Crapgadget CES, round 9: pimped Segway KIRF
By Nilay Patel 
posted Jan 12th 2009 9:32AM
posted Jan 12th 2009 9:32AM
posted Jan 12th 2009 9:32AM
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Yeah...that's not a segway but a look-alike. Cool paint job, however
My guess is it's more because of the lighting than anything. Yeah, the paint is reflective, but it wouldn't have that showroom look without all the point lights. (I think they're point lights - I'm don't really know anything about lighting) Any factory paint job looks good under showroom lighting.
lol dude... they're streetlights evenly spaced along the roof. look in the pictures. nt though
This takes the crapgadget crown.
And the point of this would be...to look cool in front of the girls?
What girls? ;)
more like... totally date-less for a lifetime
The point of it? It improves on the real Segway by solving its main problem: only two wheels. Whoever built this machine did so without the need for all the extra safety-critical hardware that the real segway uses. I bet it costs five times less than the real thing. That's almost enough to make me buy one.
The real question is why Segway didn't think to use 4 wheels in the first place.
@ J d puff
Because if segway used 4 wheels, there would have been no technical achievement. The use of four wheels negates the need for balancing. Also 4 wheels bring mobility challenges now. The use of four wheels wont even allow you to negotiate a curb, without either leaning forward to get the rear wheels up, or getting off the damn thing and lifting it.
Looks like some South Compton kid got a hold of it and Chicano'd it up enough to go to the beach mang.
Wow...this will change the way we build cities!
Bitchin'!
A four-wheel-drive Segway?
..for those times you want to go off roading, or start spinning wildly in the snow or ice!
next generation will feature ABS, Traction Control, Windshield Washer+Wiper, 2 speed manual gearbox, and racing tires, and leather hand-rests!
It's not a real segway. It's a copycat that tries to steal Segway Inc's thunder and does not compare to the original.
http://www.amazon.com/Silver-Human-Transporter-Electric-Scooter/dp/B001AEYZQA/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&s=sporting-goods&qid=1231783254&sr=8-6
I think I saw this being used by the roving security guys at the Taget lot. I don't know, I was also busy that time sorting my store coupons on my way in...still looks cool btw :-)
You know...for it to be a geeked out segway clone, you'd think they'd do better than a CD player.
"Hey baby, wanna take a ride on my kirf?"
uh...
"yeah my other kirf's my penis"
*walks away*
Woz caught leaking in his segway.
http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/gizmodo/2008/11/woz_segway_pee.jpg
maybe you should have cut out the far right of the picture because this one is NSFW. His penis is sticking out. ROFLMAO
Just want the earbuds, but will take the Zune too!
Ugh. This is going to make mall security at least twice as annoying as they already are.
Where does the dvd play to?
the inbuilt.... uh oh never mind
That's totally craptastic!
I was at CES with my Segway (have a bad ankle and can't walk for extended distances) and spent more time talking to people and answering questions about Segways than actually seeing the exhibits.
It seems that every time there's a story about Segway here a lot of people make negative comments about how dorky they are and such, but I can tell you that everyone I talked to was excited about it and wanted to know if they could rent one. I let at least 20 people ride it around, including some the of the booth people at Motorola, HP, Sony, and Samsung (a hot little chick even!), and and one security dude.
Even if my ankle heals, I'm seriously going to try to take it in the future!
The original Segway is cool and all, but the four-wheeled KIRF Segway is definitely a crapgadget!
>>The real question is why Segway didn't think to use 4 wheels in the first place.
Because what you'd end up with is cr@p. A real Segway will ride across sand, gravel, and grass. It'll climb moderate hills. It'll roll off curbs and remain standing. The piece of junk you're looking at here won't do any of that, because the back wheels are too small. They'll get stuck on anything other than smooth pavement. The Segway may not be the world's most practical device, but it's a whole lot better than this thing.
I'm sorry, Woz is the man and all , but anytime I see someone on one of these things.
I just feeling like kicking them off , or clotheslining them, WWF style.
Get a Diamondback or a Mongoose and be a man.
Or heaven forbid, WALK.
Enough with overweight security personel. or pleasantly plump police officers.
Good luck trying to clothesline a 200 pound guy on a 110 pound device coming at you at 12 mph...
That's be like clotheslining an NFL linebacker sprinting toward you at full speed
By the headline, I was expecting it to look more like the Segway equivalent of Nelly's Escalade. Shinier rims! Shinier!!!
Much like when I am driving my car, when on my Segway I'd always rather be watching a DVD. I mean, the thing drives itself, right, just like the auto pilot on my Cooper Mini.
I own a Segway (see post below) and can tell you that a good majority of individuals who own them use them not becuase of of laziness, but because of some sort of injury or condition that limits mobility, including Woz (http://www.segwaytoday.net/SegwayToday/Podcast/Entries/2007/8/27_Segway_Today_episode_3.html).
Before owning one myself and becoming part of the Segway "community" , I had no idea that there were so many people using them as mobility aids. In fact, I would estimate that other that commercail use (police & security), the majority of the owners are physically disabled and use their Segway to enhance their lives. For me, it also allows me to run short errands at work so I don't have to fire up my gas hog Tahoe.
So the moral of the story is don't assume that someone is lazy just because they are on a Segway. There may be a reason, and that reason may not be obvious.
Oops, my bad.. This was supposed to be a reply to JohnPA2006 above.
WTF?!
Real or faux Segway, I NEVER got the point.
If I'm going to move on wheels (motorized or otherwise) I want to do it sitting down!
I have always found standing in one place for any extent of time much more unpleasant than simply walking UNLESS, I'm going to travel quite a long distance—then as stated above, I want to do it sitting down. No wonder America's fat.
No Segway on this page, it's a Gyropod
look at more Segway and Gyropod news on "Segway iInformation"
http://www.segway-in-paris.com/
We all know this isn't a Segway.
ahahahahaha! why? why are these things made?! if you're on a segway (look-a-like) you don't need a fold out dvd player to distract you from the rapid speed of 2 mph you're going! totally a hazard.
Seg-gay : (segway with training wheels)