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Hydrogen-Powered Boat Creates Own Fuel from the Water

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Is it possible that this boat might be one of the first completely self-sustaining water crafts available? I don’t know, but the description sure makes it sound like it is. The new MIG 675 cruiser boat will harvest its own hydrogen directly from the sea. Since it runs on hydrogen,…

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December 14th, 2011 by: Range

Iguana 29 Amphibious Yachts: Land or Water, It Doesn’t Matter

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Sick of the sea? This new motorboat from Iguana Yachts will deploy treads and let just drive your fancy ship right out of the water when you’re ready to get back on dry land. Why does this remind me of a James Bond movie?…

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December 3rd, 2011 by: Range

Outboard Engine Drink Blender Runs on Gasoline: But Will it Blend?

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This has to be one of the most unusual household appliances I’ve ever seen. What you’re looking at here is an old Johnson outboard motorboat engine, converted into a blender. Why? Because nobody had done it before, I guess.…

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September 1st, 2011 by: Technabob

Adhoc Folding Canoe for a Quick Water Getaway

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Have you ever felt the need for an emergency boat? Nope, me neither. Well, in any case, the Israeli designer Ori Levin from Tsor Design created Adhoc, a full-sized canoe that can be folded into a bag of the size of a standard backpack. Not bad. Now, in case of…

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July 29th, 2011 by: Range

Robot Jet Ski Patrols Harbors Looking for Baddies

Sometimes it seems like the military wants to shed all the people from many aspects of its operations. We will always need eyes on the ground, but many tasks are now being handed over to robots and drones. The USAF has the most drones, but the Navy is getting some…

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July 21st, 2011 by: Shane McGlaun

Triton 36,000 Submarine Gets Stronger Under Pressure

I like to swim and I have always though SCUBA diving would be cool as long as it was in water shallow enough that sharks couldn’t sneak up on me. I’m not for diving down to the kind of depths in a submarine where the pressure is so great you…

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April 28th, 2011 by: Shane McGlaun

Kinect Doesn’T Get Accessories, It Gets Replicas

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How about them PS3 Move acccesories? Ain’t they funny? The Kinect won’t stand for that. Its revolutionary hands-free technology must be marred by silly add-ons too! But an accessory won’t do, simply because there is no controller to accessorize, unless you want the Kinect camera to wear hats or have…

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October 8th, 2010 by: Lambert Varias

USB Battleship: You Sank My Flash Drive!

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Here’s a clever new idea for a USB hub.

Designed by Giffin’ Termeer for Kikkerland (and presumably inspired by their earlier Containership Powersupply), the USB Battleship probably isn’t seaworthy, but it is fully capable of connecting your various flash drives and peripherals to your computer.…

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August 30th, 2010 by: Technabob

Divetek is the Sweetest Water Floaty Thingy Ever

Summer is here in Texas and it’s so hot already that ol’ Beelzebub himself won’t come to these parts until late in October. With it being so hot, you can count on folks making it to the lake or down to the coast. There are also many people that hit…

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June 16th, 2010 by: Shane McGlaun

Rechargeable Ship Runs on Battery Power

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I don’t know if this is that revolutionary, but for a moment I was impressed with the fact that this battery-powered ferry can travel about 80 km with 800 passengers on board.

IHI Marine United is the maker of this plug-in ship that is powered by lithium-ion batteries. This ship…

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January 19th, 2010 by: Range

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