07-06-2008, 11:07 PM | #31 |
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Haven't you heard: talk is cheap!
Talk is cheap, unless of course you actually hire Kathleen Turner or Meg Ryan and they aren't already fanatical Segway owners. The current i2 might even be capable of speech. It has some sort of annunciator in there to allow it to beep.
I once rigged a portable device with speech using the piezo beeper to tell the top sales dude "Scotty told you this feature wouldn't work." Of course he got the last laugh because after that I had to add all kinds of voice to the device as customers fell in love with it. The rapid charger would be an accessory. I'd design it to plug into the same AC port. Cost to the base Segway would be less than $1. GPS: dealer option. Ditto, if you want it, you pay for it. Cigarette lighter. You got me there, that might add $10 or $15. Especially if it actually came with a lighter. Not having to carry a battery pack for the head light and Macarena air horn: priceless. |
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Slightly off topic: Just want to welcome all the Engadget readers who were linked to this thread today! http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/07/s...gn-yes-really/
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And our friendly CNET readers:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-99...=2547-1_3-0-20 John PS - CNET's been informed about their inaccurate representation of my position... I haven't been employed by Segway for over 2 1/2 years now!
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Too bad all the comments on the CNET article are incredibly negative and mocking toward the Segway. *sigh* It never ends...
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A self balancing iPhone!!!! Yeah!!!!
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Best of luck to Doug!
I met Doug at SegFest Chicago. What a terrific gentleman, and sharp, too! I wish him the best at Apple -- with the resources of Apple behind him, he can do even more amazing things! My current boss is a former product manager from Apple, and his experience from there was terrific.
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I too met Doug at SegFest Chicago. He is such a great guy. I'm really sad to hear he will be leaving Segway, but wish him the best at his new position with Apple.
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I agree that much of this would and could exist, and as options, need not take away in price much at all.
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