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Blinky
03-15-2003, 01:25 PM
March 14, 2003 - knoxnews.com -- OAK RIDGE - Herman Postma jokingly calls it his "geek wheelchair." It's a two-wheeled, battery-powered, self-balancing scooter that turns on a dime, has no brakes and goes at speeds of up to 12 miles an hour. Its official name is the Segway Human Transporter. While it was under wraps and in development by famed inventor Dean Kamen, it whipped up a media frenzy. Full article (http://www.knoxnews.com/kns/local_news/article/0,1406,KNS_347_1813624,00.html)