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Segway. They managed to keep it secret until the official announcement, and at the time you wouldn’t have believed it if you hadn’t actually seen it (video of i
by drfuchs 8y ago
Segway. They managed to keep it secret until the official announcement, and at the time you wouldn’t have believed it if you hadn’t actually seen it (video of it on network news, that is).
- stewbrew 8y agoI remember a slightly different story: There were claims they would revolutionize urban traffic. Then they came up with a rather ridiculous solution, especially in consideration of the price point. What's left are tourist tours for people who don't want to walk and who would rather prefer sitting in front of a TV set.
- closeparen 8y agoThe Segway was predicted to become what the electric scooter has instead.
- Tomte 8y agoAnd people realized cities aren'r barrier-free. There are lots of stairs and similar obstacles that not only cannot be navigated on a Segway, but the Segway is much too heavy too easily carry it over those.
- magicalhippo 8y agoWell Segway itself may not have succeeded, but I see more and more people roaming the city on self-balancing scooters.