What Accessory Would You Like For Your Segway? - Page 7

BruceWright · 02-02-2003, 04:51 PM

all of these are great ideas. I love the idea of the Star Tours chimes as a horn! Other friendly-sounding macintosh-like alerts would be positive.

Or the beeping sounds of the old Tomorrowland Rocket-rods. Those had a distinctive chirp to them.

Disney is great at giving technology a friendly face. I'd love to see what Imaginnering would come up with were they to customize a Segway.

-Bruce Wright

Segway: Vehicle of Dream

CVINTON · 02-02-2003, 07:50 PM

I have developed a motion sensor alarm for Segs that lets me know if anyone is messing with it in my carport. Let me know if you other owners are interested.

Peter iNova · 02-02-2003, 08:04 PM

Cvinton's don't-mess-with-the-HT alarm is a good idea. Lends itself to battery operation since the only drain is likely when it screams.

I think the best thing to come out of these ideas is this: Segway: give the thing a power socket! Lights, horns, alarms--all neeeeeeeeeed some juice.

-iNova

http://www.digitalsecrets.net/glidewalk/Home.html

CVINTON · 02-04-2003, 04:36 PM

My motion alarm is independently batery operated, not from the HT. I will eventuall take off a 12-v line, but problem is getting from 72-v to 12 volt, so I'm taking my time.

drucilla · 02-04-2003, 08:15 PM

plastic snap on covers with a lawnmower lithograph that covers the platform thereby repelling all teenagers from touching it....then it will look like what it looks like..lol

mind if my segway and i pass?

GadgetmanKen · 02-04-2003, 10:06 PM

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Hey you already owners---I woke up dreaming that what I would want first was something that, when parking the HT, would fold down over the platform taking away the temptation for passersby to step up on it. Make sense? Or just a dream.

Hey 2totango just thought of an angle you can use to keep people off it when you don't want them on it. This is the "Chariot Mode"...have a flex body around it, like a chariot, made out of thin plexiglass, plastic or aluminum. At each side have it spring loaded to stay upright and hinged at 60 degree or whatever angle you want. Then whenever you want to keep people from steping on it simply fold the hinged sides together to form a wedge shield over the platform and then lock it.

OR

Make or design a waterproof wedge shaped fabric cover that fits around the gooseneck (t-bar) and zips down and fastens underneath with snaps or velcro. This will probably keep people off as well. What do you think?

"Wouldn't it be cool, if?...is like Folgers in my cup"

Sunday · 02-04-2003, 11:40 PM

I would want a Glide Data Recorder. This black box would be able to be removed from your Segway, and plugged into a computer so that you can keep an accurate log of miles ridden, steepest incline, temperature, and other useful information. It would be so cool to look up your total miles ridden at the end of the year, print off a little chart showing miles ridden by day, week, month, etc.

It would be great to have it wired into the Segway, so that it could indicate the effect on the batteries of varying conditions such as incline, temperature, rider weight, etc.

Mark Sunday

John F · 02-04-2003, 11:45 PM

I want a different frame colors instead of sterile grey, different hub cap options and some type of mileage chart wired into the handlebar

Mail it in or post it up -- Segway-open mailing list on Yahoo Groups

god1138 · 02-05-2003, 01:44 AM

I suggested to Segway LLC an adapter that you could wire into the trunk of your car to charge the Segway as you drive in your automobile using the power from the car battery. For those of us who must drive to work and then use the Segway around the office or to make short trips at lunch, this would be an ideal device. It's not too farfetched, doesn't appear to be too cumbersome from a technological perspective or from an engineering angle, and would be practical for those who want to take their Segway outside of normal gliding range.

My other car is a Segway!

mzokc · 02-05-2003, 02:24 AM

It is a good idea and I plan to get an inverter at Sam's or Wal Mart!

Check this topic:

http://www.segwaychat.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=928

Wiring the 12 to 120 volt inverter to a circuit that is only ON while the automobile engine is running will be the challenge.

Mark

02-02-2003, 04:51 PM	#61
BruceWright Advanced Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Sherman Oaks (Los Angeles), California, USA. Posts: 3,296	all of these are great ideas. I love the idea of the Star Tours chimes as a horn! Other friendly-sounding macintosh-like alerts would be positive. Or the beeping sounds of the old Tomorrowland Rocket-rods. Those had a distinctive chirp to them. Disney is great at giving technology a friendly face. I'd love to see what Imaginnering would come up with were they to customize a Segway. -Bruce Wright Segway: Vehicle of Dream

02-02-2003, 07:50 PM	#62
CVINTON Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: SEATTLE, WA, USA. Posts: 46	I have developed a motion sensor alarm for Segs that lets me know if anyone is messing with it in my carport. Let me know if you other owners are interested.

02-02-2003, 08:04 PM	#63
Peter iNova Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: California Posts: 492	Cvinton's don't-mess-with-the-HT alarm is a good idea. Lends itself to battery operation since the only drain is likely when it screams. I think the best thing to come out of these ideas is this: Segway: give the thing a power socket! Lights, horns, alarms--all neeeeeeeeeed some juice. -iNova http://www.digitalsecrets.net/glidewalk/Home.html

02-04-2003, 04:36 PM	#64
CVINTON Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: SEATTLE, WA, USA. Posts: 46	My motion alarm is independently batery operated, not from the HT. I will eventuall take off a 12-v line, but problem is getting from 72-v to 12 volt, so I'm taking my time.

02-04-2003, 08:15 PM	#65
drucilla Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Fort Worth, Texas, USA. Posts: 336	plastic snap on covers with a lawnmower lithograph that covers the platform thereby repelling all teenagers from touching it....then it will look like what it looks like..lol mind if my segway and i pass?

02-04-2003, 11:40 PM	#67
Sunday Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Logan, Utah Posts: 922	I would want a Glide Data Recorder. This black box would be able to be removed from your Segway, and plugged into a computer so that you can keep an accurate log of miles ridden, steepest incline, temperature, and other useful information. It would be so cool to look up your total miles ridden at the end of the year, print off a little chart showing miles ridden by day, week, month, etc. It would be great to have it wired into the Segway, so that it could indicate the effect on the batteries of varying conditions such as incline, temperature, rider weight, etc. Mark Sunday

02-04-2003, 11:45 PM	#68
John F Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Palm Harbor, Florida, USA. Posts: 161	I want a different frame colors instead of sterile grey, different hub cap options and some type of mileage chart wired into the handlebar Mail it in or post it up -- Segway-open mailing list on Yahoo Groups

02-05-2003, 01:44 AM	#69
god1138 Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Deer Park (Houston) Texas Posts: 631	I suggested to Segway LLC an adapter that you could wire into the trunk of your car to charge the Segway as you drive in your automobile using the power from the car battery. For those of us who must drive to work and then use the Segway around the office or to make short trips at lunch, this would be an ideal device. It's not too farfetched, doesn't appear to be too cumbersome from a technological perspective or from an engineering angle, and would be practical for those who want to take their Segway outside of normal gliding range. My other car is a Segway!

02-05-2003, 02:24 AM	#70
mzokc Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 1,198	It is a good idea and I plan to get an inverter at Sam's or Wal Mart! Check this topic: http://www.segwaychat.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=928 Wiring the 12 to 120 volt inverter to a circuit that is only ON while the automobile engine is running will be the challenge. Mark

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