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Segway Revolutionizes Polo

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the horses-are-so-yesterday dept.

Mirkon writes "The Register is carrying a story on an example of how technology is making sports better: Segway Polo. The San Francisco Bay Area Segway Enthusiasts Group has instructions on how to build a mallet (PDF), and a video clip of Segway Polo in action (MOV). A revolutionary device, indeed."

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  1. Re:Well at least it's doing something! by barcodez · · Score: 2, Informative

    Segways cost about $5,000 USD at that price a small car or motor bike is a much better bet for urban transport. I definitely agree that the price point for mass adoption hasn't been meet.

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  3. Re:Well at least it's doing something! by Bohnanza · · Score: 3, Informative
    The price would have to be VERY low for the Segway to be widely adopted, since the device is basically useless.

    There is nothing it does that is not done better by a car, motor scooter or bicycle. It is a replacement for walking that is only usable by people who can stand and balance.

    I'd really like to hear some of the folks who helped with the hype, such as Bezos and Metcalf, come forth and justify their pre-release claims. IIRC Metcalf claimed "we will all want at least two". What a sham.

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  4. Re:Well at least it's doing something! by bwy · · Score: 2, Informative

    This was really a good example of a toy with no practical future.

    True, but the world and economy is so big now that there is almost always a niche or two for the obscure product.

    We recently took a guided tour in Sarasota, Florida on a Segway. The Segway did a wonderful job of facilitating the tour... we were able to visit the bayfront, travel on downtown sidewalks, and visit other places we would have never found. And, riding the Segway was a blast.

  5. Re:This won’t last for long by joe52 · · Score: 2, Informative

    Segway golf would be a more acceptable option.

    Someone already though of using the thing for golf.

  6. Re:Well at least it's doing something! by micromoog · · Score: 2, Informative
    My first mac (a Mac II with a 15inch color monitor) cost $5000 too.

    However, it didn't have about a billion cheaper, better alternatives for what it did, like the Segway does.

  7. Soccer too by l00sr · · Score: 2, Informative

    Segway soccer is looking to become the newest Robocup league. Though it sounds a little silly, it is significant in that it will be the first Robocup league to feature competition between humans and robots, which brings Robocup a little closer to its goal of having a humanoid team that can beat the World Cup team by 2050.

  8. Segway is useful... by Lodragandraoidh · · Score: 2, Informative

    I was recently in Washington DC on vacation, and noticed segways running around the capital on several occaisions.

    After three days of walking to all the museums and monuments, I would have given my first born for a Segway...

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  9. Re:Faster than bike in some cases by dustinbarbour · · Score: 2, Informative

    A bike can certainly carry a heavier load than a Segway. It's all about where you place the load, my friend. Your back, one of the higher spots on the bike, is NOT a good place to put it. Saddle bags, luggage racks over the front and rear wheels and, perhaps, something over the handle bars would be a bit more effective that trying to balanace a fully loaded pack on your back whilst bicycling.

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