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A group of savvy* car enthu-siasts fashioned a tricked out Barbie Ford Mustang that can go from zero to 96 kilometers per hour in just six seconds and reach a max speed of 112 kilometers per hour. By comparison, your average Barbie car can only go up to 4 kilometers per hour.

Grind Hard Plumbing Co., a YouTube channel that builds crazy contraptions* and cars, posted a few videos of the souped-up* Power Wheels in action. In one harrowing scene, the driver, who is named Ethan, is doing donuts with the contraption before it spins out of control

and almost goes over a cliff.“There’s no traction for

the steering, so Ethan’s understeering like crazy,” one of the onlookers said in the video. “It’s pretty much uncontrollable.”

Thankfully, the car and its driver’s descent are stopped short — with just a few inches between the edge of the cliff and a steep drop onto some train tracks and, beyond that, a lake.

Instead of rewiring the Power Wheels’ original parts, creator Edwin Olding ended up dropping the car’s outer shell onto a go-kart that he found on Craigslist.

The vehicle includes some other big upgrades like a new piston and a performance camshaft*. It also has about 24 horsepower, according to the Drive. It’s controlled with a clutch* pull handle on the steering wheel. Olding noted in the video that fi rst gear was diffi cult to use at times, perhaps due to a lack of fuel.

Grind Hard published a video of the building process on YouTube. (SD-Agencies)

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BlackBerry has started to tease its next handset, dubbed KEY2, which will sport a dual-camera system, LED fl ash and physical key-board.

The smartphone is a follow-up to the KEYone, which was launched in February 2017. Like the KEYone, the new phone will be powered by Google’s Android operating system.

BlackBerry typically adds its own software improve-ments to Android to improve security on the device — a key selling point for the pri-vacy-focused company.

BlackBerry has included a mysterious new button on the KEY2’s physical key-board.

The new key, which is labelled with a three-by-three grid of dots, did not make it onto the BlackBerry KEYone.

The BlackBerry KEY2 will be unveiled in New York City on June 7. (SD-Agencies)

BlackBerry gearing up to launch new smartphone 黑莓有望发布KEY2Uber is stepping up its bid to

create one of the fi rst urban fl ying taxi networks.

The fi rm unveiled its Uber Air design models for the fi rst time at the Elevate Summit in Los Angeles this week, revealing a look at the vertical take-off and landing (VTOL*) craft that could be ferrying passengers above congested* cities in just two years.

A full-size model and miniature design prototype* show how the electric fl ying taxis could fi t up to four riders per vehicle, at fi rst for piloted fl ights before ultimately becoming fully autonomous*.

Uber plans to launch the air-taxi service in 2020, with its self-fl ying craft to follow in the next fi ve to 10 years.

The models offer a glimpse at the helicopter-like craft that will lift off using a series of rotors. But, the electric

vehicles will be far quieter than a helicopter.

The plan will rely on a network of Skyports, which will allow the VTOL Uber Air craft to take off and land on rooftops across the country.

A video demonstrating the fi rm’s vision of a fl ying taxi network reveals what appears much like its current on-the-ground model.

Passengers can hail a ride using the mobile app, though these must be booked 60 minutes ahead of time. Then, they’ll head to the terminal to fi nd their craft.

Stan Swaintek, head of operations, aviation at Uber, said the system is designed to be seamless and intuitive for the rider. (SD-Agencies)

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The Four Seasons Resort Maldives at Landaa Giraa-varu has recently launched a submarine tour of the local reefs for its guests.

Those staying at the uber-luxury hideaway can climb aboard a Super Falcon 3S, built by DeepFlight, and descend to 36.5 meters to take in at the local sea life.

The submarine can take up to two guests at a time down into the waters around Landaa Giraavaru, which form part of a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve*.

It allows guests to skim over coral formations, fl y through shoals of brightly colored fi sh and encounter sharks, turtles and dolphins

— all without getting wet.The pilot narrates each

dive with a real-time com-mentary, educating guests about the wonders of the underwater ecosystem.

But the excursions* don’t come cheap, with a trip for two people costing US$1,500.

The Super Falcon 3S sub is described as an environmentally friendly, battery-operated submers-ible that offers unparalleled underwater “fl ying” from the safety, comfort and style of a personal pressurized* and air-conditioned cockpit*, with individual viewing domes.

Once submerged, the domes provide a 360-degree view of

the underwater world.The Super Falcon 3S has

also been designed with the environment in mind: its electric and acoustic* emis-sions have been minimized so as not to disturb marine life, and it never lands on the seabed or reefs.

Four Seasons regional vice president Armando Kraenz-lin said: “These submarine excursions redefi ne marine exploration and bridge the gap between the world we see above the waves and the one that exists below. We couldn’t be prouder to be the fi rst resort in the world to launch the DeepFlight Super Falcon 3S.”

(SD-Agencies)

Hotel lets guests take a submarine tour of reefs

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