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We finally know what IT is
After months of claimed "no-hype", Dean Kamen finally unveils the IT/Ginger/Segway Human Transporter -- a self balancing, one-person, "body-augmenting", scooter. Using gyroscopes, the transporter keeps itself balanced on its two wheels and allows the pilot to change direction by simply leaning. Kamen seems to be marketing it towards urbanites that need to zip around the city without lugging around 4000 pounds of metal. See much more at http://www.cnn.com/2001/TECH/ptech/12/03/segway.ap/ Posted by Raffi Krikorian on December 03, 2001 07:59 AM

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