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This is IT?

Posted by michael on from the world-shattering-public-relations dept.

Dave (picked at random) and 8000 other slashdot readers wrote in to tell us that they too had been overcome by the relentless hype machine that is IT, Ginger, Segway, whatever. Read about IT in your favorite hype-dispensing media outlet, each of which thinks that it has an exclusive on the story of IT. Flash diagram of IT. Time. NY Times. Reuters. And don't forget to watch the advertisement, errr, "demonstration" of IT on Good Morning Consumers tomorrow. Update: 12/03 13:37 GMT by T : Segway's webmaster John Grohol points out the segway website as well.

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  1. I think it's dumb. by methangel · · Score: 1, Troll

    Ok, it's a scooter, it goes slower than a moped, yet a little faster than walking. Big deal. Are we all willing to shell out that much cash to go slightly faster than walking? Don't even get me started on how it looks...it looks like the person is riding on an old fashioned push-mower.

    I doubt this will revolutionize anything, all the gyro's and balance monitoring aside, it isn't that practical. It looks gay.

  2. Re:It's world-changing! by zhensel · · Score: 1, Troll

    Actually, I think the last time was with the G3 Cube, unless you count the iPod, which has yet to play out. Note that he was actually right with the cube - it changed the world of plastics quality assurance.

  3. Pricey by nuintari · · Score: 1, Troll

    At 3000 bucks american a pop, it seems that that owning one will be a way of saying, "Yeah, I'm both rich AND lazy!"

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  4. I would be ashamed... by Jace+of+Fuse! · · Score: 1, Troll

    I would be ashamed to admit IT.

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  5. Re:Totally insulting price!! by Detritus · · Score: 1, Troll

    Great, for $2999 I can buy a Kawasaki Ninja, AKA DarwinCycle, and I am only 15 times more likely to be killed on the road than as a driver of an automobile. What a bargain! I think I would rather look like a dork.

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  6. Re:IT's not for you! by dgulbran · · Score: 3, Troll

    This thing is not for rich suburban white guys who hang out on internet all day. Its for postmen and chinamen.

    Of course! How silly of me!! Of course the average citizen in a chinese city could afford an *electric* scooter with a $3k USD price tag!

    Tell me, do you, Jeff Bezos and Steve Jobs smoke crack together or alone in your biodomes?

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