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Poll: who thinks "Ginger" is stupid?

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SubZeroX

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I've known for months that "Ginger" is nothing but a scooter. How is a scooter going to "change the way people live"? Do you think it's stupid or would you pay $3000 for one? Please cast your votes!
 
Its not the scooter, its the engine that is the cool part. And he didn't claim it will change the world. That was all the media hype, which he can't control.
 
This is only a prototype so the styling can be improved but the idea itself is awesome. But $1000 maybe i'll buy one, not 3k.
 
All I have to say is that my mother has M.S. and she would benefit greatly from Ginger. Too bad it isn't available to the general public yet. I would get one for her immediately at 2X the cost if it was.
 


<< Its not the scooter, its the engine that is the cool part. And he didn't claim it will change the world. That was all the media hype, which he can't control. >>


exactly.... the scooter is nothing special.. the technology behind it is amazing though. While the scooter itself may not change the world, the mechanics and science behind it is really cool and has many different uses and applications that it can now be put towards.
 
I can see the uses for it (mail men, factories, warehouses, etc), and I think it could sell well for that, but I just don't see it being some massive consumer thing. I don't care how revolutionary the motor or the balancing system is, I'm not paying $3000 for a scooter.
 
I can car less about the scooter, but like someone else said a few posts up. The engine is what impresses me. reycycles most of its heat, and can run all day and cost 5 cents. That's impressive to me. Oh and the auto balancing is really cool technology too.

peace
sean
 
whatever but you gotta admit Ginger is a marvel from technology point of view.
so it is not stupid at all!

anyway, this poll lack the choice for people who does not like or dislike it.
 


<< "Ginger" is nothing but a scooter >>



Yeah, and Michael Schumacher's F2001 is just a horseless carriage!
 
Yeah. Just what the world needs, something to keep people from getting any excercise from walking. 😉

The motor/balancing system is pretty cool, tho. 🙂

amish
 
I can't vote in the poll because my choice isn't there.... I don't think its "Stupid" just different.

would I buy one? maybe, after trying it out to see what the experience is like.

do I think it will change the way people live? no... people won't be ditching the car to ride this thing to work.

lets face it.. bicycles are great.. but how many corporate execs in their suits and ties do you see biking to work?

I know most jobs are near 20miles from home around here.. can you imagine everyone on one of these traveling to work.. thats pretty laughable...

I think it might be a fun gadget.. useful in warehouses, or stock rooms for transportation... even on golf courses perhaps...

the technology is amazing.. the implementation needs changed before it will "change the way we live"

 
I think it's an outstanding idea, invention, and feat of engineering. This thing is a technological marvel!

It is the first invention that adapts to the human and doesn't force the human to adapt to it.

Also, it will revolutionize cities. Sure, it's a lil slow (~12mph), but considering how much time people spend in traffic, it all evens out without the ridiculous costs of owning and maintaining a car (including gas). The city of Atlanta has already had city planners meet with Dean Kamen about Segway.

Give it time...you will see the redeeming features in time. It's new and, naturally, is being rejected by some at first. Remember what people said about the PC when it was released? Yeah, give it a few years to catch on in the consumer market. It already seems like a hit in the commercial/industrial market with the USPS, FedEx, Amazon.com, National Parks Service, and others supporting and adopting the Segway for their use.

Also, don't forget, the USA is not the only market for this. 😉 This will likely be a hit in Japan, China, and Mexico (specifically Mexico City) as well as other countries lacking space. It will eventually catch on in the states as well. However, the Segway will not revolutionize suburbia or areas with poor weather (until some sort of self-contained version is made with snow tires 😛).
 
Obviously you haven't ever tried moving about in a busy metropolis before... this could really help, if there were fewer cars.

It's definitely a cool invention and while it's asking a little much of consumers and city planers, I like it nonetheless.


-geoff
 


<< so am i the only one that's gonna plan on buying it when it comes out? >>

No, you are not. 😉 This thing would kickass at college...especially considering most colleges don't allow freshman to have cars. 😛
 
Where are people going to ride this in cities is what I wonder? Regardless of how many people buy them, there are always going to be a lot of people on foot. In the article on Yahoo they say:



<< Segway's director of marketing, Tobe Cohen, said Kamen hopes operators will be permitted to ride the Segway on city sidewalks, negating the need for licenses or insurance >>



Do we really need a 65 pound thing going 12MPH with a person on it running on a sidewalk? You aren't even supposed to ride a bike on sidewalks. Especially if its quiet. You wouldn't even know if some fool was going to run your ass over with that thing if you were just walking along. Maybe they need to come up with an all new Segway Lane.
 
Oops....damn I voted that I think it's a dumb idea.

I don't, I think it's neat.

Like several others, I don't think the scooter itself (at least at a cost of $3000US) is that great, but the technology in it impresses me quite a bit.
 


<< so am i the only one that's gonna plan on buying it when it comes out? >>



I'll buy it.....when it's cheaper than a used car.
I'm with TheReg when they say that it will be overlegislated once injuries start to occur. Kids tweaking the engines and making them go fast and doing crazy tricks with them, and dogs chasing them down will make them mostly a novelty. The tech could be a great springboard for other things, but I fail to see everyone in any urban area ditching their car for one.

If they want to change the world, they need to make it cheaper to own than riding public transit--then all the lower-middle class joes in the cities would gladly buy one. Heck...somebody once hatched the theory of public bicycles that you rode to a destination and left for someone else.....too bad with a rechargable battery this wouldn't work with Segway...
 
I think it will probably start selling well in other parts of the world long before it becomes very popular in the US.
 
I think that the engine behind it is what makes it so special. But I think it will take off commercially, it could be huge if the price was right. I would get it if I could train the dog to hop onto it and take himself out to do his thing. Knowing him though, he would just try and run the cat over. 😉
 
The technology is irrefutably cool. At a pricetag of $3000 that's not so nice...in time if course that will come down.

Some people seem to be unable to realize that kamen doesn't mean for it to replace cars all the time. He doesn't want you commuting 45 miles to work on one of these. What they are for is inner-city travel. Many people live close to work and move short distances. This is intended for them. At $3000 it's pricey, but if the price is down to $1500 after a while these are excellent. You can get around very cheapy and maintenance would be cheaper and it would be more convenient than a car.
 
Ok, I'll admit that calling it stupid may be a bit extreme. I don't think the machine itself is stupid, but the media hype and the marketing scheme certainly is.

One question to consider is this: does the average person really need a scooter to get around?
Anyways, I simply don't see how the average consumer will want to buy this simply coz they don't really need it. Maybe senior citizens and people who need to move around a lot like a mailman will benefit from it, but a healthy person is simply lazy if they need to ride a scooter when they could walk.

As for college students, they are poor enough. They don't need to spend $3000 on a scooter to get to class.

 
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