'Flying car' to end your traffic woes

WELLINGTON: A car, which doubles up as a plane, took-off for the first time in public during the afternoon air show on the first day of EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. 

The prototypes of the car-plane hybrid, Terrafugia Transition, have been displayed at AirVenture for eight years now, but only in 2013 did the vehicle fly and drive in public, Stuff.co.nz reported. 

The Massachusetts-based company is hoping to market its drivable airplane to pilots, who detest being grounded by bad weather or have difficulty traveling after they land, the report said. 

Richard Gersh, Terrafugia vice president of business development, said that the hybrid provides the convenience of having your car and plane in one package. 

A 'dumbbell' to exercise thumbs of phone addicts

      

      NEW YORK: Thumbell, a dumbbell-like miniature weight has been designed to help people exercise their thumbs and aid smartphone users to fight off fatigue. 

            A UK mobile service provider is encouraging textaholics to turn their thumbs into lean, mean pressing machines with their tiny new Thumbells. The mobile service company and device provider O2 claims that over 26 million in the UK have complained of thumb pain in the past five years — after spending hours gaming, web browsing, and using social networks on their smartphones, 'New York Daily News' reported. 

         "Our research shows that excessive usage of the phone can leave people with sore thumbs, so we want our customers to make sure their thumbs are well looked after so they can make use of all the great technology that is available at their fingertips," David Johnson, general manager of devices for O2, told ABC News. The 65gmThumbell is currently being tested internally at the company.

Thumbell, a dumbbell-like miniature weight has been designed to help people exercise their thumbs and aid smartphone users to fight off fatigue.