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Segway gains a seat
Talkback You report this is for "disabled Segway users". Did they become disabled by using the stand-up Segway in a George Bush style accident, or before using the Segway? In any application Segway suffers to a greater extent from the same problem dear old...
[June 19, 2006, 14:45]
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. This is the only way for the general public to reserve first delivery of.our highest performing model," Segway...
[November 19, 2002, 12:42]
Segway gains a seat
News Segway, the scooter whose ability to carry a standing passenger at a trot has so far failed to revolutionise human life, has gained a surprising new feature: a seat. Appropriately for the Segway, which costs around $4,000, the seat comes at $750.
[June 16, 2006, 17:00]
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]
Segway sales fall far short
News When Segway announced the recall of all its Human Transporters on Friday, it shed light on the sales performance of the previously highly hyped two-wheeled device. Segway announced that all of its Human Transporters -- approximately 6,000 -- sold...
[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 auctions, which went online earlier this week, had drawn...
[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]
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]
News Schmooze: Goodbye Segway, hello flying exoskeleton
News Segway, schmegway! Segway may face roadblock in Japan Everybody's concerned about safety and security on the Internet. But just to put things in perspective, you might want to try strapping yourself into a mechanical exoskeleton with enormous...
[January 18, 2002, 13:25]
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. Segway said on Monday that George T. The Segway HT is a self-balancing, electric-powered transportation...
[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. Then Segway was unveiled -- and the world said: "Is...
[August 19, 2002, 15:32]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog Remember the Segway? Now, I don't know what the Central Atlanta Progress Ambassador Force is, but the accompanying picture shows a prone gentleman in a white shirt receiving medical attention next to the Segway in question.
[May 29, 2002, 15:54]
Segways recalled after ditching riders
News Segway is recalling about 6,000 of its high-tech scooters, because a problem with their power could cause riders to fall off, the company said on Friday. The recall affects all Segway Human Transporter (HT) models sold to both consumers and...
[September 29, 2003, 10:45]
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. An organisation called the "AI Foundation" has listed two Segway scooters...
[June 6, 2002, 9:13]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog Segway stumbles. By now, the Segway's farcical aspects are far more famous than anything positive about the device. We've all seen the videos of President Dubya trying and failing to stay upright on the thing, and the company's noted refusal to...
[October 3, 2003, 13:45]
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. Segway's 100 employees are spread out over two former mill buildings along the Merrimack River.
[December 22, 2001, 6:31]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog Older, balder and smoother of chin, Uncle, later Sir, Clive Sinclair has been winkled out of hiding by some smart PR cookie and given a Segway electric trolley to play with. In this case, the Segway is dismissed, albeit respectfully, as a "toy": we...
[August 15, 2003, 16:50]
Thursday
Blog It's the Segway, being demonstrated by a sharp-suited and horribly competent handler. The keynote is considerably enlivened by William Shatner popping up and bantering with Pat Gelsinger, chief executive of Intel, who arrives on a Segway -- just...
[September 13, 2002, 18:02]
Apple guru on the magic of electronics
News But while Woz last year spent most of the event riding around, playing Segway Polo, he had come this time to fire up those in the audience with romantic and impassioned stories of the power and excitement of mathematics and engineering.
[May 21, 2007, 10:11]
Inventor's dreams take (short) flight
News Moshier said it's too early to speculate on price or availability dates, and he's generally careful to avoid the hyperbole that preceded the arrival of another much heralded transportation paradigm, the Segway scooter.
[January 17, 2002, 13:24]
