New Hi-Tech Boat Swims Like a Killer Whale | Innespace Killer Whale Boat & Hi-Tech Boats | LiveScience. A new watercraft is giving wealthy adventure-seekers a taste of what it’s like to zip through the water like a killer whale. Innespace's Seabreacher Y vessel — which resembles a killer whale and is similar in size and dimension — is part submarine, part speedboat and can even leap out of the water. With a 260-horsepower supercharged engine that propels the vessel 55 mph on the surface and 20 mph underwater, the custom-made two-seater can be launched 16 feet into the air when it breaches.
A snorkel-mounted video camera transmits live video to LCD screens for the pilot and passenger during dives, and it also comes with GPS navigation and an on-board stereo system with iPod docking. The vessels cost about $86,000 each. Since Seabreacher boats are built to order and no two are alike due to owner customization, they aren't immediately available for purchase. This isn't the first time Innespace launched a boat line that looks like mammals. Filmmaker Replaces His Eye With a Camera. A Toronto filmmaker worked with a team of engineers to turn his prosthetic eye into a camera. What would you do if you lost one of your eyes? Filmmaker and self-proclaimed cyborg Rob Spence, who lost his eye in a childhood shooting accident, worked with a team of engineers to turn his prosthetic eye into a camera.
“It wasn’t easy but because it’s so like (science) fiction, engineers had a lot of fun making it,” the Toronoto man told Britain’s Sky News. “I was able to do it without a budget – it was a fun project for these guys.” Spence’s prosthetic makes him resemble the Terminator. Spence was commissioned by the makers of Deus Ex: Human Revolution to make a documentary about the future of human prosthetics. “People are going to have the option of having superior arms, superior eyes, at some point,” he said. Last year, an NYU professor also had a camera installed in his head, but it wasn't a prosthetic. Spence's camera isn't as invasive; he can pop the prosthetic in and out as he pleases. New Sony Control Shell + Any Android Phone. Tan Le: A headset that reads your brainwaves. Pranav Mistry: The thrilling potential of SixthSense technology | Video on...