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Segway miniPRO is the personal transportation device you’ve been waiting for
The Ninebot by Segway miniPRO is not a hoverboard. Instead, it’s a true descendant of the original revolution in personal transportation, the Segway.
Fifteen years ago, dungaree-wearing inventor Dean Kamen introduced the first Segway. His person-sized, self-balancing, rideable platform was supposed to change human transportation as we know it.
A few years later, Kamen had sold just 6,000 devices (they cost roughly $2,500) and had suffered through a recall and bad press as riders — including then President George W. Bush – took tumbles when the Segway’s power abruptly ran out. Segways were legislated off the streets and became ultimately best known as a prop in Kevin James’ Paul Blart: Mall Cop movies. The company was eventually sold off and is now owned by the Chinese firm Ninebot. Read more...
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