"Freedom?" "All your dreams come true?" Holy crap, it's the worst product video I have ever seen! And spinning in circles? Yea, that'll set you free. LOL!

Yuck. No thanks.
This things range is pathetic, it's size is huge, and looks very wobbly.
When people thing of amazing future tech, hoverboards come to mind...but they look like the one Lexus made....not this giant hunk of crap.

Maybe it can do double duty as a leaf blower.

@ those guys that complain about this being too big or whatever: Check out the first computer and then look at those you can buy nowadays.

@blue_monk
Early computers were monstrosities that took up entire buildings and drew immense amounts of power, but they had very real applications. This does not. It's just an overpriced, underperforming toy.

Yup, not the same as comparing to computers. This thing can only get so small, since it needs all those fans to lift you, and batteries take up a decent amount of space.
If I was in the market for a revolutionary way to travel, it wouldn't be on a very load flattened lego. Actually, it would probably be that new jetpack that was shown off last month, now THAT was cool.

For some reasons, most of my geeky romanian compatriots sound like russians speaking english in Schwarzenegger movies. They also tend to stuff up presentation movies. Most of the times. However, these guys, ARCA, really managed to get to space or near-space, basically with scrap metal, while competing for funds with our shitty national space agency. Remember ENIAC? Things can only get better!

Why is something considered a "Hoverboard" candidate only if it has a visible gap to the ground? Why not a Hoverboard that's essentially a small hovercraft, complete with air cushion skirt? Are hovercraft not hovering? That would still give it the ability to move on all surfaces, including water, which Marty's Hoverboard couldn't do. Better yet, add a fan to the back, like an airboat, and never have to push with your feet.

204kwt, 36 fans, = 5.6kwt per fan. But most powerful EDF from hobbyking is 2.8kwt.

Wow this is a great start!!! And I just happened to be at the Organ Mountains in Las Cruces yesterday!