On the Water

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He was so taken aback, in fact, that he decided to do something to help people survive future tsunamis. The result is his Tsunami Survival Pod (TSP), and you can buy one of your own for AUS$8,500, or about US$8,900.  <a href="/web/20120920042257/http://www.gizmag.com/tsunami-survival-pod/24204/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div>   <div class="summary_item " data-article="24131"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20120920042257/http://www.gizmag.com/pluto-sub-dhs/24131/">Homeland Security's PLUTO sub designed to imitate narco subs</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20120920042257/http://www.gizmag.com/author/david-szondy/">David Szondy</a></div> <div class="date">September 16, 2012</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20120920042257/http://www.gizmag.com/pluto-sub-dhs/24131/#comments">10 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20120920042257/http://www.gizmag.com/pluto-sub-dhs/24131/pictures">3 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback" href="/web/20120920042257/http://www.gizmag.com/pluto-sub-dhs/24131/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120920042257im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/pluto-sub-dhs-3.JPG" title="PLUTO off the coast of San Diego (Image: Paul Wedig, DHS S&T)" alt="PLUTO off the coast of San Diego (Image: Paul Wedig, DHS S&T)"/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> When someone mentions drug running, most people probably picture a person coming through an airport carrying a suitcase with a false bottom or with balloons stuffed up their nether regions. We don’t usually imagine things like submarines. Unfortunately, the South American drug cartels not only imagine them, but they build and operate them. To help combat these underwater smugglers, the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate (S and T) is operating their own drug-running submarine called PLUTO to develop and test a new generation of detection equipment.  <a href="/web/20120920042257/http://www.gizmag.com/pluto-sub-dhs/24131/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="23860"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20120920042257/http://www.gizmag.com/pelican-waterproof-crushproof-wallet/23860/">Pelican brings its waterproofing and crushproofing to wallets</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20120920042257/http://www.gizmag.com/author/cc-weiss/">C.C. Weiss</a></div> <div class="date">August 28, 2012</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20120920042257/http://www.gizmag.com/pelican-waterproof-crushproof-wallet/23860/#comments">2 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20120920042257/http://www.gizmag.com/pelican-waterproof-crushproof-wallet/23860/pictures">5 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback" href="/web/20120920042257/http://www.gizmag.com/pelican-waterproof-crushproof-wallet/23860/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120920042257im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/pelicansmartwallet.JPG" title="It isn't the sleekest wallet we've seen, but it is one of the burliest" alt="It isn't the sleekest wallet we've seen, but it is one of the burliest"/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> With its ProGear line, Pelican has been branching steadily outward from its well known protective electronics hard cases. It released a full line of <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120920042257/http://www.gizmag.com/pelican-progear-hard-case-backpack/23280/" target="_blank">hard/soft backpacks</a> earlier this summer, and now it's trying to put a hard case in your pants. The Pelican Smart Wallet is a mini Pelican case for your cash, cards and ID.  <a href="/web/20120920042257/http://www.gizmag.com/pelican-waterproof-crushproof-wallet/23860/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="23757"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20120920042257/http://www.gizmag.com/freestyle-cruiser-superyacht-slides/23757/">Super slides for superyachts</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20120920042257/http://www.gizmag.com/author/david-szondy/">David Szondy</a></div> <div class="date">August 20, 2012</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20120920042257/http://www.gizmag.com/freestyle-cruiser-superyacht-slides/23757/#comments">3 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20120920042257/http://www.gizmag.com/freestyle-cruiser-superyacht-slides/23757/pictures">13 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback" href="/web/20120920042257/http://www.gizmag.com/freestyle-cruiser-superyacht-slides/23757/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120920042257im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/superyacht-slide.jpg" title="The Freestyle Cruiser is a giant, inflatable water slide aimed at the superyacht market" alt="The Freestyle Cruiser is a giant, inflatable water slide aimed at the superyacht market"/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> How many times have you been aboard some billionaire’s <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120920042257/http://www.gizmag.com/2012-superyacht-awards/22555/" target="_blank">superyacht</a> only to be disappointed because there wasn’t a giant, inflatable slide hanging off the stern? Yes, we’ve all been there. Now, Freestyle Slides comes to the aid of the embarrassed super rich with its line of bespoke Freestyle Cruiser PVC slides that give a hundred million dollar yacht that little something extra – in this case, it’s an inflatable, 45-degree water slide with a one-story drop.  <a href="/web/20120920042257/http://www.gizmag.com/freestyle-cruiser-superyacht-slides/23757/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="23542"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20120920042257/http://www.gizmag.com/mercier-jones-futuristic-hovercraft/23542/">Sports car-inspired design aims to bring hovercraft into the 21st century</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20120920042257/http://www.gizmag.com/author/darren-quick/">Darren Quick</a></div> <div class="date">August 1, 2012</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20120920042257/http://www.gizmag.com/mercier-jones-futuristic-hovercraft/23542/#comments">19 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20120920042257/http://www.gizmag.com/mercier-jones-futuristic-hovercraft/23542/pictures">12 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback" href="/web/20120920042257/http://www.gizmag.com/mercier-jones-futuristic-hovercraft/23542/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120920042257im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/mercier-jones-hovercraft-12.jpg" title="The Mercier-Jones hovercraft design was inspired by luxury sports cars" alt="The Mercier-Jones hovercraft design was inspired by luxury sports cars"/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> Frustrated with what they see as stagnation in the evolution of hovercraft design over recent decades, cousins Michael Mercier and Chris Jones have teamed up in an effort to bring the personal hovercraft into the 21st century. As well as a futuristic, streamlined look inspired by high-end sports cars, the Mercier-Jones concept also purports to be quieter, easier to maneuver, and more environmentally friendly than existing craft.  <a href="/web/20120920042257/http://www.gizmag.com/mercier-jones-futuristic-hovercraft/23542/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="23441"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20120920042257/http://www.gizmag.com/super-yacht-mclaren-supercar/23441/">Sprawling, transforming yacht concept to ferry your supercar from island to island</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20120920042257/http://www.gizmag.com/author/cc-weiss/">C.C. Weiss</a></div> <div class="date">July 31, 2012</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20120920042257/http://www.gizmag.com/super-yacht-mclaren-supercar/23441/#comments">11 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20120920042257/http://www.gizmag.com/super-yacht-mclaren-supercar/23441/pictures">29 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback" href="/web/20120920042257/http://www.gizmag.com/super-yacht-mclaren-supercar/23441/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120920042257im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/ultraluxumcxl160.jpg" title="The CXL 160 will come with a McLaren MP4-12C, which has its own designated storage compart..." alt="The CXL 160 will come with a McLaren MP4-12C, which has its own designated storage compart..."/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> The <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120920042257/http://www.gizmag.com/2013-mclaren-mp4-12c/22871/" target="_blank">McLaren MP4-12C</a> is one of the more interesting supercars on the road, and it conveys a certain sense of wealth and connoisseurship about its driver. Of course, the MP4-12C's prestige pales in comparison to any massive, multi-million-dollar yacht ... unless, of course, it happens to be on board such a vessel. The Ultraluxum CXL 160 is a huge, high-tech sailing yacht with a show garage designed specifically for the MP4-12C.  <a href="/web/20120920042257/http://www.gizmag.com/super-yacht-mclaren-supercar/23441/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="23308"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20120920042257/http://www.gizmag.com/antagonist-luxury-wooden-speedboat/23308/">Antagonist luxury wooden speedboat is 007 sexy</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20120920042257/http://www.gizmag.com/author/bridget-borgobello/">Bridget Borgobello</a></div> <div class="date">July 13, 2012</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20120920042257/http://www.gizmag.com/antagonist-luxury-wooden-speedboat/23308/#comments">1 Comment</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20120920042257/http://www.gizmag.com/antagonist-luxury-wooden-speedboat/23308/pictures">24 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback" href="/web/20120920042257/http://www.gizmag.com/antagonist-luxury-wooden-speedboat/23308/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120920042257im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/antagonist.jpg" title="Serbian luxury yacht producer Art of Kinetik has recently launched its latest pleasure boa..." alt="Serbian luxury yacht producer Art of Kinetik has recently launched its latest pleasure boa..."/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> Serbian luxury yacht producer Art of Kinetik has recently launched its latest pleasure boat for the summer season. Named Antagonist, the vessel is a sleek wooden model that features clean elegant lines that are reminiscent of the 60s and 70s. 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