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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. Re:There is something to kill? by Ihmhi · · Score: 4, Informative

    I don't think you've ever been to any sort of themed fan convention. Walk 2 miles and stand up for approximately 12 hours, with a 5 minute break every hour. I'd love to see how you fare.

    No matter how strong you are or how much endurance you have, standing/walking around at a con for that long is going to take a toll on you.

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