What is it? If you haven't heard, IT has been talked about since january 10, 2001. No one knew what it was except for a select few, who were sworn to secrecy. All anyone knew is that it was supposed to be some sort of revolution in personal transportation. It was unveiled this morning on "Good Morning America." It is a two wheeled "scooter type" vehicle, but the wheels are on the sides, rather than on the front and rear. The rider also does not need to push off in any way. Just step on, and lean the direction you want to go. It speeds up and slows down the more you lean. What keeps it from tipping over? It contains gyros on the inside that spin around so rapidly, it cannot tip over. It can even stand upright without the rider on. As you can imagine, they require a lot of battery power in order to spin the gyros at high speeds. These units wheigh 60-70 pounds and charge overnight, which will allow them to run for 15 miles. For more info check out segway.com. You might also want to check out ABCs forums and get further information here. They also have a video for you to check out. Click here for a picture.

Now for my opinion, the maximum speed of these things is 12 miles and hour, but 8 miles an hour will probably be the maximum allowed speed on city sidewalks (which is where they're intended to be used). A human walks between 4 and 6 miles an hour, so why would you pay $3,000 just to walk 2-4 miles an hour faster? Don't get me wrong, they are very cool, and genious, I just don't know how efficient they actually are. They seem like they may be more of a hassle than a convenience. Once you get to work, where do you put it? You have to carry this 65 pound, clunky device into your cubicle? Anyway, be sure to check them out, they're pretty friggin cool, I just don't know how well they will actually go over.