This new hoverboard -- an update on the revolutionary Hendo vehicle introduced last year -- was designed in consultation with skating legend Tony Hawk.
The new hoverboard, called the Hendo 2.0, looks and handles like a genuine skateboard, as opposed to its predecessor, the original Hendo. While both are genuine hoverboards, using magnet technology to levitate off the ground, the Hendo was a larger, thicker, more unwieldy model. The genius minds at Hendo asked Tony Hawk to consult and collaborate on the new hoverboard, and the result was predictably skate culture-oriented. Hawk's suggestions were to make the Hendo 2.0 lighter, smaller, quieter and easier to ride. The new hoverboard, unsurprisingly, seems to be modeled after the deck of a skateboard.
Just in time for October 21st, 2015, the day Marty McFly arrived in the future, the world now has a genuine Back to the Future-style hoverboard.
What's Driving This Trend
- Skateboard-inspired Hoverboards
- Opportunity for creating hoverboards that resemble and handle like traditional skateboards to cater to the skate culture.
- Consultation-driven Design
- Opportunity for businesses to collaborate with industry experts, such as Tony Hawk, to create innovative and consumer-focused products.
- Retro Futurism
- Opportunity to tap into the nostalgia of iconic movies, like Back to the Future, by developing futuristic products that pay homage to the past.
Who This Affects Most
- Personal Transportation
- Potential for disruption by developing smaller, lighter, and quieter hoverboards that improve convenience and user experience.
- Skateboarding Equipment
- Opportunity to expand product offerings by introducing hoverboards that cater to skateboard enthusiasts, providing a new and exciting way to experience skate culture.
- Film and Entertainment
- Opportunity to capitalize on nostalgic movie references by creating products that embody the futuristic vision of films, like the Back to the Future hoverboard.
