Japan’s flying car closer to release. Blog King, Mass Appeal JAPAN — Remember the animated ’60s sitcom “The Jetsons?” Well, their traffic modus operandi is close to being realized in the new millennium. That’s because Japan’s SkyDrive Inc. shared a video on Friday that shows an aviator test-driving the company’s airborne automobile called “eVTOL” (Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing). Raw ...

Engineers test gigantic android.  Blog King, Mass Appeal JAPAN — Move over Godzillla! Here comes Gundam robot Yokohama! Japanese engineers with Gundam Factory Yokohama set the internet ablaze the other day when they released video of a gigantic, headless, 60-foot android taking his first steps on a damn skyscraper. The robotic humanoid is modeled after automatons in the “Gundam” science ...

Simone made ‘history’ in KC.  Blog King, Mass Appeal KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Must be the barbecue. Simone “The GOAT” Biles rewrote the record books over the weekend during the U.S. Gymnastics Championships at Kansas City’s Sprint Center. On Friday, the 22-year-old wunderkind became the first gymnast in Olympic history to attempt and land a double-double dismount off a high ...

Naomi wins first, Serena goes off. Blog King, Mass Appeal NEW YORK — Somebody made history Saturday afternoon at the 2018 U.S. Open. But it wasn’t who we anticipated. In front of a hostile crowd that included celebrities Kevin Hart, Vanessa Williams, Kelly Rowland and La La Anthony, 20-year-old Naomi Osaka carved her name in the history books by defeating ...

Black Panther in billionaire status. Mass Appeal Wire Reports HOLLYWOOD — The latest numbers are in and, after opening in China and Japan, Ryan Coogler’s “Black Panther” has earned over $1 billion in global box office sales in less than a month — making Marvel’s big budget black superhero film the greatest African-American conception to ever hit the big screen. ...