Of course, I wouldn’t be surprised if the Segway guys sue them for patent infringement.
Honda’s Amazing Personal Mobility Dealio
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by Stephan Kinsella on May 5, 2010
Of course, I wouldn’t be surprised if the Segway guys sue them for patent infringement.
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They made it to #4 on cracked’s list of “innovations more baffling than the Segway” – http://www.cracked.com/article/18359_6-transportation-innovations-more-baffling-than-segway/
Innovation in being a slacker in…..
“THE 21ST……CEEEEEEENTURRRYYYYYYYYY!”
Honda
Seriously though it is very neat, but this strikes me as a concept type dealy to actually work on getting certain technologies working more than a consumer product. I say this because I imagine the actual market for this to be quite small.
While it is an interesting display of technology (I’ve also seen children’s bicycles sans training wheels that work on the same principle), I certainly hope I don’t live to see the day that my own two “personal mobility devices” are rendered obsolete.