I felt out-of-sorts this weekend. Didn't know why. Something...just...seemed...off. After a bit of soul-searching, I realized what it was! Here it has been three months since the launch of "IT", of "Ginger", of the "Super Scooter", er, I mean the Segway Human Transporter (it's not a scooter, it's not a scooter), and I haven't heard a breath of late about the device that will be revolutionizing human transport like nothing since the combustion engine.

I was excited to see that the revolution is afoot. Police, as part of their ongoing drive of the past 10 years to make sure that their officers look completely ridiculous on patrol, are giving it a try as a way to make Faneuil Hall and Manchester, N.H. safer places. Meanwhile, Amazon.com is auctioning the first three builds of the consumer model, and the price tags are already hefty with a month to go. Okay, so its not July 1776 or October 1917 just yet, but I'll be keeping my eyes peeled for the first one gliding down St. Marks nevertheless.

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