It isn't meant as a commercial product. Just Honda doing a 'look mama
no hands' .
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On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 2:29 PM, Ed Leafe e...@leafe.com wrote:
I saw an excellent application for Segways: there are tours in downtown San
Antonio...
OK for Segways -- there are some applications, but remember the hype
that came with the announcement? Revolutionize the world, will they?
Can't think of one. The battery drain just to keep it upright must be a lot.
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On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 2:29 PM, Ed Leafee...@leafe.com wrote:
I saw an excellent application for Segways
I can't think of an application where 2 or 4 wheels wouldn't be better
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On Mon, Feb 20, 2012, at 11:09 AM, Kurt @ VR-FX wrote:
Nah - you can't do a Bike thru a mall. Its bigger, with a wider turning
radius, and you can't go so slowly and still be vertical if on a bike -
like you can on a Segway. Same thing holds in over crowded huge parks
like Disney. In
I don't think the Pogo Stick would work so well in a Mall. But, at
Disney - I think it would be Hysterical!
:-)
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Still - the Honda device IS Cool - and I would surely love to have one!
-K-
On 2/19/2012 12:21 AM, Dan Covill wrote:
On 02/18/12 13:30, Jean Laeremans wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=cuIJRsAuCHQ
On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 10:49 AM, Nicholas Geti ng...@optonline.net wrote:
Doesn't look too cool to me. These models appear rather uneasy to me. They
drag the toes of their shoes once in a while. Imagine if a shoe caught on a
furniture leg, cord or a rug. Over they go and maybe break a foot.
On Feb 21, 2012, at 2:26 PM, Ken Kixmoeller (ProFox) wrote:
Like you others, I am trying to imagine a real-world purpose for this.
The same with the Segway, mostly. An idiot acquaintance of mine, who
incidentally is a fit exerciser, bought one when they first came out.
I just think he likes
But why Segways and not electric scooters for a lot less money?
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On Feb 21, 2012, at 2:26 PM, Ken Kixmoeller (ProFox) wrote:
I saw an excellent application for Segways: there are tours in downtown
San Antonio that take people around to all the sights, which can cover a
few miles. Given that for a good chunk of the year it's too hot
...not so many hills in San Antonio...maybe a riverbank, but not a
hill (where the elevation changes more than 5 or 6 feet.)
Mike
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Ha! Ha
On 2/21/2012 3:29 PM, Ed Leafe wrote:
I saw an excellent application for Segways: there are tours in downtown
San Antonio that take people around to all the sights, which can cover a few
miles. Given that for a good chunk of the year it's too hot for most people
to go on long walking
Nah - you can't do a Bike thru a mall. Its bigger, with a wider turning
radius, and you can't go so slowly and still be vertical if on a bike -
like you can on a Segway. Same thing holds in over crowded huge parks
like Disney. In these cases - the Segway Definitely makes more sense
than
Mall cops and park staff should be using bikes then, and getting some
exercise.
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On Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 8:41 AM, Alan Bourke alanpbou...@fastmail.fm wrote:
Mall cops and park staff should be using bikes then, and getting some
exercise.
It's quite common in Scandinavian airports for the staff to whizz
around on scooters.
--
Paul
Nah - you can't do a Bike thru a mall. Its bigger, with a wider turning
radius, and you can't go so slowly and still be vertical if on a bike -
like you can on a Segway. Same thing holds in over crowded huge parks
like Disney. In these cases - the Segway Definitely makes more sense
than a
I finally managed to watch this (not good on 1 - 2 Mbps broadband).
Amazing! A Rubik's wheel!
AndyD 8-)₹
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On 2/19/2012 12:21 AM, Dan Covill wrote:
On 02/18/12 13:30, Jean Laeremans wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=cuIJRsAuCHQ
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jml
Neat! I was really impressed when she
And when the battery dies, you fall over.
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On 02/18/12 13:30, Jean Laeremans wrote:
http://www.youtube.com
I thought that was Amazing. And when they went in a diagonal - I was
even more blown away! As soon as I saw it - watching it on my laptop - I
immediately brought it out to the living room where my 10 yr old son was
having a play date with his friend. I hook up my laptop to our big
plasma TV
I share your Rant
We've gone too far wasting resources selfishly
Let's get back to sound roots
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Le 19/02/12 14:52, Kurt @ VR-FX a écrit :
I thought that was Amazing. And when they went in a diagonal - I
Nivelet
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I share your Rant
We've gone too far wasting resources selfishly
Let's get back to sound roots
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I share your Rant
We've gone too far wasting resources selfishly Let's get back to sound roots
Thierry Nivelet
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Le 19/02/12 14:52, Kurt @ VR-FX a écrit :
I thought that was Amazing. And when they went
Clearly the examples they used were not good, it would be much easier to walk.
Was the Segway an overall flop or success? I'm not sure.
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Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2012 8:52 AM
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Now they need to put on a lawnmower engine and give it some power!
From: Allen pro...@gatwicksoftware.com
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Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2012 10:27 AM
Subject: Re: [NF] A new Honda
While I agree with the rant. I'm a keen walker myself
Hey Michael,
On 2/19/2012 2:34 PM, Michael Madigan wrote:
Clearly the examples they used were not good, it would be much easier to walk.
Agreed. I mean - yes - there are good examples where a device like
this could be extremely helpful. Its somewhat similar to the Segway as
you mentioned
http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=cuIJRsAuCHQ
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On 02/18/12 13:30, Jean Laeremans wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=cuIJRsAuCHQ
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Neat! I was really impressed when she started moving sideways!
Dan
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