@GoogleMeCaesar: In Middle-Earth, the "S" class is marketed as the "L" class to hobbits.

OMG! Ponies!

Well... why does it look like it has a mini seat? I'm guessing they expect people to act like complete morons and try to ride this sitting down. That sounds awesome.

GoogleMeCaesar

i guess you can get use it well if you are a champ with a wii board. (wii

Stegerva

This actually looks like the future..... an obese future but who cares, you'll look cool, kinda.

hu_hu_cool

I want....

hu_hu_cool

Or you could be like ABC's favorite drunken cokehead, Tim Allen, and just ramp up the power yourself.

Because that always worked for him.

OMG! Ponies!

Like I said on the other ones, the wheels are way to small to be practical, any uneven surface and it's going to get problems. Thats one of the reasons the Segway's wheels are so big.

Technogen

no big wheels= failure!!!

smokeonit

@GoogleMeCaesar: Looks like it's a stabilizer. Something to grip with your inner legs so you have more control or something.

Balance_In_Life

Interesting....

Well, AT LEAST they didn't call it the "iWinglet."

KillerQ

Ok so when does the 1st Tony Hawk game come out with these things in it?

dOk

It looks really neat, but why not just walk?

buyj3llo

Does it have a built in weight limit, so that if you get too fat because you've ceased walking, you are forced to become a pedestrian again until you've slimmed down?

Can we just skip to the end and get the chairs from Wall-E?

vulgrin

@hu_hu_cool: yeah in the future we will all roll at a snail like 6 km/h. This is a waste.

thechansen

SegWhat?

phoomp

@hu_hu_cool: Wall.e!!

Ariel_Wollinger

@KillerQ: so true!!

Ariel_Wollinger

"Toyota Winglet Sport"

"The perfect way to upstage your co-workers on the way to work."

3qM

Somehow this looks less nerdy than the Segway. Kinda cool.

hnkelley

Faaaaaar less dorky looking as the Segway...FINALLY something kinda cool to look like a pompous asshole riding around on.

Dustinov

@CharitableNinja:
here in an outlet shopping center security guards use it... to play....around LAME^2

Stegerva

the other day i saw a guy going top speed on a segway through my town. lame.

CharitableNinja

To make up for the Winglet posts can we have a day of cool and drool worthy gadgets that are made to get people outdoors and active? New bikes? Fancy kayaks? Overly teched out hiking and camping gear?

thechansen

Can't wait to see these with spoilers, rims, dropped, and exhaust systems.

Joseph

I don't care what it looks like, it only goes 3.7 mph! You might think it looks cooler than a Segway, but when it comes down to it, it still looks pretty dorky, and at 3.7 mph, you'll be around for 3 times as long, looking dorky.

I love the Segway, but this just seems like a lame, trendy version that costs less. Yeah, people'll probably buy it, but it seems to me that it's like the Eee Segway. In other words, LAME!

Platypus Man

They don't show anyone's upper body... perhaps because, like the Segway, you look like a major tool.

But then I thought bluetooth headsets looked tool-y too and they're all the rage. Live long and prosper, you bluetooth Uhurus out there.

Yonderboy

@Platypus Man:
Probably a lot better that it doesn't go more then light jogging speed. Which means you can comfortably use these things along with pedestrians on the sidewalk without being a safety hazard.

Also, it means you won't have to wear those stupid helmets that Segway police guards use. Also, having the thing a paltry 10 kilos means it can be easily lifted and tucked away under a chair unlike a segway and more like skates.

I'd personally be interested in one of these for recreational use, but only if its below $500.

Scaramanga

@hu_hu_cool: I dunno, the guy in the work pants looks like a douche as he passes by everyone who is walking.

Mecharine

klutzes

hamlyn

This gadget will make people to stare at my shoes, I hope those vomit-inducing brown shoes are not included as part of the standard equipment.

DeLarge

Great another gadget to help us get fatter.

Somadis

wall-e here we come

kitsuneconundrum

I thought the segway killed itself when the only people using them were fat and out of shape cops.

bms

Too slow
but I suppose that might have to do with power consumption and smaller wheels.

gwolf

The battery on that thing just couldn't last very long, not enough room to put it. I'd wear a backpack to carry it when it dribbles out of power. Actually if they had a modest backpack external battery option it could probably run all day. The wheels are small though, hit a rut and you'll be flyin!

Nick_Bentley

The Segway is so people can stand instead of walk, now this for people who want to stand instead of roller skate. The issue will be that tiny battery though, there's just no room for one that would last. Also there's no item that can compensate for wearing a backpack. Just that alone (and that's what you'll be wearing) will hurtle you into Dork Factor 10. You'll also need one big enough to hold that thing when the battery fails and you're dribbling along at .03 mph.
I really think the X Files was a documentary of the first Bush administration and they are sending this technology to us to fatten us up before our alien overlords land and start building giant buffet tables over all the population centers.

Hello_Newman

Like doing a fat chick. Fun until your friends catching you doing it.

But honestly, it looks like fun.

Efflux

These look so much more badass than Segways.

bobx3

This is obviously targeted towards Japanese business men in places like Tokyo as an option besides walking the busy sidewalks.

MartyrByFire

I WANT ONE ...

welasharp

@thechansen: I second that... I see 0 practical use for this thing. If you live in a city, walk or get a bike. Neither of which uses electricity, and cost a lot less. Also you wont look like a douche... a fat douche at that.

And you know people are gonna use these things to get to their job just so that they can sit down all day. Before you know it people will be winded by getting up to use the bathroom and start wearing diapers! pee pants FTL!

lazerpenguin

how do u get on the sidewalk ?

FTP_Palace

YES! Another way to rob us of our dignity!

hagrun

I dont get why people would want this... walk or buy a bike ffs. No wonder there's an obesity epidemic.

bonedog73

Give me one now!

bu11etman

@hu_hu_cool: jajajajaja, true, true!!!

KristenBal