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more about #futurecities fox01313: At least the segway you can stop, lean on it & just enjoy the view, this thing looks like it will just tip over if you try to stop anytime sending you... more » The Curse of Millhaven: Only if it hovers. more » ♠ Final ♠: I'm one step closer to becoming GizmoDuck. more » Cianalas: looks unpleasant to ride. more » FrankenPC: These are girly toys. THIS is was i want to see mass produced: [gizmodo.com] more » Motoki: Wonder how long it will take for the Japanese to come up with a CGI gay porn human transformer version of this. more » evildead1971: its 2009, get with the hoverboards more » MonkeyT: *Slightly* dorkier than a Segway. Watching the guy in the business suit doing that pelvic thrust in shots 1 & 4 shows how much he trusts it. The... more » NerD: Blattella: Small: Yes Unobtrusive: Yes Sexy: I think we can to agree that there is no way that looks sexy. Now if you had said shame-inducing or ego-deflating ... more » burgerdog: While I understand things like building better wheelchairs, who's the person at the company going "you know what I'm sick of? Walking!"? Invent tech... more » Perhaps Not: Yes, but according to the sign, it runs on dreams! more » BadUncle: So, is this target audience mall cops or the morbidly immobile riders of Rascal scooters? Either way, I see an excellent future in drunken figure 8 ra... more » reddingofish: These would be great for zipping around the office. more » CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard): 10 of these. A long office and the boss out at a meeting. PARTY!!!! Winner gets to try and ride it down the 43 flights of stairs!!! more » acrobatic rabbit: I know that the answer is probably going to be "practice", but how the heck is one supposed to balance on this thing without falling numerous times be... more » SuperTuna: It's hard to see but the top "disc" actually folds out both sides to cup your butt. Also, picture 2 - "McFly, you bojo! Those boards don't work on wa... more » ThisDudeRufus: Paging Mr(s). Garrison... more » Gilese: Yeah, how about a padded seat, a little saddle up there, anything. It looks like a vehicle for forced sterilization. The first little pothole and yo... more » crashedpc - Haifisch: I'm seeing massive amounts of crotch crunching potential, here. But I'm sure it builds up your abs very quickly. more » MargaretMoony: Does anyone else find Dubai creepy and smacking of a sci-fi city? I mean it has the plush decadence, the shitty environmental problem, THE SLAVE CLAS... more » -
#transportation
Finally, A Personal Transportation Device That Looks Dorkier Than A Segway
Behold the personal transport of the future! It looks like a boombox, but Honda's U3-X is a unicycle-like personal mobility device, that you can steer by leaning in the direction you want to go. It's small, unobtrusive, and sexy! More » -
#futurecities
Fake Dubai Movie Trailer Proves Dubai's Futuristic Cityhood Is All Hype
Dubai 2010 mocks the bluster of U.S. movie trailers, while showcasing lovely CG vistas of Future Dubai. But ad-agency Rolling Thunder inadvertently reveals Dubai's "futuristic city" status is just as hype-fueled as Bruckheimer. Update: Check out the famous spaceship cameos. More » -
#futurecities
The Most Fantastical Cities On Earth, As Chosen By Ursula K. Le Guin And Michael Moorcock
Their books take you to strange cities from other planets, alternate histories and mythical realms. But what real-life cities inspire Ursula K. Le Guin, Michael Moorcock, Nalo Hopkinson and China Miéville? The SharedWorlds project found out, with fascinating results. More » -
#conceptart
Video Games Are The Forefront Of Futuristic City Design
Shanghai in the year 2027 glimmers with life, setting the Huangpu river ablaze with reflections, in this image from Eidos' long-awaited game Deus Ex 3. Are video games the cutting edge of imagining future cities? More »
