Well it's here. The invention that was supposed to be as big as the Internet ( or was it bigger?) that would make its inventor Dean Kamen richer than Bill Gates and man of the year.
It was what a lot of people expected a self-balancing scooter where you move forward and backward by leaning. It appears to be highly sensitive to your movments as described in the article and also pretty energy-efficient.
The big catch: the average speed is only 8mph so it's not a substitute for even a scooter let alone a car. Kamen talks about people using this for short distances and especially in city centres but I am quite skeptical since it costs 3000 dollars.
I am sure there will be specialized business applications where it's highly useful and perhaps the technology will be useful in other applications.
But as big as the Internet? Come on. The actual thing is pitiful compared to the hype: I I guess that was to be expected.
Oh well. At least we will get a few Roland cracks about the American genius for self-promoting hype.
It was what a lot of people expected a self-balancing scooter where you move forward and backward by leaning. It appears to be highly sensitive to your movments as described in the article and also pretty energy-efficient.
The big catch: the average speed is only 8mph so it's not a substitute for even a scooter let alone a car. Kamen talks about people using this for short distances and especially in city centres but I am quite skeptical since it costs 3000 dollars.
I am sure there will be specialized business applications where it's highly useful and perhaps the technology will be useful in other applications.
But as big as the Internet? Come on. The actual thing is pitiful compared to the hype: I I guess that was to be expected.
Oh well. At least we will get a few Roland cracks about the American genius for self-promoting hype.

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