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© 2015 AFP'Back to the Future' hoverboard comes to life from Lexus
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Fadamor
I wonder what the strong magnetic field this hoverboard has to use will do to someone's ear buds? If they put a sensor overhead, can we get an MRI scan while we're using the hoverboard?
kiyoshiMukai
Citizen2012 whats liquide azote? Im not french
Citizen2012
Looks like some supraconductor with liquide azote. No need to say that it is going to levitate only for a few minutes at most, over probably aluminium, and then you must refill with fresh liquid azote, this is far from something that one can use and I doubt also it can levitate a full adult body...we'll see if ever lexus release a new video.
Kuribo1
Hendo board is just in its own way as limited as the lexus board. While the lexus board actually looks dimension wise an actual board not the big produce scale looking thing from Hendo.
Peeping_Tom
Gogogo
"Hendo made the first one and it works everywhere"
But WHY would anyone make a statement that can be disproved with a little click of the mouse???
It does not work EVERYWHERE!
It can only ride on metallic surfaces, powered by a battery lasting a mere 7 minutes!
Totally different from what Lexus came out with.
overchan
Well... nobody has ever made a working overboard.
Cliffy
I have seen that before but not from Lexus. Someone has already made that with similar thing that the ground need to have something built in. If they can make it on any regular surface, then would be a more realistic use. Now, it is no difference from a levy train without the rails.
Patric Spohn
Mr Gogogo: https://youtu.be/IEBPQO4Vz1I
Jorge Gonzalez
Not legit. And, Dissillusioned, Hendo's does NOT hover over everything. It's the same mag lev like system. You need to hover this overglorified magnet over the proper magnetic material. The two magnets repel each other with enough force to float a human
Patric Spohn
When you combine technology, design and imagination? Well, 2 out of those 3 already exited. Japan was once famous for copying all and everything and made it seem like it's groundbreaking news. Welcome back to its old image ;)
Triring
daito_hak
It's not vaporware since the device actually exists.
gogogo
Lexus late to the party, hendo made the first and it works anywhere.
tes tes
Publicity stunt.
Disillusioned
Well, the Back to the Futuer movie was set in 2015, so it seems about right.
smithinjapan
nakanoguy01: Very true, and that might not be a bad thing. Also, the potential applications for future technology are amazing.
nakanoguy01
i love the idea, but i can can only see it being used in amusement parks or something like it.
daito_hak
Instead of spreading vaporware on internet, I would suggest Lexus to spend its resources designing better cars (their car design is quite awful for what their charge for it) and bringing real innovations similarly to what German car makers do in the same segment.