Segway goes on sale today, get em while they last!

[voidmain]

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/54/28157.html

[SpeeDFreaK]

Five grand for a scooter?!? I could (probably) get a turbocharger kit (I'm damn sure a turbo on your car will be hella fun compared to a freaking scooter) and a new paint job on my car for that kind of money! Maybe if it was less than a grand, i'd reconsider.

[voidmain]

Hey, you only have to put $500 down payment (non-refundable) to guarantee you'll get one by the middle of next year.  

[rtgwbmsr]

For 5 grand I want a test drive!

[voidmain]

Yeah me too! I would love to give one a test drive. Only problem with that is, I might want one.

[hm_murdock]

that inventor played it up as though it were the cure for AIDS, and he acted like it was some revolution, and he was a real innovator and true inventor going to bring the next wave to everybody.

No. He just made a really cheesy scooter that only the rich can buy.

[voidmain]

I don't know if I would go that far. Dean Kamen is responsible for some really great stuff. I believe he invented the Dialysis machine among many other life saving medical inventions. He's developed a wheel chair that can go up and down stairs, stand up on two wheels for reaching those upper shelves at the supermarket etc.

His big thing now is the Stirling engine. He's working on several new inventions utilizing this technology. And I think the Segway is an extremely cool device. Have you seen any videos of it in operation?  I wouldn't pay that much for one now but if they ever become affordable I want one.

[ November 18, 2002: Message edited by: void main ]

[xyle_one]

i remember a while ago there was all this hype about some device, noone knew what it was, then the day came and they finally showed it. what a strange looking scooter, i thought, then he explained how it works, "just think about moving forward, and you will go forward. Think about stopping, an you will stop". i thought, what a fucking wack job. then they showed people riding it. i want one. it would be nice if they went sorta fast though.
did anyone see the south park episode called "the entity". it is a spoof about the segway. very funny.

[voidmain]

If I remember right it had a mode that would take it up to close to 20MPH, which is faster than I think I would want to go on one. Can you imagine the face plant into the sidewalk at 20MPH when the neighbor's dog runs out in front of you?

[TheQuirk]

A person I know on-line is going to a lecture by him tomorrow (or someone that works with him, he wasn't sure)! Isn't that cool?

[Doctor V]

I read the article.  This is funny.  do people actually buy those?!>!!>??!?!

[voidmain]

We'll find out soon. I hope they do because then I might get a chance to ride, er drive, er fly, er whatever on one. And maybe the price will come down if people buy them...

[Mr Smith]

I would much rather just have the five grand.

[voidmain]

Here's the videos:
http://www.segway.com/video/

I like the one with snow tires. I might have to get one before it snows!

[SpeeDFreaK]

The stirling motor idea sounds pretty cool. Any chance of it possibly generating as much power as a alternator from the heat in an engine bay?