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Segway Makes A Self-Balancing Stroller For Adults
There were lots of great reasons to hate on the original Segway: it was overhyped, it was expensive, it was easy to fall off, but most disappointing was that it required extensive standing. We were promised a future with minimal physical exertion, and Segway-Ninebot’s new S-Pod personal transporter finally delivers that—almost two decades later.
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It Looks Like Segway’s New Owners Finally Found A Way To Make Segways Fun
Watching videos of people flipping and falling off of two-wheeled hoverboards such as the Segway miniPro is endlessly fun, but actually riding one and risking your neck? Not so much. According to Abacus News, however, Ninebot has created a kit that converts the miniPro into a steerable go-kart, eliminating the risk of falling and increasing…
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Segway MiniPro: The Gizmodo Review
Remember that hoverboard craze? The fun toys that were mostly manufactured in China were a huge pop cultural phenomenon. That is until they started exploding and catching on fire. These cheap-arse hoverboards, which usually ran from $200 to $500, had the fatal flaw of randomly bursting into flames due to really terrible quality control of…
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Segway’s Personal Robot Is A Glimpse Of The Actual Future
“A robot in every home — that’s our target.” Ready for mass production, Segway’s personal robot is powered by an Intel Atom processor, uses a RealSense depth-sensing camera, and runs Android. Groceries too heavy at the store? Have your personal robot carry them for you. Tired of walking yourself? Jump on.