Thursday 25 June 2015

Lexus builds a functional hoverboard prototype (video)

Maybe.

Late last year, a hoverboard project was funded on Kickstarter. Some convincing video was produced, but it only hovered above a copper surface.

Now Lexus has made promises:



http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-06-24/lexus-builds-a-functional-hoverboard-prototype

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