One of the most talked about things this week was a strange video of a man who appeared to have a real life jet-powered hoverboard. The video was published by Zapata Racing, which has made water-powered versions of these flying machines for a few years now . The difference is that those are always tethered to some kind of personal watercraft. This new "Flyboard Air," as CEO Franky Zapata calls it, is something totally different. The video went viral on Monday, and it polarized the internet. People thought it was either the coolest thing ever invented , or that it was a massive hoax . Even optimistic parties, like myself, were skeptical . Maybe we all still feel a little burned by Tony Hawk and FunnyorDie, or maybe we were just being careful — after all, the video was suspiciously edited, there were very few details, and it just looked a little fake. Over the week, more videos of the flight(s) surfaced, and it appeared to be the real deal. This morning, thou...
We can already do a million and one things with the smart phones in our pockets, but who knows what phones will be able to do in the future. Contact lens phones, gold tooth phones, earring phones - the possibilities are endless. Here at Digital Trends, we're personally rooting for the eye patch phone because if you want to be cool, you gotta wear an eye patch, mahn . Below are 10 cool concept phones that we came across while we were wakeboarding the Internet. TRON PHONE This phone will never be made, because it doesn't work, but we think it's pretty cool. This phone was designed by Andrew D. Morgan with inspiration from the Tron Legacy film. They essentially felt that the programs in the grid would need a way to communicate. Stay tuned for AT&T's manufacturing of this phone once the grid becomes a real thing. Likelihood of existing: Lower than grandpa's ... life expectancy? NOKIA 2030 This phone was designed by Jim Chan and it'...