Wet & Wild

By Anita Hamilton; Maryanne Murray Buechner; Lev Grossman; Simon Crittle; Sora Song With Reporting by Hanna Kite; Yuki Oda/Tokyo Monday, Nov. 29, 2004

SURF 'N' SURF

Last spring Intel commissioned a surfboard shaper in North Devon, England, to design a board with an embedded tablet PC. Why? So Intel could tout its Centrino processor at beach festivals around the globe. Equipped with wi-fi, the Wireless Technology Surfboard enables the surfer to send e-mail, shoot videos (using the built-in webcam) and, yes, surf the Web.

INVENTOR Intel

AVAILABILITY Prototype only

TO LEARN MORE intel.com

DAREDEVILS' DELIGHT

If you love water skiing but hate waiting your turn or finding someone to drive the boat, the Solo may be just what you need. This unmanned, 8-ft.-long fiber-glass boat lets you ski by yourself. All controls are on the tow handle, including acceleration, turning and a stop-start button. For added safety, the kill switch is activated when you drop the handle. Legal in 40 states (see website for information), the Solo goes up to 40 m.p.h.

INVENTOR Solo Watersports

AVAILABILITY Now, $10,995

TO LEARN MORE solowatersports.com

Most Popular »

Full List »
  1. Five Things the U.S. Can Learn from China
  2. How a Bank Robber Became an Antihero in France
  3. World Leaders Put Off a Climate Change Treaty
  4. China Investigates Deaths After Swine Flu Shot
  5. Five Things the U.S. and China Actually Agree On
  6. Happiness Paradox: Why Are Americans So Cheery?
  7. Handshakes and Vetted Questions: Obama's Chinese Town Hall
  8. Good and Bad News for Boxing: Only One Pacquiao
  9. Box-Office Weekend: 2012 Masters Disaster
  10. The Meaning and Mythos of Manny Pacquiao
  1. Five Things the U.S. Can Learn from China
  2. Happiness Paradox: Why Are Americans So Cheery?
  3. China Investigates Deaths After Swine Flu Shot
  4. Did a Time-Traveling Bird Sabotage the Collider?
  5. Five Things the U.S. and China Actually Agree On
  6. Good and Bad News for Boxing: Only One Pacquiao
  7. Shanghai: 10 Things to Do in 24 Hours
  8. What Gets Lost When Our Finances Go Paperless
  9. How a Bank Robber Became an Antihero in France
  10. Beijing: 10 Things to Do in 24 Hours

Quotes of the Day »

Get & Share
"We were approached by the lobbyist, who asked if we would be willing to enter a statement in the 'Congressional Record.' "
STANLEY V. WHITE, chief of staff for Representative Robert Brady, one of dozens of lawmakers who used statements that were ghostwritten by biotechnology company Genentech during the health care debate in the House
More Quotes »
For use in rail of Articles page or Section Fronts pages. Duplicate and change name as necesssary to distinguish.

Time.com on Digg

POWERED BY digg

More on TIME.com »

Quotes of the Day »

Get & Share
"We were approached by the lobbyist, who asked if we would be willing to enter a statement in the 'Congressional Record.' "
STANLEY V. WHITE, chief of staff for Representative Robert Brady, one of dozens of lawmakers who used statements that were ghostwritten by biotechnology company Genentech during the health care debate in the House
More Quotes »

Today in Pictures »

Stay Connected with TIME.com

Learn More »