wait, there is a kiddie version? good stategy, get the kids hooked on to the 'S', and they ll probably need two 'L's to support their weight later!

mister_s

I have a different "Personal Transport" that easily sustains 3 mph with potential for considerable higher speeds, no recharge needed, custom built, cofortable, stylish and durable for many years. No intial investment and no additional hardware required.
Its called "Get off your lazy ass and walk".

Curves

It seems none of you realize that the Segway being used in law enforcement, EMT/Paramedic and Hazmat has made major inroads. The StreetSmart version of the Segway is selling extremely well.

It must be that those that attack the Segway are ill and ill informed.

Be a free thinker and open your mind and stop attacking a very usable device.

quantumphonic

@Maksimir: Well, considering that the Segway goes more than 4 times as fast, I can't imagine that the poor Winglet team will do very well...

Platypus Man

@wanago: Winglet Polo anyone? Winglet vs Segway Polo maybe?

Maksimir

@Shub-Niggurath: YES. That is worthless...might as well get one of those mini-projectors and have it display kick me (so I go faster) on your back...

dandaman247

wait its max cruising speed is 6 KM/H?? Isnt that really slow compared to the 12 mph of the segway?

Shub-Niggurath

WWWWD
(wonder what Woz would do)

wanago

@Git Em SteveDave is a poor substitute for LindsayJoy: Unless the drunk is covered in flames.

Hectorvex

@stryder100: Settle down, Woz. We know the break up has been hard on you, but the truth is that you need to handle your split with Kathy responsibly...

...by binge drinking, sleeping with her friends, and then drunk dialing her at 4am.

OMG! Ponies!

OK, so whether you like the Segway or not, this is just stupid. First off, it never sold, so why do you make something to compete with it that does basically the same thing, but worse?

The Segway has a top speed of about 12 mph. All three of these have a "maximum cruising speed" of 6 kp/h, which is just over 3.7 mph. You may look like an idiot on a Segway, but at least you go faster than walking...

And people complain that the Segway is too hard to ride (I don't know what they're talking about; Segways are easier to ride than driving a car). How in the world do you ride the one with no handlebars? I would be afraid of dying... Well, that would be the case if I could even go 4 mph!

Of course, the Segway also costs $5000, which I do not have...

Platypus Man

I'd like about 5 or 6 of the big ones, with no governor, plus a huge estate to drive around in, a week off for me and my friends, and a plethora of consciousness enhancing substances. PARTAY!!!

Oh, yeah, and some paramedics standing by.

stryder100

Great, more vaporware. Nothing to see here... please move along.

pj737

It has flames molded into the tires. Flames make things go faster. This could probably catch a drunk traveling at 40mph.

Git Em SteveDave is a poor substitute for LindsayJoy

None of this crap beats the lounge chair on top of the mini treads.

Kaiser-Machead's Chips Ahoy!

LEAVE J.LO ALONE!

Oh wait. Wrong no-talent celebrity. Carry on.

OMG! Ponies!

Ok that inital pic made me think it was some sort of intra-uterine vehicle... A pap smear gone wrong.. lol

Cordfucious v 2.0

@Curves: This highlights the problem with all of these devices for moving the lazy long distances. The lazy don't want to move long distances, even if you're carrying us. We want to stay in one place. Reason #1 we don't get up and walk somewhere? Nope, not because we don't want to walk. Because we'd rather stay where we are thank you very much!

This is in direct opposition to improving exoskeleton and wheelchair technology which provides ways for people who do want to go somewhere with the ability to get there.

92BuickLeSabre

I want one with a chair (I can only walk about a block at once). I want the Ibot really, but that costs the same as a new car.

Why keep making these standing things? If you can stand for prolonged periods of time unasisted (device leans so you cant put weight on the handles) then you can damn well WALK.

I want a sit-down leany-zoomy thing.

Alluvian

@quantumphonic: Yes. It's selling well.

How has it done in decreasing the incidence of crime or in decreasing emergency patient mortality?

OMG! Ponies!

@Cordfucious v 2.0: Welcome back.

OMG! Ponies!

@OMG! Ponies!: Dang. You blew my cover.

stryder100

Wow-pow has a video of people riding them. At the end there is a girl riding the one with no handle bars and she does have the moves.
Here is video link: [wow-pow-blog.blogspot.com]

glowplug

@Cordfucious v 2.0: Indeed welcome back!

What happened to you?

strider_mt2k

@OMG! Ponies!: its great to be back. I still have no idea what happened

Cordfucious v 2.0

Is ti just me or does one seem really small and one look really tall.

hu_hu_cool

I don't know if these things are that great, the tires look to small to jump an off-ramp with flames behind it chasing a car flying through the air. But then again...

andrelix

@Cordfucious v 2.0:
Good to see you back too! What do you remember?

ANoel

These things just keep getting smaller, next thing you know they'll be putting little wheels in the bottoms of shoes.

rg

@Curves: Yes yes yes, we all know that 'mericans are fat and lazy and should walk more. Hackneyed comment, really. But before y'all condemn a device, think a little about what it might be useful for. Like for instance as a sort of skateboard for those who aren't as able, like the old(er) and infirm. Japan's population is aging fast, which is why we see all these robotic assistance devices from there. In Japan's cities, where transportation is more focused on walking and public transportation, a small device like this might make a lot of sense for that segment of the population that isn't able to walk as well as the able bodied.

weatherman

@weatherman: I am not talking in any way about someone with mobility restrictions. Thats the only reason I would hope these exist. My point is where does it end? Do we need a machine to open and close our jaws so we can chew? An iron lung to breathe for us? Something to go to the bathroom for us? A machine to have sex for us? (Ok, so maybe that one is needed.) I realize its a rhetorical question, but its gone from necessity to nuts, imho.

Curves

@strider_mt2k: @ANoel: I got hammered and have no idea why. This is like some X-Files type stuff.

Always acknowledge a fault. This will throw those in authority off their guard and give you an opportunity to commit more.
--Cordfucious

Cordfucious v 2.0

@Crashproof: who stole my commas?

Crashproof

Get 'em up to 15 mph increase the range and I'll be more interested. That's pretty lightweight though for such a device; does that not include the battery?

Crashproof

@Curves: I just think that we've gotten to this point of ridiculing anything that is perceived as being "lazy" when in fact there's real utility and (more importantly) fun to be had with something like this. After all, nobody ridicules the bicycle as being a device for lazy people, when in fact it really is. This is just like a bicycle in my mind, but without the hassle of taking up so much space and requiring the rider to wear special clothing or break a sweat. Which may sound more lazy than a bike, but when you're talking about transportation around a city wearing a suit in 90' heat, this seems like a much better option.

I live in NYC right now, and I walk about 3 blocks to get to the subway, and about 2 blocks to get from the subway to work. Obviously I don't need this. But when I lived on the Upper West side and worked in midtown, I would have much rather ridden something like this through Central Park most of the year rather than cramming myself in multiple crowded trains to get to work. Yes, 6kph is a little on the slow side, but the video of it moving at a fast-walk puts that in perspective.

If this is reasonably priced, I could see this being a great thing to have for a lot of city folk who can't ride a bike to work and who might not be ideally served (or might just prefer not to use) public transportation. It's green and fun - what's not to like?

weatherman

ok i already commented on the OTHER winglet post w/o reading the specs.

the specs suck. IF they could match or best the segway specs they'd still be competing in a pretty unsuccessful market.

whats impressive here is the weight - segways come in at around 80 pounds, about 3 times what this is. however the segway goes faster (which isnt all that fast at all to begin with) and has a much needed longer range (how many beer runs can you do in a measly 5-10 km?)

nutbastard

@nutbastard: you're forgetting that it's hands-free operations, so don't think of it as "how many beer runs" think of it as "how many beers can you drink while riding this?"

10 kilometers at 6 k/h = 1.7 hours of drive time. 1 beer every 10 minutes = 10 beers. Not bad!

weatherman

@nutbastard: oh god do I need an Intervention?

Cordfucious v 2.0

@Cordfucious v 2.0:

"I got hammered and have no idea why."

whenever i get hammered, it's usually for a good reason... look the first step is admitting you have a problem. if you're getting hammered and you have no idea why, well, that worries me...

nutbastard

@weatherman:

you can operate a segway hands free with a little practice, provided it's a tilt-steer model.

nutbastard

I think the reason the Segway hasn't gotten general market penetration is that it is just too expensive for what it provides. The reason police departments buy them is that there are various pork barrel funds out there, especially since 9/11. Many of the funds go to P.D.s where the congressman has an influential vote, NOT where there is a terrorist threat.

If I could get a Segway for under $1000 AND there was a way to carry groceries, e.g. a trailer, I would be waiting in line.

Skeptical_Geezer

@glowplug: I can ride my winglet with no handlebars, no handlebars, no handlebars.

Con Seannery

@Skeptical_Geezer: There's a Segway that can carry a golf bag; that should be able to carry groceries with a bit of work. Of course that Segway is $7400, so there's no rush to get in line just yet. (And for $7400, you really shouldn't have to mod the thing yourself.)

urbalor

I welcome our J.Lo Ass Size Increasing overlords.

skulldriveshaft

It's worth noting that while Segway hasn't become ubiquitous as some though, it's still alive and steadily growing. Additionally, the performance numbers don't look all that great compared to any of the Segway numbers (with the possible exception of the charge time). 6km/hr and a range of 5 and 10 km? Segways are topping out at 20km/hr and a range of as much as 38km. Ether way, it will be very interesting to see how Toyota has gotten around the patents... Segway and DEKA (of which Segway was spun off of) will ferociously protect their intellectual property.

LeopoldTrypticon

@ weatherman: If the bicycle is a device for lazy people, what is you recommended mode of transportation for the non-lazy?

SwahaIcarius