Re: Dean Kamen's i-series

[Brad Jensen <brad@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> At least this one is not from the same manufacturer!
>
> I understand the industrial version costs around $8K, while the personal model
> will be under $3K next year.  I haven't figured out yet how this thing will
> revolunize modern society and have whole cities designed around walkways made
> for Segways paths.

If you live in a place where it never gets hot, never gets cold,
never rains or snows, and the wind never blows, and there are no
old ladies or little children loose on the street, much less
dogs on leashes or people in wheelchairs or kids on bicycles,
and you have a really good liability lawyewr and lots of
insurance, and you never have to carry anything bigger than your
head, this will be the perfect transportation system. Except as
soon as you get off it someone will pick it up and steal it.

I want one!

(Actually I think it would be cool to own one of these, I think
it will bring back Ben Hur style racing for one thing.)

Brad Jensen
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