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Custom Segways in Oakland, California

Posted on November 10, 2007 by max

Check out some of these really cool custom segways from a company in Oakland, California!

[via] enGadget

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DIY HACK – Homemade Balancing Skateboard!

Posted on March 12, 2007 by max

video://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGbbag9dklU

Wow, check out this awesome homemade balancing skateboard. As a skateboarder myself, this is way too cool…

It’s very similar to a snowboard to ride, requiring no user input other than the movement of your body mass. Leaning forwards and backwards controls the velocity and moving your weight from heal to toe controls the turn radius. It’s easy and very intuitive to ride.

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Video – Hoverbike, Hoverboard + Segway

Posted on December 27, 2006 by max

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Here’s hoverbike, which is basically a mix of a hoverboard and segway. Actually we have been developing our own too. Well we just got our prototype started so… we will see about the next Zedomax Hoverbike… via

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CNET’s James Kim and family missing — have you seen them?

Posted on December 4, 2006 by max

video://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ndpOEpo7w8

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We’ve received word that a respected member of our tech community, James Kim (whom many of you may know as CNET’s senior editor of digital audio), and his family have gone missing. As we understand it, last weekend James, his wife Kati (above right), and his very young girls Penelope (left) and Sabine (baby), drove from their home in the SF Bay Area to Seattle. They were expected back some time Sunday, bu

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Video – Segway X2 on rugged terrains

Posted on November 11, 2006 by max

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Cool video of Segway X2 on rugged terrains via uniquedaily and techeblog. You can sometimes buy segway in bulk at ebay if you are thinking about starting a Segway Tour company.

….the rugged Segway x2 will go practically anywhere in the wild that you want to go, whether it’s along nature trails, over hilly terrain or on the beach. The Segway x2’s low-pressure tir

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ZikiWiki – Technology wiki for hackers, diyers, mcu users, plc users, etc…

Posted on November 2, 2006 by max

ZikiWiki is a technology wiki I created for technology. Well, right now I am just posting some stuff for my work but hopefully, it will get bigger and bigger and become a free useful tool for diyers, hackers, engineers, and etc… Right now it’s in beta testing period, so if you need a place for your information organization, this might be a good place to start.

I thought about how restricted wikipedia was becoming, it’s like a free place that’s not free anymore, but here’s a wiki that is free,

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the new segway i2, way too cool

Posted on October 18, 2006 by max

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The segway goes on a diet…

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PDA Bluetooth controlled Segway Robot ROVIN

Posted on October 11, 2006 by max

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Here’s PDA Bluetooth controlled Segway Robot ROVIN at a Robot Show in Korea, which also can run by itself and play with kids…

This would be a good platform to get started, except $15,000 is kinda pricey…

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Segway Robot ROVIN Update – Line-tracing Video

Posted on October 11, 2006 by max

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Here’s a line-tracing video of the segway robot ROVIN mentioned couple weeks ago that uses a cutouch from comfile.

Kinda cool.

I found some pricing for these segway robots:

I guess the company robo3 is right now working on a humanoid version, which will help you clean your house and do entertain your kids… ROBIN 1500/$15,000 (ROBIN RMP 800+ABS body + Touch screen) ROBIN 2500/$25,000 (ROBIN 1500 + ARM) ROBIN 3500/$35,000 (ROBIN 2500 + Vision system + PDA remote controller) + Charger ROBIN 4500/$45

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What are people doing with Segways these days…Segway-ting

Posted on October 3, 2006 by max

Here’s a cool video I found on google video, it seems like they are using it on skateboard ramps and really funny how people are using emerging technology as an everyday fun toy like skateboard…

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