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Video – British ‘Iron Man’ Sets New Jet Suit Speed Record
Two years ago, British inventor Richard Browning not only revealed his (personally designed) jet-powered suit but also set a new world record for the fastest recorded speed on such a device. Not satisfied with that achievement, however, he was recently in Brighton to give his latest innovations a ‘test’ run.…
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Upcoming Iron Man VR Game Lets You Be Tony Stark
The Most Immersive Superhero Video Game Yet After the success of Spider-man on Sony‘s PlayStation 4, the company is looking towards yet another Marvel property to raise the profile of their PlayStation VR. This time it is Iron Man VR which will let players actually see the world through Tony…
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Marvel Releases the First ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Trailer
The Beginning of the End Marvel Studios has finally released the first trailer for Avengers 4. It was supposed to come out on Wednesday. However, out of respect for the death of former US President George Bush Sr, it was pushed back. Rumours were suggesting that they plan to release…
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Marvel Studios Debuts Second Official ‘Captain Marvel’ Trailer
Bigger, Stronger, Faster and Female Marvel Hero Marvel Studios has released the second full length trailer for Captain Marvel. The latest entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe made an impact upon the first full length trailer landing three months ago. That trailer has now been viewed over 46 million times…
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Captain Marvel Punches Old Lady in First Official Trailer
First Official Full-Length Trailer Marvel Studios has finally released the first full-length official trailer for Captain Marvel. The movie features Oscar Award-winner Brie Larson in the title role. Unlike most Marvel Studios movies, this one is set entirely before the first Iron Man movie. Although, it does not go as…
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Avengers Infinity War Trailer Launched, Sets Ticket Sale Records
Monumental Moment for Marvel With Marvel‘s Black Panther is still dominating theatrical ticket sales, the next installment of the Avengers saga just blew it out of the water. Just six hours after movie ticket website Fandango opened pre-sales for the movie, it quickly beat Black Panther’s 24-hour sales record. Before…
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UK ‘Iron Man’ Show Off Flying Suit
An inventor from the UK has demonstrated a custom flying suit –à la Iron Man – that he built. Richard Browning, who showed off his novel invention during a TED event in Vancouver, Canada, describes the flying suit as “a bit of fun” rather than a significant innovation, but the feat…
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You Can Now Buy A Life-Size Iron Man Mark III Figure for $7950
Sideshow collectible figures are well-known in the nerd community for their incredibly detailed high-quality work. Their latest figure however, a life-scale Iron Man Mark III figure is one of the largest they have ever offered for sale. The Iron Man Mark III armor is the classic “gold and red” armor…
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British Inventor and Entrepreneur Makes his Own Iron Man-Style Jetpack
You can file this under ‘too good to be true’ since since it is April 1st after all, but British entrepreneur and inventor Richard Browning claims to have created a working Iron Man-style jetpack that can fly, or at least hover close to the ground. The effort seems too costly…
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Robert Downey Jr. Offers His Voice to Mark Zuckerberg’s Jarvis AI
Mark Zuckerberg’s latest pet project is his AI assistant Jarvis, which could have the potential to rival the offerings from rivals, such as Google Now and Cortana. What we do know is that there’s still a lot of work to be done, and it’s not even known if this will…
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Real-Life Iron Man Suit Can Lift 150kg
A home-made exoskeleton – built by an engineering student from Kerala, India, inspired by Iron Man’s metal exterior, and costing only £580 (US$750) to build – is capable of turning its wearer into an Olympic-level weightlifter. The suit, built by Vimal Govind Manikandan, a final year Mechanical Engineering student at…
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Hyundai Bringing the Iron Man Suit to Life
Korean automotive manufacturer Hyundai has revealed plans to create its own mechanical exoskeletons to help workers to lift heavy objects. Part Iron Man suit, part Power Loader from Aliens, Hyundai’s “wearable robot” will provide normal people with superhuman strength, and the company can see its application in both factory and…
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Jimmy Kimmel to Host Marvel Superhero Week
In a run-up to the release of Marvel’s Captain America: Civil War, late-night host Jimmy Kimmel is going to be hosting a Marvel Superhero week, offering not just one but many of the films Marvel looks to release in the coming month. Starting on Monday the 11th of April, Kimmel…
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Meta 2 AR Headset Impresses Crowd at Ted
Augmented reality is one step beyond virtual reality, with popular VR hardware like the Oculus Rift or even Google Cardboard looking to put you into the action, there is something missing from that Iron-Man experience. This is where Meta wants to surpass everyone else by not only letting you see images in 3D but…
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China’s New Space Robot Looks Like an Iron Man Knockoff
At the 17th China International Industry Fair in Shanghai, China’s space agency rolled out their new Mars Probe, which consists of a new orbiter and landing rover, and while normally that would be the star of the show, it certainly wasn’t. The new space-faring robot known as Xiaotian is a lawsuit…
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