Insurance: Home, auto... and Segway?
News Progressive announced on Wednesday that it's offering insurance policies for the Segway human transporter -- despite assurances from the technology company that its two-wheeled devices are safe and offer antitheft features.
[February 20, 2003, 12:03]
Former auto exec takes wheel at Segway
News The company behind the two-wheeled, high-tech Segway Human Transporter has named a onetime automobile industry executive as its president. The company's Human Transporter, formerly known as Ginger, made its debut in December with much fanfare.
[April 22, 2002, 14:18]
Rumours: Segway isn't really Ginger
News According to a posting on the 'ginger-chat.com' site, the Segway Human Transporter (SHT for short) cannot be the same thing as the much-hyped mystery invention originally known as Ginger and IT. As Spliff writes: "US patent number 5,701,965 shows...
[August 19, 2002, 15:32]
Segway bids rocket on Amazon
News A consumer version of the Segway Human Transporter, the scooter formerly known as Ginger, won't be available until the fourth quarter, but that isn't stopping bidders from being carried away by the device.
[February 20, 2002, 9:23]
Taking Ginger for a test drive
News Segway, maker of the newly, and now mundanely, christened Human Transporter (HT), likens its forthcoming two-wheeled device to a pair of magic sneakers. But I'd have rather ridden around some more, maybe taken the Human Transporter tour of Manchester.
[December 22, 2001, 6:31]
Mystery Segways go up for eBay bidding
News Consumers are once again bidding big bucks for a Segway Human Transporter -- but this time the auction is on eBay, and it's being conducted without participation from Segway. The foundation and says that proceeds will help fund its "research into...
[June 6, 2002, 9:13]
Ginger launch takes hype biscuit
News He calls it a Segway Human Transporter. 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...
[December 4, 2001, 14:20]
Segway sales fall far short
News Amazon.com, which sells the Segway transporters via its Web site, also plans to alert customers who purchased a transporter about the recall, said Bill Curry, an Amazon spokesman. When Segway announced the recall of all its Human Transporters on...
[September 29, 2003, 16:05]
EBay shuts down Segway auctions
News EBay cancelled two auctions for the new Segway Human Transporter on Thursday after Segway questioned whether the auctions were bogus, but the seller said that the sale was legitimate. The foundation said that proceeds from the auctions would help...
[June 7, 2002, 9:23]
Amazon email can't derail Segway
News Amazon customers who signed up to be notified of the availability of the scooter-like Segway device received a disappointing email message on Thursday: "The Segway Human Transporter will not be available in the foreseeable future.
[September 16, 2002, 7:58]
Segways recalled after ditching riders
News The recall affects all Segway Human Transporter (HT) models sold to both consumers and corporations between March 2002 and September 2003. Segway is recalling about 6,000 of its high-tech scooters, because a problem with their power could cause...
[September 29, 2003, 10:45]
Segway gains a seat
News The seat, from independent company SegSeat, is a BMX-like seat which attaches to the upright of the transporter, and can be folded flat if the user wants to stand up. Segway, the scooter whose ability to carry a standing passenger at a trot has so...
[June 16, 2006, 17:00]
Organic robot mixes rat brain with silicon
News UK readers may be interested to note that the combination of a biological brain in a mechanical wheeled transporter has been seen before in this country, in the form of Dr Who's most implacable enemies, the Daleks.
[June 13, 2003, 16:19]
Segway goes on sale
News 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. On Monday, the high-tech scooter was made available for sale to the public through Amazon.com's Web store.
[November 19, 2002, 12:42]
