Robots Hate Us: Hoverboard Fails and People Vs. Technology

Hey, get off your hoverboard self-balancing board. First thing, those are not hoverboards. They have wheels. Second thing, NO ONE looks cool on one… except for this guy. Third thing, well, they burst into flames. And in the worst case scenario, you end up looking like one of these people. And what self respecting human […]



Government On So-Called Hoverboards: Keep Fire Extinguisher Nearby

US safety officials say you shouldn’t use a self-balancing skateboard (marketed as hoverboards) without a working fire extinguisher nearby. The Consumer Product Safety Commission is following its British counterparts by investigating several manufacturers, though haven’t yet seized any stock. The warnings come as Amazon decided to offer a full refund to anyone who has bought […]

100 Drones Fly in Formation Synced to Beethovenโ€™s Fifth Symphony [Video]

A spectacular display of drone technology by Intel Corporation (USA) involving 100 small aircrafts being launched skywards in formation has earned a new world record title for the Most Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) airborne simultaneously. Controlled on the ground by a crew using PCs with Intel software, the mass of drones lit up the night […]

CES 2016: $9,800 Self-Cleaning Toilet Delivers 1-2 Combination

The makers of a self-cleaning toilet say their next model won’t need human intervention for a year. Assuming, that is, that your aim is accurate. Manufacturer TotoUSA uses plenty of jargon and buzzwords in its description of the Neorest 750H (which will cost $9,800), including the unlikely “ewater+” but the short version is that its […]