The rise and fall of the hoverboard
 

The rise and fall of the hoverboard
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About a month after U.S. officials declared hoverboards unsafe, Martha Stewart — long the undisputed queen of American domestic excellence — is delighting as she rides one barefoot through a posh hallway on her way to a celebrity dinner.*

The sight is so familiar **w that it's almost cliché: a celebrity on a hoverboard, gushing childlike exuberance, as her entourage looks on and waits for the inevitable social media post.*

But ** matter what you think of Stewart or her (lack of) skill in piloting a "self-balancing electric scooter" (the semi-official name for hoverboards), the scene sends a clear message: Hoverboards are officially over.* Read more...

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