Get Ready to Fly to Work with Your Jetpack!

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Before you head out to buy your next car, you might want to find out if your bank will float you a loan for your very own jetpack. Businessweek reported recently that Martin Aircraft has developed a viable jetpack that runs on premium gasoline! All we need is the FAA to clear commuters to use these instead of cars, and the roads will be far, far clearer.

Even more amazing, Martin Aircraft is hoping to sell the jetpacks for $86,000! Yes, that’s a completely insane price for a jetpack, but it makes them potentially marketable, instead of “so expensive they’re just a concept”. Being a child of the ’80s, I am still a little bitter that we’re five years away from the flying cars of “Back to the Future” and there’s still no sign of them, but my own personal jetpack would soothe that disappointment nicely.

While I don’t think we’ll be seeing the average person dropping in at the grocery store on a jetpack anytime soon, the low price could make these a boon to tourism sights. Imagine jetpacking your way across a forest, or over the ocean? Or instead of a helicopter tour of the Grand Canyon, why not a jetpack tour? The possibilities are endless!

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Zek
Zek has been a gadget fiend for a long time, going back to their first PDA (a Palm M100). They quickly went from researching what PDA to buy to following tech news closely and keeping up with the latest and greatest stuff. They love writing about ebooks because they combine their two favorite activities; reading anything and everything, and talking about fun new tech toys. What could be better?

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