Airboard: Segway's Futuristic Cousin

Unlike the Segway Human Transporter, the Airboard, a "hovering scooter" is not being marketed as a utilitarian transportation device.

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December 20, 2001, 12:00 PM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

the Segway is not the only gee- whiz transportation device on the horizon. The January edition of the Hammacher Schlemmer catalog will feature the Airboard, a personal "hovering scooter" that might be a little closer to what alternative travel futurists want. In fact, it looks less like a scooter than a miniature flying saucer with handlebars... Unlike the Segway, which will be marketed as a utilitarian means of transportation, the Airboard has a bit of skateboard in its genes.

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

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