Most people now would of seen some form of augmented reality and its mind blowing, whip out your smartphone points it at a piece of paper and the picture comes to life. What’s new is when it comes to passports, Blippar an augmented reality smartphone app has developed a game that is made to entertain children when you point the app at a British passport, an odd idea but could it catch on? The airport is a boring place for anyone, with a company trying to invent a way of making it fun I don’t see why it wouldn’t take off, and everyone has to have their passports, it could become as popular as I spy it ticks all the boxes and has all the credentials!

When the child points the camera at the passport they will see the maroon cover turn into a 3D plane that takes off which they can then navigate and interact with. The idea the producers of Blippar have behind this app is that children often get hit by boredom and this app will hopefully ward that issue off.

As well as the plane taking off the app also teaches you common phrases used in Spanish, French, Italian and Croatian so wherever you are going chances are you can learn a little language before you set off for your holidays. Although chances are that this app will never really reach its full potential, it was released at the end of summer when everyone has come back from their holidays.

This wouldn’t be the first time Blippar have been successful if it hits the mainstream however, the app started in 2011 and recently just reached 3 million users and it can be downloaded on any iOS or Android device, will their idea for something fun take off or will it be a bit of a flop.

There are several thousand airports all over the world so naturally there are bound to be some with ridiculous names. Sure enough there are some ridiculously named airports out there that won’t disappoint, from the weirdest named airports all the way to the plain silly here is the list of our top 10 funniest airport names.
#10 Useless Loop Airport
I’m not too sure how beneficial it would be to name your airport “useless”, I don’t think they are going about their marketing campaigns in the right way.

#9 Eek Airport
An airport located in Alaska you can’t resist having a little laugh at the name, Eek! I’m not sure why you would want to land or take off from an airport that is scared of you, maybe that’s why they only get 3750 passengers a year.

#8 Batman Airport
When I saw this name I thought immediately I want to go there, I half expected the planes to be high tech and armoured like tanks, after a slight bit of research this unfortunately wasn’t true. It’s just a normal airport with superhero name.

#7 Deadhorse Airport
Tesco, no… bad Tesco back off there isn’t actually a dead horse at this airport it’s just the name! But really who would name their airport dead horse it’s not exactly appealing.

#6 Moron Airport
That’s a good thing to do when someone arrives at the airport, insult them with the name! I don’t know about you but I would never fly to and from an airport that called me names every time.

#5 Pickle Lane Airport
Well there’s not really much to say about this one, the airport is named after a pickle…. Why? This is just downright silly.

#4 Mafia Airport
Keep your hands in your pockets, walk fast and don’t make eye contact. This airport is named after the Mafia, possibly the biggest and scariest criminal gang in history, nice.

#3 Butler Airport
Ok that doesn’t sound funny right? Here comes the immature side of me, the airport IATA code is BUM.

#2 Danger Bay Airport
It’s nice to know when a plane is landing that you are heading towards Danger Bay Airport, considering a lot of people are generally scared of planes anyway saying the airport is dangerous in its name is probably not the right choice of words.

#1 Gaylord Airport
Words can’t describe this airport, why? What would make you think that this name is a decent name for an airport, it’s as if they have named it after Ben Stiller from Meet The Fockers.

The new GT3 features tons of new tech and more gadgets, people have started to get the perception that all 911’s are the same however this one comes with a slight twist on the original. As well as featuring an electronically controlled four wheel steer system it doesn’t come with a manual gearbox option for the first time in the 911s 50 year history. The 911 is typically described as a rear engine, independent rear suspension, 2 door coupe speed demon, we aren’t saying that all of this is changing just Porsche have stepped outside the box with this one. (more…)

One of the hardest things to deal with when on holidays or when taking a long road trip is dealing with children’s impatience. Keeping kids entertained when driving is something of a gift, however like a lot of things in life, a little preparation can go a long way. So, we’ve compiled a list of different ways to help you keep those kids happy and quiet when you trek across the countryside in peace and silence. (more…)

Here comes Noddy! Likely one of the most popular children’s TV shows ever, Noddy had one massively recognisable item that everyone seems to remember, his red and yellow car. The car official name for the car is the Fiat Gamine Vignale roader which was a two seater based on the Fiat 500 and got its name from its creator Carrozzeria Vignale, the children’s car also packs a 595cc engine which gives it a top speed of 65mph, imagaine seeing Noddy’s car overtake yours on the road, well it could happen. (more…)

Snap Snap Snap! Pictures have been taken of a Ford Fiesta covered in the AA badge being recovered by an RAC van, embarrassing. When the AA driving school car called the AA to request that their car is recovered it got declined, turns out that the Ford Fiesta was a leased car and the company that the car was leased from are covered by the RAC due to this the RAC where called out to recover the car, not that they are complaining, a nice advert for the company.

The RAC did the simple job of towing the Fiesta to a local Kwik Fit for a tyre change. Pete Williams a spokesman came out with a rather cheeky comment aimed at the AA “the AA driving school vehicle got a puncture like so many new cars coming off the production line it wasn’t carrying a spare wheel”. There are always warnings to caring a spare wheel from both the RAC and AA alike so Pete Williams’s remark was implying that they should practice what they preach. He also came out with “I’m sure the decision not to help out their own driving school is one the AA is regretting now” and this is surely right, the AA have seemingly been quite embarrassed by the incident.

This would have been easily avoided by the AA picking up the car and it would have been at little cost however now this viral photograph posted on several joke websites and news articles has been seen by possibly hundreds of thousands of people. Could it realistically hurt AA’s business or is it really just a funny photo? RAC are in a bit of a win, win situation. Perhaps in adding salt to the wound the AA have made no comment.

There are hundreds of silly little accessories that you can put on your car to give it a personal touch but almost three quarters of motorists hate them. From eyelashes to fluffy dice there is everything to help soup your car up, possibly the worst being spoilers and loud exhausts. Are you an owner of a silly car accessory? You may be in for a shock when you hear the effect it can have on your car when you come to resell it. (more…)

The classic 911, the best sports car the world has ever seen will mark its 50th Birthday this month. A festival will take place to celebrate Porsche’s achievement, the organisers of the festival are promising a truly stunning line up of the history of the Porsche 911 with legendary racing drivers in the seats of these fantastic cars. Since its introduction in 1963 the 911 has continued to impress as since its production 820,000 of the model have been sold and it’s one of the oldest sport coupes still going. (more…)