The UK government has seized 32,000 dangerous hoverboards
The UK government has seized over 32,000 dangerous hoverboards out of 38,800 that have been inspected at UK entry points, BuzzFeed News reports.That's up from the 15,000 hoverboards that the Trading...
View ArticleWe got our hands on a hoverboard to see if it lives up to the hype
Hoverboards are very popular, despite being banned in New York City and other major cities. We got one in the office to test out and see if the hype is real.Produced by Joe AvellaFollow BI Video: On...
View ArticleAdults tried hoverboards for the first time — and it didn't go well
Despite multiple reports of hoverboards literally exploding and catching on fire, these two-wheeled gadgets were a huge hit this holiday season. When a Razor Hovertrax appeared in our office, people...
View ArticleThis photo is everything you need to know about the hoverboard takeover
Somewhere in suburbia, kids are congregating with their hoverboards and riding them in groups.One Twitter user who calls themselves Matt Stew captured the moment in a photo that has gone viral over the...
View ArticleRussell Crowe ranted at Virgin Airlines on Twitter over its hoverboard ban
Russell Crowe is angry about hoverboard bans on airlines and snapped at Virgin Australia after learning about the ban at the airport yesterday. Crowe vented to the airline on Twitter, saying he's never...
View ArticleThis $19,000 hoverboard looks incredible
There are “hoverboards” — the rolling (and sometimes exploding) ones banned by Amazon— and then there are hoverboards, the futuristic hovering skateboard-like vehicles we’ve dreamt about owning since...
View ArticleConsumer and retail news: 10 things you need to know today
1. Olive Garden is charging $400 per person for a New Year’s Eve partyThe Olive Garden in Times Square is charging customers $400 for dinner on New Year’s Eve, reports the New York Post. The meal...
View ArticleRussell Crowe left a Virgin flight because he was told he couldn’t bring his...
Hoverboards are all the rage these days — but they're also causing plenty of rage, in more ways than one.Take actor Russell Crowe, who claims to have gotten off a Virgin flight on Monday night because...
View ArticleMike Tyson fell off a hoverboard, and it looked incredibly painful
Mike Tyson became the latest hoverboard victim.As our friends at INSIDER noted, there's a learning curve to hoverboards — mastering the weight-controlled steering takes a while.In an Instagram video...
View ArticleThis $20,000 hoverboard actually hovers in the air
A private aerospace company called ARCA Space Corporation has unveiled a new hoverboard that works on any surface, including water. As cool as that sounds, it's much larger than the "Back to the Future...
View ArticleSegway just built a hoverboard killer — and it looks ridiculous
Segway display their "hoverboard killer" at the 2016 Consumer Electronic Show. It can even be driven without a rider on it.Produced by Kevin Reilly. Camera by Darren Weaver and Will Wei.Follow TI:On...
View ArticleI rode a hoverboard around my office for a week, and here's what I learned
For the past week, I have exclusively been using a hoverboard to get around my office. Instead of walking to the kitchen, bathroom, meetings, and my colleagues' desks, I have been using a blue Swagway...
View ArticleHow to ride a hoverboard
These two-wheeled, electric vehicles are everywhere these days. And while they may look like a lot of fun, but they're harder to use than you might think, illegal on the streets of New York, and there...
View ArticleThis is Segway's answer to the hoverboard craze — and it's available now
Segway made something of a splash at this year’s CES when it showed off its latest electric scooter, the Ninebot by Segway MiniPro. (Beijing-based Ninebot is Segway’s parent company.) Now, five months...
View ArticleWatch how hoverboards are transforming golf carts
Golfboard is a hoverboard for the golf course that can hold your bag and surf the turf at the same time.Produced by Jenner DealFollow BI Video: On TwitterJoin the conversation about this story »
View ArticleThe 4 strangest, craziest products we've seen lately
Every week, innovative new tech gadgets come on the scene. But for every practical invention, there is also a totally outlandish, off-the-wall gizmo. Here at Business Insider, our inboxes are flooded...
View ArticleMark Cuban's pricey new hoverboard wants to turn the 2-wheelers into grown-up...
Radical Transport had just gotten its first hoverboard prototype working in February 2016 when the nascent market faced a potentially game-ending crisis: some of the first hoverboards, made by other...
View ArticleSegway’s new scooter is a cute, $1,300 rolling robot that carries your stuff...
Segway Robotics is opening pre-orders for Loomo, a robotic scooter.A cross between a Segway scooter and an Amazon Echo, Loomo is a $1,300 two-wheel transport that responds to voice commands.In addition...
View ArticleWorst tech of the decade
The 2010s had its fair share of bad tech — including Google Glass, Snapchat Spectacles, and butterfly keyboards.Exploding batteries, unusable keyboards, and poor overall design are some of the things...
View ArticleThere's now an attachment that turns hoverboards into go-karts
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