Following a failed attempt in July, French inventor Franky Zapata successfully crossed the Channel on top of a hoverboard this weekend. Starting his trek in Sangatte in northern France, the journey took 20 minutes, before landing in St. Margaret’s Bay, England. “For the last five to six kilometers I just really enjoyed it,” Zapata told […]
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I have a love-hate relationship with hoverboards. They make me happy when I ride them but they suck to fall off of lol. The other day I saw a guy carrying his newborn baby while riding a hoverboard and I started having a minor anxiety attack. EPIKGO sent me their hoverboard to try out and they couldn’t have picked a more qualified and handsome person. At one point I had my own… Read More
Gadget Story Time with EPIKGO hoverboard
I have a love-hate relationship with hoverboards. They make me happy when I ride them but they suck to fall off of lol. The other day I saw a guy carrying his newborn baby while riding a hoverboard and I started having a minor anxiety attack. EPIKGO sent me their hoverboard to try out and they couldn’t have picked a more qualified and handsome person. At one point I had my own… Read More
Gadget Story Time with EPIKGO hoverboard
The US Consumer Product Safety Commission has deemed hoverboards “unsafe” and, in a letter released by the organization, all hoverboard manufacturers to gain UL certification before selling more boards. #hoverboards Makers, importers and retailers put on notice https://t.co/UEvHCBxSf5 pic.twitter.com/jfG9kIiovC — U.S. CPSC (@USCPSC) February 19, 2016 “Consumers… Read MoreU.S. Government Says Hoverboards Are Verboten
Better late than never?
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The Wild West of Exploding Hoverboards May Soon Come to ...
If you needed proof that 2015 was a crazy year in gear, look no further than the amazing, ankle-clipping, combustible, can't-keep-em-stocked hoverboards.
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The 5 Biggest Gear Stories of the Year
The fact that everyone calls them "hoverboards" is annoying, but you know what's more annoying? The fact that they keep exploding. Here's why that happens.
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Why Hoverboards Keep Exploding
First thing: It's not actually a hoverboard.
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