Segway in the Wild
I only mention this because it’s so uncommon. I saw a Segway in the wild the other day.
Today, I read that Segway has acquired $5 million more in funding, just 2 months after accepting $35 million. My hopes is that they’ll take that money and create something a bit more user-friendly. Perhaps they’ll even apply some design principles to their innovative mode of transportation that make it, well, more appealing and marketable.
With gas prices the way they are, probably never to drop back down to the pre-$3 days, the Segway might actually start making gains in the market. But have you seen one? I’ve seen Elliot Masie tooling around his conferences on one, but that’s at Disney. I’ve seen Segway Tours for everywhere from Disney World to San Antonio. But have you actually seen a regular guy, tooling down the street on a Segway?
We couldn’t believe it when we saw exactly that yesterday. This wasn’t even in downtown Cincinnati, but in the suburbs. Florence, Kentucky, to be exact. A happy guy tooling down the sidewalk between Meijer’s and Panera – on his Segway.
