There is currently a Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board investigation into the crash of the experimental ICON A5 amphibious airplane. Jon Karkow, lead engineer, and coworker Cagri Sever were killed in the crash in Vacaville, California. Karkow was the pilot of the ICON A5 airplane which had…
This is totally gadget related. Look at all the technology on these high-end mountain bikes, not to mention the HD camera mounted on the guys helmet. Hopefully both of these mountain bike riders were wearing high-tech underwear. Video of this bear chasing the mountain biker after the break.
This $52,500 pickup truck is a bit like a Chevy Volt. It has a 60-kilowatt battery with an 80-mile electric range. Should you deplete your battery, a BMW three-cylinder engine wakes up and charges the battery. The W-15 gets to 6o mph in about 5.5-seconds with 460 horsepower and all…
This tiny and lightweight sail is a great addition to any kayaker who paddles in windy areas. Perfect for making speedy downwind travel with its 46-inch sail. The sail is made of rip-stop nylon and the seams are triple-stitched. The middle of the kayak sail is clear so you can see…
The gap between the front car seats and the center console is a black hole. This space between the seat and console has the ability to eat car keys, cell phones, food scraps, and just about anything else. Considering how thin this space is it is amazing how much it…
This mammoth RC truck, the Mammuth Rewarron, is somewhere between a UTV and a go-kart. It is over 6.5-feet long, weighs 375-pounds, and is powered by a single cylinder 4-stroke 270cc engine. Not sure where it is made but I believe it is from Hungary. Price tag = $5,500. Having…
This unique one-off racing bike was conceived by Nuno Teixeira back in 2010 and has finally made it to a finished product. The Pluma Track Bike was built for a Geneva-based customer by Constellation Composites. Because the Pluma (Portuguese for ‘feather’) was built to be a track racer, it only…
Love the feeling of a surfboard but want to cruise around regardless of waves? The Kai Concepts Jetfoiler makes it possible with a small motor located on a hydrofoil just beneath the waters surface. Not sure of the price or availability but the video (after the break) has me wanting…
Let me start off with a bit of spoiler alert – both boards are great and the comparisons are tough to do in an apples-to-apples fashion. With that said, let’s discuss the merits of both the Boosted Boards Dual+ (with extended battery) and the Evolve Skateboards Carbon GT. Read on…
Why would you stuff a Ferrari engine into a 1932 Ford and then twin turbo charge it? Because you can! This Vintage Flats satin red fiberglass bodied 32 Ford is a crazy mashup. They started off with the poor mans Ferrari engine (from a 1989 Mondial) and took it up…