Volkswagen Jetta is Less Expensive than The Most impractical Hoverboard ArcaBoard - http://clapway.com/2015/12/26/volkswagen-jetta-is-less-expensive-then-the-most-impractical-hoverboard-arcaboard/

I thought hoverboards were only accessible in the 2015 version of Back to the Future! ARCA Space Corporation has a new one, the ArcaBoard, and amazingly enough, it is more expensive than the Volkswagen Jetta! Just what is this new piece of hardware, or vaporware, that ARCA has in store?

A LITTLE INFORMATION ON THE HOVERBOARD ARCABOARD

The ArcaBoard hoverboard will allow people to hover in the air. This is no scam telling people they can float, they can with this board. The ArcaBoard uses its 272 horsepower and 36 electric fans to power its upthrust. This allows users to actually fly in the air with it. So, how on earth do you steer this hoverboard? Well, ARCA states that users will use their smartphone to steer it. This board will take around six hours to re-charge. The problem is, is that the batteries on the board will only last around six minutes.

VOLKSWAGEN JETTA FEATURES

To give an idea on why it is so amazing that the ArcaBoard is more expensive than a car like the Volkswagen Jetta, the Jetta must be talked about. This car has loads of great technology inside of it. It has built-in Driver Assistance systems, a touchscreen sound system, and even a touchscreen navigation system. Safety is also a big aspect to the Jetta. It has a blind spot monitor, a rear traffic alert system, a park distance control system, an adaptive cruise control system, and a forward collision warning system.

VOLKSWAGEN JETTA AND HOVERBOARD ARCABOARD RESPECTIVE COSTS

The Volkswagen Jetta can be purchased for the starting price of $17,680. However, the ArcaBoard comes in at $19,900. So, a six-minute hoverboard is more expensive than a full model vehicle? That is very interesting indeed. There is no doubt that this hoverboard is very unique, but should it really be more expensive than a brand new vehicle?

A HOVERBOARD MORE THAN AN AUTOMOBILE?

This just seems unreal to be honest. Now, the official release of this hoverboard is not set. This could end up never actually hitting the market, but if it does this price might not make it a success. Some people will no doubt be curious on how this device works. However, I do not think many people will be curious enough to spend around $20,000 for it. All in all, though, this hoverboard does sound pretty fantastic.

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Volkswagen Jetta is Less Expensive than The Most impractical Hoverboard ArcaBoard

Hoverboards are Illegal in NYC - http://clapway.com/2015/11/21/hoverboards-are-illegal-in-nyc123/

Hoverboards Banned in New York

Hoverboards are the hottest items in new technology gadgets, and New York City authorities have just issued a ban on their use. The NYPD has declared that since hoverboards are vehicles not registered at state DMV’s, they are illegal for use in the city.

Hoverboards Are Suffering at the Hands of this Ban

This ban has proven to cause quite a stir in businesses that sell the gadgets exclusively, which go at about $500 per unit in most establishments. The problem doesn’t end there, as in addition to have the authorities’ opposition, hoverboards are also looked down on by the locals.

Some people have claimed that hoverboards will come to replace walking and encourage less exercise. As it stands, stores like Macy’s have entire spaces dedicated solely to hoverboards, but with this ban, not only sill sales drop, but demand may even increase.

Won’t This Make More People Want Hoverboards?

The biggest problem with this ban is that since it discourages the use of hoverboards, people will make movements to shoot it down. Enthusiasts consider hoverboards as viable a mode of transport as a bicycle or a skateboard, the only issue being that they can’t be properly used on sidewalks. Users mostly turn to the roads, which does explain why authorities would want it to be registered at state DMVs, but surely this ban will be lifted with action from the people.

Hoverboards are Illegal in NYC

#BackToTheFuture fans -- you have new reasons to get pumped! - http://clapway.com/2015/08/05/ready-to-go-back-to-the-future-the-lexus-hoverboard-goes-for-a-test-ride-353/

October 21, 2015 is a date that many fans of the Back to the Future films have been waiting for, to see how many of the film’s predictions for the year 2015 were accurate…and it just so happens that one of the futuristic technologies shown in the movie might just be a reality soon, thanks to the Lexus hoverboard, Slide.

A Real-Life Functioning Hoverboard

Back in June of this year, Lexus unveiled its Slide hoverboard with a short teaser video that set the internet abuzz with talk of the Lexus hoverboard. Many people wondered if the hoverboard shown in the short clip was a legitimate hoverboard. Some skeptics even claimed that it was probably just a promotional video to get people to talk about the Lexus brand before they unveil a new car.

Those concerns were finally answered with the release of the test run video, which shows the Lexus hoverboard in action at a special “hover park” in Spain. The video shows professional skater Ross McGouran doing a few test rides on the hoverboard and getting acquainted with the new technology.

One would assume that riding a hoverboard would essentially be the same as riding a skateboard, but according to McGouran, that is not really the case. “I’ve spent 20 years skateboarding, but without friction it feels like I’ve had to learn a whole new skill, particularly in the stance and balance in order to ride the hoverboard. It’s a whole new experience,” he said of his Lexus hoverboard experience.

Pre-Slide Hoverboard Buzz

Skeptics of the Lexus hoverboard teaser video from June were not unjustified in their skepticism, however. Last year, the very first mention of a supposedly functioning hoverboard came from HUVr. They released a promotional video that showed people supposedly hovering around on what looked like fully functional hoverboards almost identical in design to the Back to the Future hoverboard that Marty McFly used. The video even featured pro skater Tony Hawk, which lent credence to the authenticity of the video for many who viewed it. After generating much buzz on the internet, Tony Hawk admitted that it was staged and apologized for the fake video.

Later that year, however, another hoverboard took the internet by storm, as the American startup company Arx Pax announced its intention to produce and market the Hendo Hoverboard on the crowdfunding site Kickstarter. This hoverboard, unlike the HUVr hoverboard, was the real deal. It was not quite the hoverboard that Back to the Future fans had been waiting for, but it was a good first step in the right direction. Considering how the Lexus hoverboard works, some would even say that it is somewhat of a precursor to this latest hoverboard.

How Does the Lexus Hoverboard Work?

Remember the special “hover park” in Spain mentioned at the beginning of this article? The catch to this hoverboard from Lexus is that it works because the park that the video was filmed at contains about 656 feet of magnetic track, which essentially acts as a wide open train track for the hoverboard to work on.

The board contains superconductors that are cooled to and maintained at a temperature of -197º F through the use of liquid nitrogen, which generates a quantum locking effect that enables the board to remain in a state of constant levitation as long as it is being used in the special park in Spain. Watch the test ride video below and see the board in action for yourself.

Of course, what this means is that fans of the Back to the Future films who have dreamed of the day that they can be just like Marty McFly and cruise around town in a hoverboard still have to wait for the kind of hoverboard that they saw in the film to become a reality. Thanks to the Lexus hoverboard, though, fans know that it’s only a matter of time before that day arrives…hopefully such technology will get here before October 21, 2015.

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Check out an alternative board before the Back to the Future -inspired board’s release its release:

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Ready to go "Back to the Future"? The Lexus Hoverboard Goes for a Test Ride

Be Marty McFly with your own hover board. - http://clapway.com/2015/06/24/lexus-hoverboard-technology-unveils-slide-hoverboard-356/

 

Fans of “Back to the Future”, or futuristic technology, or just really awesome gadgets received incredible news from Lexus the car manufacturer this week. Lexus has released a short video of their Lexus Hoverboard, “SLIDE” which they are claiming after 18 months of development is finally a working product. While the details remain vague about the new device, they have released some information, and unlike other hoverboard videos to have been released in the last few years, this doesn’t appear to be a hoax or a publicity stunt to garner more attention for Lexus.

The mechanics behind the impossible

Inventors have yet to make a hoverboard that is operational on anything but a metal surface, and Lexus is no exception. “SLIDE”, similar to other hoverboard design such as the Hendo hoverboards, uses magnetism to power the levitation and move the device. However according to the website where they have released the teaser trailer for “SLIDE” they aren’t just using any old magnets, “the Lexus Hoverboard uses magnetic levitation to achieve frictionless movement. Liquid nitrogen cooled super conductors and permanent magnets combine to allow Lexus to create the impossible.” Lexus Hover technology moves beyond what was previously thought possible for transportation in skateboard sized form.

Why spend the time to create a functional Lexus hoverboard?

Lexus hoverboard technology is all part of their ongoing “Amazing in Motion” project, to design what was previously thought impossible, or has never been done before. Spearheading the “SLIDE” project is the Lexus chief engineer Haruhiko Tanahashi. In the video he gives a kind of mission statement in regards to the creation of the Lexus hoverboard stating, “There is no such thing as impossible, it’s just a matter of figuring out how”. While the details are vague, Lexus promises to release more information to their website about the “SLIDE” periodically as there are developments. 2015 is the year that Marty Mcfly travels to in back to the future II, and we may not have everything that they promised us in that movie today, but thanks to Lexus hover technology and the creation of “SLIDE”, we are one step closer to fulfilling our childhood dreams.

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