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Marty McFly gets a hoverboard in Back to The Future II in 1989, set in October 2015. Now you can get a hoverboard - though not for skating.Photograph: Allstar Picture Library
Want a hoverboard before Marty McFly (who looks just like Michael J Fox) arrives in October 2015 to fly one around his town square? Arx Pax, a small company from Los Gatos, California, is now offering the real thing - although don’t expect to do much travelling on it.
Ever since Michael J Fox took to the air in the 1989 classic, Back to the Future II, people have dreamed of hoverboards. Many have attempted to recreate that magic; Mattel even released a plastic replica. Sadly, it didn’t levitate.
Arx Pax’s product really does hover. There’s one small catch, though – it will only hover on special surfaces, because it uses magnets, just like a maglev (magnetic levitation) train.
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/oct/21/marty-mcfly-hoverboard-available-on-kickstarter
http://www.engadget.com/2014/10/21/we-rode-a-hoverboard/
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/142464853/hendo-hoverboards-worlds-first-real-hoverboard