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Toyota Announces the Winglet, Wannabe Segway Killer

Posted by kdawson on from the strange-marketing-moves dept.

Various gadget/toy venues are writing about the Toyota Winglet, a diminutive Segway-like personal transporter. (Toyota took over Sony's robot division a year back.) It comes in three sizes and offers about a third the speed and a quarter the range of the Segway; on the upside, it charges in an hour vs. Segway's 10 hours. Wired writes: "The Winglet is the first gadget to duplicate the celebrated, and often mocked, navigation system of the Segway Transporter."

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  1. Early abandoners. by Snufu · · Score: 5, Funny

    Segway Killer

    You can't kill what's already dead.

  2. Severely disappointed by Ihmhi · · Score: 5, Funny

    I was severely disappointed with the Segway. I hear about the "revolution in personal transportation" PR they had going, and I expected one of three things:

    * jetpacks
    * hovercars / flying cars
    * teleporters

    And instead, I get a golfcart cut in half with a gyroscope and scooter handlebars added. What a fucking disappointment.

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    Random Thoughts From A Diseased Mind (Not For Dummies)
  3. Re:Undead, perhaps? by j01123 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I actually want this to take off.

    So do I, but unfortunately it doesn't have a jet pack, it's just low speed scooter.

  4. Re:baby winglet? by Ethanol-fueled · · Score: 5, Funny

    That's so kids can become fat and lazy before they're old enough to play videogames and browse slashdot.