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Narke's Electrojet aims to clean up the reputation of jet skis

Loz Blain August 6, 2018

Hungarian company Narke claims it's building the world's first electric personal watercraft (PWC) designed for proper series production. The Electrojet is a 60-hp (45-kW), carbon-bodied electric sit-down jet ski capable of doing 35 mph (55 km/h) in near silence.

Hungarian company Narke is pushing ahead to get the world's first production electric PWC onto the ...

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Trident underwater scooter is set to take you down

Ben Coxworth August 1, 2018

A couple of months ago, Geneinno successfully Kickstarted its Titan underwater drone, which users control from above the surface. Now, the company is about to crowdfund a little something for those of us who actually want to explore the underwater world in person – the Trident underwater scooter.

The Trident underwater scooter is headed for Indiegogo later this month

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Ravik electric surfboard awakens the silent thrillseeker in you

Loz Blain July 31, 2018

Hear that? Nope? Me neither, but the silent, high-speed electric surfboard is now most definitely a thing, coming soon to a reasonably smooth set of swells near you. The latest to hit the waves is the Awake Rävik, a 35-mph, full carbon stand-up beast with a wireless hand-held throttle.

The Ravik, by Awake Boards, is a high-powered electric beast capable of 35 mph over the ...

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Tesla sells out of surfboards

Nick Lavars July 29, 2018

Elon Musk isn’t averse to thinking outside the square when it comes to branded merchandise. The latest example? A limited edition Tesla surfboard crafted, in part, with the same materials used in its cars.

Tesla's limited run of 200 surfboards has sold out within a day of appearing on its ...

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Pininfarina styling shines on the high-performance Princess R35 yacht

Nick Lavars July 26, 2018

Pininfarina might be best known for its gorgeous looking Ferraris and the like, but these days the Italian design firm’s fingerprints can be found on creations of all kinds. The latest non-road-going vehicle to feature its famous exterior styling is the R35 yacht.

The R35 yacht is set to debut at the Cannes Yachting Festival in September

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US$30,000 Boxfish ROV represents the state of the art in underwater camera drones

Loz Blain July 24, 2018

Test-driving the Gladius underwater camera drone was awesome, and it made us wonder: what's the state of the art in these devices? That would appear to be the US$30,000 Boxfish ROV, a 55-lb pro video monster with eight vectored thrusters, 20,000 lumens of lighting, and a max dive depth of 3,280 ft.

The Boxfish ROV boasts a 1,000-meter max depth, which requires twin ultra-bright 10,000 lumen LED lighting

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Ride on water: Pre-sale reservations now available for Manta5 hydrofoiling e-bike

Loz Blain July 24, 2018

Pre-sale registrations are now open for the Manta5, a Kiwi-built, 400-watt hydrofoiling e-bike that lets you ride effortlessly on water like a life-jacketed, 2,000-year-old Jewish carpenter on a fitness kick.

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The Sculpture Coralarium: The world's first semi-submerged tidal art gallery

Rich Haridy July 19, 2018

Artist and environmental sculptor Jason deCaires Taylor has just completed his most remarkable work to date, a semi-submerged tidal gallery exhibiting a number of artworks designed to evolve over time as they are colonized by algae and weathered by the environment.

This is the first art gallery that is designed to be semi-submerged and visitors must swim ...

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Vessel formerly known as "Boaty McBoatface" launched

David Szondy July 17, 2018

The BAS's state-of-the-art polar research ship Boaty McBoatface was launched on Saturday July 14 at the Cammell Laird shipyards on the River Mersey. Okay, its name is actually RRS Sir David Attenborough after the NERC rejected McBoatface after it won a public vote in 2016.

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Student designs and builds underwater jetpack, aims to start production in 2019

Paul Ridden July 12, 2018

Archie O'Brien had a dream of zipping below the waters off Iceland. He looked at contraptions that would pull him along underwater, but everything available proved beyond his reach. So he designed and built the Cuda underwater jetpack, which will be going into production early next year.

The Cuda underwater jetpack is currently at the prototype stage, but is heading for production in ...