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Kit for the Covert Cool-Cat

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Stealth planes had aesthetics completely different from those of regular planes, didn’t they? You would expect a stealth fighter jet to be incredibly aerodynamic/flowy, but no… they had this fantastically faceted design that garnered at least a few “whoa”s when we were children. There’s at least one point in a child’s life where their ambition was to be a pilot, and more times than none, their plane of choice was the cool-looking stealth-fighter!

The Tessel Jet Pack gives you them nostalgic feels with its stealth-fighter inspired faceted design. The faceted panel’s alluring design boasts of being durable and at the same time have the flexible properties of a fabric. Aesthetically, the faceted panel looks great under lighting, while also having a tactile experience so uniquely calming, you won’t want to stop stroking it.

The Tessel is crafted not just with style, but also with a great material selection. The faceted panel is manufactured from a composite fabric, while the rest of the bag has a 210D Nylon construction, perfect for the urban lifestyle. The Bag comes with a front pocket right below the faceted panel for your easy-to-access essentials. The Insides of the bag prove to be spacious with a faux-fur lined sleeve that’s guaranteed to hold and carefully cushion your 15″ laptop or tablet from not just outer impact but even the tiniest scratches that may arise from objects within the bag.

Obviously, the Tessel comes in the signature covert Black, paying tribute to the Nighthawk Stealth fighter. Pair this with a black hoodie and shades, and you’ll blend into the darkness! Or maybe you won’t because the Tessel Jet Pack is sure to grab eyes… and garner a few nostalgic “whoa”s!

Designers: Aaron Puglisi and Daniel Shirley

Buy It Here: $99.00 $140.00

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This 200 Horsepower Jetpack Will Replace Your Golf Cart

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So you’re on the golf course, hitting the ball into the hole, then getting into your golf cart to travel to the next one. Or worse yet, you’re walking with a cart. Either way, it can take a while to get to the next hole. What you need is a jetpack like this one to shave some time from the game.

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After tooling around in his golf cart hovercraft a couple of years back, pro golfer Bubba Watson has reteamed with Oakley to test drive what is likely the world’s first flying golf cart. The flying pack is powered by a 200 horsepower engine that drives two ducted fans. It has a top speed of 50 mph in the air. This will make your golf game not take all day, and gives flyers an overview of the course from the air too.

Add a little platform and maybe you could swing from in the air and create a whole new golf game. Sadly, I doubt they will be releasing a commercial version of this.

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[via Techeblog]

Jetpack to Increase Speed & Agility: Slightly Advanced Warfare

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Swiss pilot Yves Rossy is known around the world as Jetman because he made – and flies with – his own jet-propelled wing. Arizona State University (ASU) student Jason Kerestes also made a jetpack, but it’s not strong enough to make a man fly, nor was it meant to. It’s designed only to help its wearer move faster on foot.

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Working with his mentor and DARPA, Jason’s started Project 4 Minute Mile (4MM) to “create a wearable jetpack that enhances speed and agility.” Although his current prototype can’t live up to the project’s title yet, it was able to help a test subject run a mile 18 seconds faster than normal. The net effect is even more significant if you consider that the jetpack adds an 11.2lb. load to the wearer.

I’d like to see Usain Bolt run with the jetpack.

[via Arizona State University via Digg]

Jetman Completes Jet Pack Flight over Japan’s Mount Fuji

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We’ve talked about Swiss daredevil Yves Rossy several times since he began making flights using a wing powered by jet engines strapped to his back. In the past he’s flown his backpack wing in formation with a fighter jet, jumped from a hot air balloon and completed a loop wearing his backpack wing.

Rossy recently completed another flight when he flew over the Japanese landmark of Mount Fuji.

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This was his first flight in Asia. He used his carbon-Kevlar jet wing mounted to his back and flew around the mountain to celebrate its designation as a world heritage site.

The backpack wing Rossy uses can reach speeds of up to 190 mph. The flight speed is controlled by a hand held throttle. The wingsuit can fly to an altitude of 12,000 feet and travel 9.3 miles before running out of fuel. He then returns to the ground using a parachute when he runs out of fuel.

[via Telegraph]

Verizon Jetpack 890 4G Wi-Fi Hotspot launches

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The Verizon Jetpack, developed by ZTE, creates a personal Wi-Fi cloud that is capable of sharing high-speed 4G LTE connectivity with up to 10 Wi-Fi-enabled devices. Business customers can organize...