Good Morning America will reveal inventor Dean Kamen's latest invention — IT — this Monday. Some say his mysterious creation will change the way we live.
WHATS IT GOING TO BE!!??
Its suppose to be 'bigger' than the Internet...
I'm excited!
'IT' Is Coming
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if it turns out to be something stupid i say we drop HIM on afghanistanOriginally posted by Incognito
Good Morning America will reveal inventor Dean Kamen's latest invention — IT — this Monday. Some say his mysterious creation will change the way we live.
WHATS IT GOING TO BE!!??
Its suppose to be 'bigger' than the Internet...
I'm excited!
but otherwise i look forward to finally knowing what this "ginger" is
"Free your mind and the rest will follow."
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if it really is a revolutionary mode of transportation (ie a new type of engine running off of some infinite resource or something) it's a miracle that it's seeing the light of day, there are too many oil companies and other companies with too much to loose for them to let someone make something that would put them out of businessOriginally posted by TheAntipop
hmmm......im skeptical and what if IT turns out to be IT like on southpark theres no way in hell im driving around like that.
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http://abcnews.go.com/sections/GMA/GoodMorningAmerica/GMA011203What_IT_is.html
In Internet discussions, eager technology enthusiasts and
those ready for a Jetsons-like lifestyle guessed "IT" would be
anything from a hovercraft to a high-speed scooter powered
by an ultra-efficient Stirling engine.
While Kamen's invention, the Segway Human Transporter, does
move people, it doesn't come off the ground — and it's
powered by a battery.
The inventor revealed his two-wheeled battery-powered
personal transportation device, intended for a single standing
rider, today on Good Morning America.
The transporter, which can go up to 12 miles an hour, looks more like a lawn mower than a
scooter and has no brakes. Riders control the speed and direction of the device simply by
shifting their weight and using a manual turning mechanism on one of the handlebars.
The 65 pound device, also known by its former code name, "Ginger," looks simple, but its
workings are intricate. The device is designed to mimic the human body's ability to maintain its
balance.
Tilt sensors monitor the rider's center of gravity more than 100 times a second, and are able to
signal both the direction and the speed to the device's electric motor and wheels.
Kamen says the Segway can take its rider up to 15 miles on a
six-hour charge from a regular wall socket. He is billing it as an
environmentally friendly alternative to cars, and expects that in the
future the devices will replace the car in urban centers.
The first models are expected to be available to consumers in about
a year at a price of about $3,000.
Source of Endless Speculation
Kamen already has a series of high-profile inventions under his belt.
He created a dialysis machine that is the size of a briefcase, a
portable insulin pump and a wheelchair that climbs stairs, called
iBot, which he had code-named "Fred."
"I'm a workaholic," Kamen told ABCNEWS' Antonio Mora in a recent
interview. "I get up in the morning and if I'm awake, I'm working, and
when I go to bed at night I'm always exhausted. So I decided a long
time ago, if you're going to do that you might as well work on
important things."
Word of IT first leaked out in January when the media learned that a publisher had paid a
$250,000 advance for a book about a device by Kamen the editor said could transform our lives,
our cities and our thinking.
That sparked off a media frenzy — and the guessing game. But the high-powered innovators
and thinkers Kamen showed his invention to — including technology heavyweights Amazon.com
CEO Jeff Bezos and Apple CEO Steve Jobs — remained tight-lipped.
Bob Metcalf, a computer engineer who helped create the building blocks for the Internet,
revealed a few details to ABCNEWS about about Kamen's invention nearly a year before it was
revealed.
"I've seen it, and it is ... more important than pantyhose and it's more important than the Internet,"
said Metcalf in an interview in January.
He said that on a scale of one to 10 — one being mundane and 10 being revolutionary — he
would rank it "in the high nines." He implied that it would contain a computer chip, that it may have
to do with transportation, and that people would probably want to own more than one.
The United States Postal Service and the National Park Service have plans to field test the
personal transportation devices next year.
those ready for a Jetsons-like lifestyle guessed "IT" would be
anything from a hovercraft to a high-speed scooter powered
by an ultra-efficient Stirling engine.
While Kamen's invention, the Segway Human Transporter, does
move people, it doesn't come off the ground — and it's
powered by a battery.
The inventor revealed his two-wheeled battery-powered
personal transportation device, intended for a single standing
rider, today on Good Morning America.
The transporter, which can go up to 12 miles an hour, looks more like a lawn mower than a
scooter and has no brakes. Riders control the speed and direction of the device simply by
shifting their weight and using a manual turning mechanism on one of the handlebars.
The 65 pound device, also known by its former code name, "Ginger," looks simple, but its
workings are intricate. The device is designed to mimic the human body's ability to maintain its
balance.
Tilt sensors monitor the rider's center of gravity more than 100 times a second, and are able to
signal both the direction and the speed to the device's electric motor and wheels.
Kamen says the Segway can take its rider up to 15 miles on a
six-hour charge from a regular wall socket. He is billing it as an
environmentally friendly alternative to cars, and expects that in the
future the devices will replace the car in urban centers.
The first models are expected to be available to consumers in about
a year at a price of about $3,000.
Source of Endless Speculation
Kamen already has a series of high-profile inventions under his belt.
He created a dialysis machine that is the size of a briefcase, a
portable insulin pump and a wheelchair that climbs stairs, called
iBot, which he had code-named "Fred."
"I'm a workaholic," Kamen told ABCNEWS' Antonio Mora in a recent
interview. "I get up in the morning and if I'm awake, I'm working, and
when I go to bed at night I'm always exhausted. So I decided a long
time ago, if you're going to do that you might as well work on
important things."
Word of IT first leaked out in January when the media learned that a publisher had paid a
$250,000 advance for a book about a device by Kamen the editor said could transform our lives,
our cities and our thinking.
That sparked off a media frenzy — and the guessing game. But the high-powered innovators
and thinkers Kamen showed his invention to — including technology heavyweights Amazon.com
CEO Jeff Bezos and Apple CEO Steve Jobs — remained tight-lipped.
Bob Metcalf, a computer engineer who helped create the building blocks for the Internet,
revealed a few details to ABCNEWS about about Kamen's invention nearly a year before it was
revealed.
"I've seen it, and it is ... more important than pantyhose and it's more important than the Internet,"
said Metcalf in an interview in January.
He said that on a scale of one to 10 — one being mundane and 10 being revolutionary — he
would rank it "in the high nines." He implied that it would contain a computer chip, that it may have
to do with transportation, and that people would probably want to own more than one.
The United States Postal Service and the National Park Service have plans to field test the
personal transportation devices next year.
We have seen their kind before. They're the heirs of all the murderous ideologies of the 20th century. By sacrificing human life to serve their radical visions, by abandoning every value except the will to power, they follow in the path of fascism, Nazism and totalitarianism. And they will follow that path all the way to where it ends in history's unmarked grave of discarded lies.
This stupid piece of crap invention is supposed to change the future? BAHAHAHAHAHAAA!!!
I've invented potatoes that do more than that thing.
I've invented potatoes that do more than that thing.
<sarcastic>um... yeah</sarcastic>
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