Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. French inventor Franky Zapata takes off on a Flyboard to cross the English channel from Sangatte in France to Dover, in Sangatte ...

Since the release of the 2nd Back to the Future movie, many people have dreamed of the day that ‘hoverboard’ technology might become a reality. Sadly, since we’ve now passed the allotted date in the ...

Ever since the Back to the Future movies released, fans of sci-fi gadgets and futuristic tech in general have been hoping to ride a real-life hoverboard like the one Marty McFly pilots in the second ...

It took a second try, but Franky Zapata has become the first to cross the English Channel using a hoverboard. The French inventor used his jet-powered Flyboard Air to travel the 22 miles from France ...

SANGATTE, France (Reuters) - A French inventor failed in his attempt to cross the English Channel on a jet-powered hoverboard on Thursday when he was knocked into the water as he landed on a ...