Hover-boards 10/24/14

Hover-boards in the Future

• Greg and Jill Henderson have been working on a new hover-board 
• The board is magnetic and can hover about a copper surface 
• It hovers one inch off of the ground 
• The board itself weighs 100 pounds 
• The two have poured their life savings into making the hover board and hope to one day create and industry around the hover-board 
• Mr. Henderson hopes that one day we will be able to use hover technology for bigger and better things like making earthquake proof hovering cities 
• There are many other companies (ex: Google X) and individuals working on hover-board
• The hover-board is slowly becoming a real thing 
  

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Future Libraries 10/10/14

Future Libraries 

• Many libraries are now thinking of modernizing and making new technologies available for more people 
• Chicago is one of the major cities embracing this and creating more advanced libraries 
• The libraries will be stocked with 3D printers and laser cutters
• The maker labs will be the section of the library containing the library 
• The libraries will offer demonstrations and workshops to help people understand the machines they are using
•  Finch Robots will be available for checkout as well
• These robots will help tech children about computer science  

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The Electric Unicycle 10/3/14

The Electric Unicycle (Yes, it's a real thing.)

• Companies like Ryno Motors and Airwheel are producing motorized unicycles 
• According to developers the unicycles are portable, cheap, and fun 
• The motorized unicycles go up to 12 mph 
• The unicycles last for up to 28 miles before they need to recharge and are rugged enough to go off road
• They are already being used by some mailmen in the UK  
• Many who have tried the motorized unicycle out say that it feels like being on a hoverboard 
• The person riding the unicycle must use there body to control the gadget by leaning forward to accelerate and back to slow down or stop 
•  The companies claim that the unicycle even enabled a disabled woman to go out and reconnect with her loved ones

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