Ginger Launch Takes Hype Biscuit
News But while inventor Dean Kamen kept absolutely silent for years about what It actually was, speculation ranged from jetpacks to groundbreaking engines, even as far as anti-gravity devices and Star Trek transporter beams.
[December 4, 2001, 14:20]
Ginger - Believe The Hype?
News Since details were leaked last week about a top-secret new invention from US multi-millionaire inventor Dean Kamen speculation has been running wild. The latest secret is an invention by Dean Kamen that some tech heavyweights say is bigger than the...
[January 15, 2001, 15:50]
Segway Bids Rocket On Amazon
News The hype was fed by the secrecy that inventor and Segway chief executive Dean Kamen attached to the HT. The HTs will be customized limited editions with the winning bidder's name and Dean Kamen's laser-etched signature engraved on the device.
[February 20, 2002, 9:23]
"Ginger" Makes An Appearance On Amazon
News If you're looking to buy "Ginger", the mysterious device from inventor Dean Kamen, look no further than Amazon.com. Kamen has since played down the impact of the new device, which is not scheduled to be released until next year.
[January 26, 2001, 8:29]
Rumours: Segway Isn't Really Ginger
News In the latest twist to the long-running Ginger saga, it's now being rumoured that the two-wheeled device unveiled by inventor Dean Kamen last December isn't in fact the real deal. Since then ginger-chat site administrator 'Spliff' has examined...
[August 19, 2002, 15:32]
Mysterious 'Ginger' May Be A Scooter
News Inventor Dean Kamen has been creating products for DEKA for nearly 20 years. The latest secret is an invention by Dean Kamen that some tech heavyweights say is bigger than the PC and likely to change the world.
[January 15, 2001, 12:03]
Segway Goes On Sale
News But hype aside, the company and its inventor, Dean Kamen, have won prestigious design awards. If you've got $5,000 burning a hole in your pocket and you're looking for a fancy way to get to work, Amazon.com has a Segway for you.
[November 19, 2002, 12:42]
Taking Ginger For A Test Drive
News Curious about whether the machine formerly known as Ginger lives up to its price and the tidal wave of prelaunch hype, and about what its inventor, Dean Kamen, has to say now that the long-secret machine is out in the open, CNET News.com sent me...
[December 22, 2001, 6:31]
Genome Pioneer Wins Inventor Prize
News Segway inventor Dean Kamen won last year's Lemelson-MIT Prize. Leroy Hood, a pioneer of the project that mapped out the complete set of human genes, was awarded the $500,000 (about £320,000) Lemelson-MIT Prize on Thursday for inventing "four...
[April 25, 2003, 7:54]
Buzzing Bots Behave Like Bees
News Last year, Segway inventor Dean Kamen won. Swarming robots that can act in concert and mimic the behaviour of bees have netted James McLurkin, a 30-year-old doctoral candidate in computer science, the annual Lemelson-MIT Student Prize.
[February 27, 2003, 10:06]
Inventor's Dreams Take (short) Flight
News We're trying very hard to make sure we don't do that ourselves," Moshier said of the publicity tsunami that engulfed Segway inventor Dean Kamen. But entrepreneur Michael Moshier is convinced his first outings with the personal aircraft he designed...
[January 17, 2002, 13:24]
US Government Considers Action On Patent Trolls
News But Segway inventor Dean Kamen argued that politicians should not penalise legitimate inventors, in a quest to root out the trolls. If a big company repeatedly disregards people's rights, they are as bad as the trolls at the other end," Kamen said.
[June 16, 2006, 14:50]
Mystery Segways Go Up For EBay Bidding
News The official Segway auctions on Amazon promised to engrave the winner's name and that of Dean Kamen, the inventor of the HT. An organisation called the "AI Foundation" has listed two Segway scooters on eBay.
[June 6, 2002, 9:13]
Secret Of Ginger To Be Revealed?
News Meanwhile, Dean Kamen, the inventor of the device, has filed for at least four patents in the past three months with the US Patent and Trademark Office. Ginger is the brainchild of Kamen, who won the 2000 National Medal for Technology, and the New...
[November 30, 2001, 9:12]
Former Auto Exec Takes Wheel At Segway
News George brings a wealth of experience to Segway," said Segway's chairman and founder, Dean Kamen. The company behind the two-wheeled, high-tech Segway Human Transporter has named a onetime automobile industry executive as its president.
[April 22, 2002, 14:18]
