Re:The Trouble with the Segway
by philwelch on Wednesday July 29, 2009 @03:34PM
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Try this thought experiment and it becomes clear: imagine something that worked like the Segway, but that you rode with one foot in front of the other, like a skateboard. That wouldn't seem nearly as uncool.
So there may be a way to capture more of the market Segway hoped to reach: make a version that doesn't look so easy for the rider. It would also be helpful if the styling was in the tradition of skateboards or bicycles rather than medical devices."
There's such a thing as an "electric skateboard", Randall Munroe (creator of xkcd) is fond of them.
So there may be a way to capture more of the market Segway hoped to reach: make a version that doesn't look so easy for the rider. It would also be helpful if the styling was in the tradition of skateboards or bicycles rather than medical devices."
There's such a thing as an "electric skateboard", Randall Munroe (creator of xkcd) is fond of them.