Vehicles
A Car Horn That Can Be Heard 14.5km Away
2:20AM Sean Fallon | Sometimes when a guy cuts me off I wish I had a gun turret mounted on the top of my car. On the other hand, a horn from a WWII destroyer might be just as effective. More »
Gadgets
