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My Segway HT "Month-iversary"

Posted by timothy on from the the-longest-30-days dept.

Phillip M. Torrone writes "I didn't realize it, but I've been using a Segway HT for one month as of 01/04/03. To put it simply--it's been great and the HT has exceeded all expectations, I'm cautiously optimistic that this was a great purchase and look forward to the next 30 days. You can read, see and hear about my experiences here: http://www.bookofseg.com." I have yet to see one of these in real life, but they do look fun.

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  1. Who is Phillip M. Torrone by djupedal · · Score: 5, Informative

    And what else does P. M. Tyronne endorse?

    XBox live, for one...and the iPod...and large doses of Flash, apparently. This gentleman is a one-man press release :)

  2. Maybe just cynical, but... by Urthpaw · · Score: 5, Informative

    The domain "bookofseg.com" is registered to Phillip Torrone. (listed on the about page as well). According to his site , this guy works at Fallon , an advertising company devoted to "generating disproportionate results for our clients through a unique combination of rigor, relentlessness, and surprise" .

    What I'm getting at is, how do we know that this site isn't just a plant by Segway's marketing agency?

  3. Weight by uptownguy · · Score: 5, Informative

    Incidentally, does anyone know how much weight the Segway is designed to handle?

    From the How Stuff Works Website:

    Weight capacity: 250 pound (110 kg) person with 75 pounds (34 kg) of cargo.

    (Good link about more Segway stuff without all of the marketing hype at Howstuffworks, too.)

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