So by now, if you’re a tech geek, you should be pretty familiar with the Segway (lack of a) phenomenon.  You can hop on board one and buzz off at speed without walking.  It uses your body motions of balance as a control mechanism.  Vaguely could it be called a scooter.  More like a sci-fi scooter.  What the purpose really is, I’m not sure anyone knows.

But Toyota, never to let America pass them by in Japanese innovation, has taken the concept of the Segway seriously and, as Japan so often does, reinvented it with new refinements.  And they call their version, the Winglet.

So how is the Toyota Winglet any different? Beats me.  It’s Japanese instead of American?  They have prettier models demoing them?

But honestly, maybe that’s all the difference they need to make it work.  In Techno Tokyo streets are pretty crowded as the population is scary dense.  And there, new techno gadgets that make people happy catch on like wildfire.  So maybe the Toyota Winglet has a chance to flourish where the Segway in America is kind of more a joke that won’t die.

You never know!

I have to admit, I do kind of like the arms-free designing.

With enough practice you might never get off of one, and then your legs are free to completely atrophy!  Is walking really that much of a problem for people?