Neowin News Feed for: Segway

Segway stops CES S-Pod demo after a journalist crashes into a wall

Paul Hill — Fri, 10 Jan 2020 15:16:01 +0000

Segway has cancelled demonstrations of its S-Pod after a journalist crashed into a wall at CES. The firm has said that it's planning to add a seatbelt with future models to increase safety. Read more...

For a time, Segway miniPRO hoverboards could have been hijacked by hackers

Boyd Chan — Sat, 22 Jul 2017 04:02:02 +0000

After months of analysis, a security researcher discovered that the Segway miniPRO could be compromised, allowing interested attackers to track down and take control of these hoverboards. Read more...

Xena and Segway creator show up at Microsoft's CES booth

John Callaham — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 20:14:49 +0000

Microsoft's CES 2012 booth got two interesting visitors this week to check out Surface 2.0; actress Lucy Lawless and Dean Kamen, the creator of the Segway. There's also a new Surface 2.0 video demo. Read more...

Netherlands Eases Segway Ban

Sat, 19 Apr 2008 00:56:18 +0000

The Netherlands is to relax its ban on the Segway motorized scooter, a two-wheeled, gyroscopically-balanced machine. "The general use of the Segway will be allowed on bicycle paths and roads under the condition that a... Read more...

Segway Rolls Out a Recall

Sat, 27 Sep 2003 07:40:58 +0000

Segway LLC has issued a voluntary recall of its Human Transporter product after revealing that riders might fall from the device as the batteries are drained of power, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said.... Read more...

Segway scoots off Amazon's shelves

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 24 Dec 2002 14:02:41 +0000

The Segway Human Transporter, the self-balancing electric scooter that has kept technophiles abuzz for the past two years, ranks among the best-selling items on Amazon.com, the online retailer said Monday. The machine won't ship until... Read more...

OT: Ginger isn't Segway

Mon, 12 Aug 2002 19:23:44 +0000

In the latest twist to the long-running Ginger saga, it's now being rumoured that the two-wheeled device unveiled by inventor Dean Kamen last December isn't in fact the real deal. The claim... Read more...

Segway may face roadblock in Japan

Mon, 14 Jan 2002 13:55:53 +0000

A self-balancing scooter billed as heralding a revolution in the way people travel could run into an obstacle in Japan, where a robotics professor wants recognition for inventing a nearly identical machine 15 years ago.... Read more...

Segway - No Longer Just a Segment Crossover

Fred Spencer — Mon, 03 Dec 2001 05:14:32 +0000

South Park's 'IT' has this thing beat.... =) - Rit 'On a quiet Sunday morning in Silicon Valley, I am standing atop a machine code-named Ginger--a machine that may be the most... Read more...