Definitions
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- noun trademark A motorised personal
vehicle having twowheels on oneaxle thatbalances itself usinggyroscopes andtilt sensors . - verb To travel by Segway.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun (trademark) a self-balancing personal transportation device with two wheels; can operate in any level pedestrian environment
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Examples
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At an early showing of the scooter, John Doerr, the Kleiner Perkins partner who invested $38 million in Segway, reportedly asked Mr. Jobs what he thought of the product design.
Segway Executive Makes the Leap to Apple - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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At an early showing of the scooter, John Doerr, the Kleiner Perkins partner who invested $38 million in Segway, reportedly asked Mr. Jobs what he thought of the product design.
Segway Executive Makes the Leap to Apple - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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By its very design, the Segway is uncommonly nerdy.
Chaos Theory: 2003
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By its very design, the Segway is uncommonly nerdy.
*snort* 2003
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The future potential of Dean Kamen's Segway is frequently compared to Preston Tucker's Torpedo.
Boing Boing: December 2, 2001 - December 8, 2001 Archives 2001
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Doug Field, the longtime technology chief at Segway, is joining Apple to become one of the company’s product designers.
Segway Executive Makes the Leap to Apple - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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Doug Field, the longtime technology chief at Segway, is joining Apple to become one of the company’s product designers.
Segway Executive Makes the Leap to Apple - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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Oh and I dug a photo of him out on a Segway, which is a device that makes anyone look like a wanker.
Tom Watson, champagne swilling New Labour scumfuck. FIDO The Dog 2009
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While the BlackBerry was a perfect example of a tech spade that is a spade—an obvious lasting trend—the Segway is an example of a hyped, short-lived tech fad.
Ahead of the Curve Hilary Kramer 2007
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While the BlackBerry was a perfect example of a tech spade that is a spade—an obvious lasting trend—the Segway is an example of a hyped, short-lived tech fad.
Ahead of the Curve Hilary Kramer 2007
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