Steve Wozniak, Segway Polo Pioneer, Aims For The Goal

A pathetic as this may sound, Segway Polo sounds kinda cool.

Hey, at least he's getting exercise and staying flexible!

kaylix

@erichg14: depends on if he steers with his hand, or his gut

I can't decide if this counts as being active or lazy.

[Christian Science Monitor]

isn't that an oxymoron?

Segway Polo World Championsips? WOLRD Championships? Really?! There must be a hidden footnote or sidenote or something.

Barf... Is this some kind of sick joke?

It. Is. Awesome.

Greg Lloyd

How lazy can you possibly get?

jaredluse

In my will, I leave money to buy a gun, for anyone who will please, please shoot me if I ride a Segway.

jeffk

He troughs dignity into the wind, after all everything can be bought at a price.

i love the action photo. got a little tuft of grass flying with a full extension and solid contact. should we expect to see this on sports center tonight? or at least on espn the ocho.

Hey steve will you buy me a segway so I can play polo?

sumyunguy

As if regular polo didn't indicate massive wealth.

[homer simpson style] Where do I sign up for Segway Polo? Here is my money!

Ogami

@stevewoz: Best of luck, Woz.

@tehdorkz: Seriously... there are Segway Polo teams outside the Silicon Valley?

@Kev50027: I was thinking it was awesome that some people like to do stuff just because its fun and because they can, but oh well.

redkamel

@kaylix: Exercise? Riding a bike would be exercise. If standing up is exercise, you REALLY need some exercise :-P

Kev50027

I was just thinking today about how self righteous and annoying Wozniak is. Seriously, if he shaved and stopped thinking of himself as a God I wouldn't mind him, but Segway Polo is just more proof of my point. You can be wealthy and not flaunt it shamelessly, ya know.

Kev50027

I still want a Segway. That way me and Adam Savage can race eachother. Swoosh!

@stevewoz: what are the league requirements for players. seems like there are some young characters playing. seems like a nice gig for some of the yougsters

@switchblade saints: sorry I guess I forgot the /sarcasm tag on that post

@philibuster: exactly haha.

@Greg Lloyd: Woz. Is. Awesome.

@stevewoz: If there is a Segway Polo Team to root for it's definitely Woz's. Good luck at the world championship!

@laptopmemo: http://gizmodo.com/5316378/steve-jobs-spotted-backstage-at-coldplay...
(look for his comment, then read the responses)

http://gizmodo.com/5316428/#comments (He got his own Gizmodo post)

Scotland

Wow. All the fun of real polo at 2 miles an hour.

ticookie

No. Its a well established source for news.

@switchblade saints: Skid marks?

@stevewoz:is there still a break to stomp the divots?

@stevewoz:
Are you actually Steve Wozniak?

no, actually I didn't shoot well and blew some opportunities here in Cologne - but our team is good and hoping to win it all.

stevewoz

@switchblade saints: ummm no?

OblivionVII

Sweeeeeeet.

@stevewoz: Are there any other sports you'd try to play on a Segway?

@switchblade saints: Your daddy needs to make over $250k

NurseDave

in the big picture this only reinforces my impression that he's a very cool guy who has a lot of fun doing his own thing.

I wish him wellness and happiness in all things.

@philibuster: Woz's skid marks, now that's a mental picture I could have done without.

glyphon

woz is a very aggressive player, but manages to maintain civility at all times. I once rubbed wheels with him, causing him to stack pretty hard. While riding a segway that he loaned to me. Suffice to say I felt like an asshole - until the next week, when he accidentally smashed my thumb with his mallet.

nutbastard

@redkamel: So you approve of people who key other people's cars because they dislike the make or model? How about people who bully others in schools? Doing something because it's fun and they can also doesn't mean flaunting it all over the internet, and bragging about it non stop. Don't even get me started about when Woz was on TWiT and talked about green lasers.. ugh!

Kev50027

@jeffk: Your will gets fulfilled when you die. You'll be dead. You can't be riding a Segway if you're dead.

USB_Humping_Dog