Where is My Jetpack?

The title of this post was a question posed several years ago by a John Slabyk-designed Threadless tshirt. Now, Martin Jetpack may have provided the answer. The company has designed and built a jetpack prototype which offers a 31.5 mile range (flying at 63mph) and their web site indicates that production models may ship by the end of this year:

It is expected that early orders for sales to private individuals will commence late 2010. If you would like to register your interest in purchasing a Jetpack for private use, please do so through our contact page. We will note your details and contact you when pre orders are being taken.

While this demo video only shows the product in limited action (flying around a warehouse space), that won’t stop me from imagining what it’d be like to use for transit between NJ and NYC. I could get to the Shake Shack in mere minutes!

(Link via Northtemple)