uk.reuters.com - 10/30/2008
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LONDON (Reuters) - A "Star Wars" inspired hover chair, a speedy electric motorbike and stereo speakers that cost as much as a small house are among the attractions at Britain's biggest gadget show in London this weekend. Organizers of Stuff Live hope thousands of visitors will forget their ...
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New Lounge Chair 'Hovers' Using Magnets
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A $9,500 LOUNGE CHAIR THAT FLOATS ABOVE THE GROUND VIA MAGNETS -- yeah, a maglev chair -- is on display at Britain's gadget show called Stuff Live.
Lounge chair hovers over magnets
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... Designed by inventor, Keith Dixon, the Lounger uses magnets to make the chair float above the ground. Funnily enough, Dixon, of Hoverit Ltd, which is based out of Sussex, was inspired by the Star Wars films as a child. Especially, when it comes to those anti-gravity Landspeeders. ...
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The fun and cool little Hover-Q toy is said to be the smallest indoor infrared-controlled hovercraft in the world with its 10.5 cm (4.1 inches) in length.
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Apple files patent for hover-ready touchscreen
electronista.com 12/4/2008 — Apple has developed technology that would let an iPhone or similar device be controlled by hovering fingers nearby rather than just touches alone, a new US patent filing shows. The system would include the company's familiar capacitive touchscreen t...
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youtube.com 5/6/2009 — 1960s prototype of the Hover Scooter. Tweed jacket and tie are optional.
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neatorama.com 5/6/2009 — [YouTube - Link]
This would be the vehicle of my dreams: the Hover Scooter, a mix-up between a motorbike, a scooter and a hovercraft. Seen here on a test run in 1960. Tweed jacket and tie are optional.
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Google’s Wonderland loses luster with economic woes
tech.blorge.com 12/3/2008 — Google is to job seekers is as Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory is to…well…anybody. Perks out the wazzoo and a work environment bordering on utopia have made many wish they could be Oompa Loompas for the web giant. But even Google [...]
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