Megway - New Competition For The Segway 220
mikep.maine writes "The personal mobility market is heating up. Witness this practical device featured by
Megway. I already have one, but it isn't cheap." Check Yahoo! personals for availability.
First post? (Score:2, Insightful)
and there it is (Score:5, Insightful)
Also, as a long-time reader of
READ THE THING (Score:4, Insightful)
So what's the point? To make people look even more stupid that they do on a segway?
to the tremendous hype that was built around it. There was one good fallout from all the hype though. People started to think of alternatives. That I believe is the true value of the Segway and now the "MegWay"
If Lindows lost to MS, then Megway is certainly going to be sued by (and lose to) the Segway guys.
It's very similar to the Segway, certainly in the same market, and it's name only differs by one letter. Surely Segway's lawyers won't be happy.
Did anyone even read the article? Newsflash (with annoying scolling subtitle): Its a spoof.
another tired dupe (Score:4, Insightful)
Can we have a subject category for irrelevant, boring dupes?
What the... (Score:3, Insightful)
Re:First post? (Score:3, Insightful)
Anyway, with the $4,500 price point for Segway and the fact that it only goes as fast as a decent bicycle, I am surprised there is not more of a market for motor assist bicycles.
A bicycle adds the ability to coast with larger wheels, and removes the need to the machine use power balancing for you. People have a natural ability to balance, taxing the machine with doing this strikes me as inefficient.
Re:and there it is (Score:1, Insightful)
I think he's referring to computers, not people.
You need to be succesful to have competition... (Score:3, Insightful)
Seems their goal (Segway) of having the taxpayers buy up their production via Government purchases didn't materialize. They knew they had no real commercial viability, hence all the attempts to get large government organizations to test it out in hopes of getting a buyer.
My favorite were the lard ass Atlanta cops that tried it, trouble was they were too clutzy to operate it.
Segway, a product that looked neat but had no market yet was hyped to all heck and back. Just another feature of the dot-com craze.
As for Megway/Smegway... its a joke... rta
Re:Hey (Score:2, Insightful)
Just my opinion, but I think wifey got pwned.
(And yes, I said "wife". Don't you feel like a loser now? (That's looser for those of you who learned to write by spellcheck.))
Re:First post? (Score:1, Insightful)
OK, so you are looking forward to the event where it's a couple hundred pounds of rider+bike VS 2000+lbs SUV?
Darwinism in action!!
Re:First post? (Score:4, Insightful)
Which is why I 1. do not ride on the side of the road. (If you do you will experience a great number of near misses)
If the road doesn't have a clear safe shoulder - I ride on the left-hand side of middle
This forces the SUV to go all the way in the other lane to pass.
If you don't force the full - lane pass - they wil attempt the partial lane pass - this is where they squeeze through even if there is oncoming traffic.
Generally - you WANT somebody stuck behind you - then you know nobody is going to hit you going 70.
So they get pissed - So what. Its their lungs If saving too. - If they really cared they would vote for bike lanes - and if they don't care - i don't either.
So you have to go out there with the attitude that says you own the whole damn road (unless there is a good shoulder).
AIK