Thursday, April 14th, 2016: The Internet is Abuzz with the Latest Breakthrough in Hoverboard Technology

It's Thursday, April 14th, 2016, and in case you missed it, this video of the flyboard air is burning up the internet and with good reason. We've seen numerous attempts to create a real-life hoverboard, but this one's pretty useless. They had to build a special park for this one, as these tend to catch on fire and so on. But in one fell swoop, the folks that brought us these interesting things have come up with this thing, and it's just awesome beyond words.

Jetpacks are cool, but truthfully unrealistic. The flyboard air is the real hoverboard of our dreams, with a 90-mile an hour top speed, what appears to be no real altitude restrictions, long flight times, and damn it looks plain easy to fly. It appears to use essentially the same super stable controller system as the water-based flyboards but uses a small jet turbine or turbines for thrust. Some people are saying the video is a hoax, but maker Zapata Racing says the air has been in development for some time and has released several videos of it in action. So, they've either got it sorted out, or that's the best cellphone Oakes video ever.

We see no limit to the future of a device like the flyboard air, including racing leagues, search-and-rescue military applications, and of course, the best way to get just about anywhere. The flyboard air is still a prototype at this point, but judging from the size performance, and what appears to be general simplicity of it, we'll bet that when it comes to market, it might even be halfway affordable. Bravo guys, we can't wait to take a ride.

Facebook's AI efforts are well known, and they've now added a key player that will help them with that and other high-tech projects. Regina Dugan, both the former head of military skunk works DARPA, and a high-ranking Googler, is joining Team Zuckerberg to spearhead R&D on what Forbes calls ambitious and breakthrough projects. Dugan will be working out of the somewhat sinister sounding building 8 at Facebook, which we can only imagine contains alien autopsy facilities and top-secret gray hoodie replicators.

At Google, Dugan was part of the modular cell phone project, 3D mapping devices, and smart tech projects. She called her new post at Facebook compelling, saying that her projects will include tech infused with a sense of our humanity, "just keep Hal away from the A program Regina," that's all we ask. The movie I in the Sky is out in theaters right now has some pretty cool drone tech special effects and now it looks like these kinds of ideas aren't very far-fetched at all.

One cool bit was this drone hummingbird, but this little high-def camera packin' flying beetle really takes the cake. Crazy right? Not if you're a researcher at Cal Berkeley; they've glued some tech to the backs of these little flying nightmares and now they can control how and where they fly. Great truth be told, this isn't the first time they've done this; they figured out how to fly rhinoceros beetles around a while back but this time they have an even greater level of control over the critters' movements. Fantastic.

We're excited to see what these researchers come up with next. We'll be back again tomorrow with more tech news at Digital Trends.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enit's Thursday April 14th 2016 and in case you missed it this video of the flyboard air is burning up the internet and with good reason we've seen numerous attempts to create a real-life hoverboard this one's pretty useless they had to build a special park for this one these tend to catch on fire and so on but in one fell swoop the folks that brought us these interesting things has come up with this thing and it's just awesome beyond words jetpacks cool but truthfully unrealistic the flyboard air is the real hoverboard of our dreams with a 90 mile an hour top speed what appears to be no real altitude restrictions long flight times and damn it looks plain easy to fly it appears to use essentially the same super stable controller system as the water-based fly boards but uses a small jet turbine or turbines for thrust some people are saying the video is a hoax but maker Zapata Racing says the air has been in development for some time and has released several videos of it in action so they've either got it sorted out or that's the best cellphone Oakes video ever we see no limit to the future of a device like the flyboard air including racing leagues search-and-rescue military applications and of course the best way to get just about anywhere the flyboard air is still a prototype at this point but judging from the size performance and what appears to be general simplicity of it we'll bet that when it comes to market it might even be halfway affordable Bravo guys we can't wait to take a ride Facebook's AI efforts are well known and they've now added a key player that will help them with that and other high-tech projects Regina Dugan both the former head of military skunk works DARPA and a high-ranking Googler is joining Team Zuckerberg to spearhead R&D on what Forbes calls ambitious and breakthrough projects Dugan will be working out of the somewhat sinister sounding building 8 at Facebook which we can only imagine contains alien autopsy facilities and top-secret gray hoodie replicators at Google Dugan was part of the modular cell phone project 3d mapping devices and smart tech projects she called her new post at Facebook compelling and said her projects will include tech infused with a sense of our humanity just keep Hal away from the a program Regina that's all we ask the movie I in the sky out in theaters right now has some pretty cool drone tech special effects and now it looks like these kinds of ideas aren't very far-fetched at all one cool bit was this drone hummingbird but this little high-def camera packin flying beetle really takes the cake crazy right not if you're a researcher at Cal Berkeley they've glued some tech to the backs of these little flying nightmares and now they can control how and where they fly great truth be told this isn't the first time they've done this they figured out how to fly rhinoceros beetles around a while back but this time they have an even greater level of control over the critters movements fantastic the researchers call insects nature's ready-made robot platforms and we can't wait until things get completely out of hand we've got the rest of the day's tech news at digital trends calm we'll be back again tomorrowit's Thursday April 14th 2016 and in case you missed it this video of the flyboard air is burning up the internet and with good reason we've seen numerous attempts to create a real-life hoverboard this one's pretty useless they had to build a special park for this one these tend to catch on fire and so on but in one fell swoop the folks that brought us these interesting things has come up with this thing and it's just awesome beyond words jetpacks cool but truthfully unrealistic the flyboard air is the real hoverboard of our dreams with a 90 mile an hour top speed what appears to be no real altitude restrictions long flight times and damn it looks plain easy to fly it appears to use essentially the same super stable controller system as the water-based fly boards but uses a small jet turbine or turbines for thrust some people are saying the video is a hoax but maker Zapata Racing says the air has been in development for some time and has released several videos of it in action so they've either got it sorted out or that's the best cellphone Oakes video ever we see no limit to the future of a device like the flyboard air including racing leagues search-and-rescue military applications and of course the best way to get just about anywhere the flyboard air is still a prototype at this point but judging from the size performance and what appears to be general simplicity of it we'll bet that when it comes to market it might even be halfway affordable Bravo guys we can't wait to take a ride Facebook's AI efforts are well known and they've now added a key player that will help them with that and other high-tech projects Regina Dugan both the former head of military skunk works DARPA and a high-ranking Googler is joining Team Zuckerberg to spearhead R&D on what Forbes calls ambitious and breakthrough projects Dugan will be working out of the somewhat sinister sounding building 8 at Facebook which we can only imagine contains alien autopsy facilities and top-secret gray hoodie replicators at Google Dugan was part of the modular cell phone project 3d mapping devices and smart tech projects she called her new post at Facebook compelling and said her projects will include tech infused with a sense of our humanity just keep Hal away from the a program Regina that's all we ask the movie I in the sky out in theaters right now has some pretty cool drone tech special effects and now it looks like these kinds of ideas aren't very far-fetched at all one cool bit was this drone hummingbird but this little high-def camera packin flying beetle really takes the cake crazy right not if you're a researcher at Cal Berkeley they've glued some tech to the backs of these little flying nightmares and now they can control how and where they fly great truth be told this isn't the first time they've done this they figured out how to fly rhinoceros beetles around a while back but this time they have an even greater level of control over the critters movements fantastic the researchers call insects nature's ready-made robot platforms and we can't wait until things get completely out of hand we've got the rest of the day's tech news at digital trends calm we'll be back again tomorrow\n"