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   Francisco Tolmasky (tolmasky@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 09-Jan-2024 00:45:13 JST Francisco Tolmasky

   • Thomas 🔭🕹️

   @thomasfuchs The Segway was absolutely not cool. It was mall cop material day one.

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     Stefano Marinelli (stefano@mastodon.bsd.cafe)'s status on Tuesday, 09-Jan-2024 00:39:01 JST Stefano Marinelli

     • Thomas 🔭🕹️

     @thomasfuchs betamax was cool. But...

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     Derrick (derrickb@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 09-Jan-2024 01:07:44 JST Derrick

     • Thomas 🔭🕹️

     @thomasfuchs @tolmasky Segways are in the dustbin of tech history, but the tech behind them is still very much being used and iterated on in the micromobility space. Still niche and I'm not sure if it will ever prove necessary when bicycles exist already, but not completely dead.

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     Francisco Tolmasky (tolmasky@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 09-Jan-2024 01:22:46 JST Francisco Tolmasky

     • Thomas 🔭🕹️

     @thomasfuchs RIght, I think the hype was entirely from... the makers. I don't know if that counts as “cool” in the traditional sense. For example, I don't think anyone ever looked cool riding one. Also, remember that 2001 meant it had contemporaries like the iMac and the iPod. Things that normal people actually considered "cool", so its hard to think that in the year of the iPod, the Segway is a standout "cool" technology. But perhaps we're just splitting hairs over "hype" and "cool" now.

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     Francisco Tolmasky (tolmasky@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 09-Jan-2024 01:34:34 JST Francisco Tolmasky

     • Thomas 🔭🕹️

     @thomasfuchs Interestingly, I think the VisionPro isn't even hyped. There's been no buzz or “electricity in the air" around it from the time it was announced until now. I think the VisionPro is neither cool nor hyped... and correctly so. It's a $3500 beta device, selling limited units, that you need to make a physical appointment for to buy. And IMO it’s clear that 1-2 years later there will be a much better one, so why get this?

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     Chris Ferdinandi ⚓️ (cferdinandi@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 09-Jan-2024 03:15:58 JST Chris Ferdinandi ⚓️

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     • Thomas 🔭🕹️

     @tolmasky @thomasfuchs Segway is actually still very much around and a big player in the electric scooter space

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     prokyonid (prokyonid@mastodon.sdf.org)'s status on Tuesday, 09-Jan-2024 03:15:58 JST prokyonid

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     • Thomas 🔭🕹️
     • Chris Ferdinandi ⚓️

     @cferdinandi @tolmasky @thomasfuchs Segway the brand name is still around. Segway the company is dead and 'the Segway' as in the Segway PT is also extinct