Tag: segway
Segway develops new e-Skates category, Drift W1 coming soon.
We’ve had hoverboards, otherwise known as ‘Swegways’. Now it’s the turn of electric skates or e-Skates. Billed as a completely new category of personal transport by Segway-Ninebot, the Segway Drift W1 will […]
Frankfurt Motor Show. Is Segway CityGo electric scooter future for urban transport?
Best known for its self-balancing transport solutions, Segway is hoping to launch an electric kickscooter network that it claims could reshape the future landscape of transportation within cities. It’s based […]
Is it game over for the self-balancing ‘Swegway’ scooter?
A few weeks ago my 12 year old son Archie and I reviewed the latest must-have gadget, popularly known by the kids as a ‘Swegway’. We both raved about it. […]
WalkCar – the world’s smallest electric vehicle. Perfect for tube strikes?
Personal transportation is all the range with all kinds of hoverboards and so called Swegways now on the market, proving particularly popular with kids. But Japanese firm Cocoa Motors seems […]
Gadget Show Live: Personal transport everywhere including electric scooters from Smartrax
At Gadget Show Live at the NEC, personal transportation solutions – particularly electric scooters – were everywhere. You practically can’t move without being overtaken by someone wheeling around on what […]
How a Segway was used to create one of the craziest camera shots in Eurovision history
Go on, admit it – you watched the Eurovision Song Contest. And it's okay – we do have a tech angle on this. You have to watch this video – it's crazy. Cast your mind back to 2009, when the…
Why the Segway explains how Google Glass would never have been popular anyway
Back in 2001, a revolutionary new product was unleashed upon an unsuspecting public. Seemingly lightyears ahead of its rivals, the Segway looked set to change how we get around. What was Segway? Essentially, it was a small "electric vehicle" that…
Segway boss shocker and 9 other bizarre, gruesome and tragic tech related deaths
All sci-fi fans will know that whilst technological advancement makes our mundane little lives easier and more rewarding everyday, take your mind off its potential dangers for just a few seconds and it can turn around and bite you…
Yike Bike, the world's first folding electric bike set to launch
As if the Segway wasn't daft enough, look out for the Yike Bike, weaving its way into oncoming traffic next year.
VIDEO: Steampunk Segway ditches motor
At the Gadget Show Live last weekend, I got as close to a Segway as I’ve ever been, which made me ridiculously excited. I want one. But if I can’t get one, then this is probably the next best thing – it’s a Steampunk Segway, powered by pedalling.
The best thing, though, is that the creator has taken the time to document the entire creation process on Instructables. Make your own, but don’t come crying to us if it falls apart on the hard shoulder of the M4.
Instructables (via Engadget)
