Welcome to TIME’s annual round-up of the best inventions making the world better, smarter and—in some cases—a little more fun ...

"I thought there should be a way to support yourself and improve your balance when learning to use a hoverboard," said an inventor, from Lohrville, Iowa, "so I invented the HOVERBOARD ASSIST CHAIR. My ...

Watch riders try to get the hang of the futuristic board. — -- Marty McFly made it look so easy on his hoverboard. While the Lexus hoverboard isn't quite like the one used in "Back to the Future, ...