You'll be able to buy a jetpack next year
Yes you did read that right. The decades old pipedream is true. The Martin Jetpack, created in New Zealand and first flew in 2008, will be available for sale in the second half of 2016.
Fly like Iron Man with the Water-powered Flyboard
Since Bond rose into the air in Thunderball, all the way up to Robert Downey Jr's CGI exploits with personal flight technology, we've always been fascinated with jetpacks and various other forms of solo propulsion. With this in mind, we'd like to introduce you to Zapata Racing's concept, the Flyboard: the water propelled waterboots that look more familiar to the exploits of Iron Man.
Martin says its jetpack is practical. Proven with poorly rendered animation
So Jetpacks, for all their impressive prestige for Nazi combat and general procrastination, they haven't been seen within the wider public agenda than the tech followers (people beyond we enthusiastic readers) as applicable to other situations. But Martin wants you to know about that they're actually useful.