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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:Or you could just oh I don't know by sleeponthemic · · Score: 1, Troll

    Dear Sir/Madam,

    Thank you for the journey into Fuckingobviousville.

    Yours Sincerely

    Gob "The Final Countdown" Bluth

    --
    I record my sleeptalking
  2. Re:Or you could just oh I don't know by B3ryllium · · Score: 1, Troll

    I don't see how this got a "troll" moderation - frankly, if anything, it's a humorously scathing indictment of the fatal flaw in the entire Segway-style transportation industry - people need to get off their ass and walk more.

    Also, since Gob Bluth actually *does* ride a Segway, it's even more on-point. If only to show what a self-absorbed twit the character is. :)