1. Kamen's conviction that the Segway would revolutionize the transportation industry made him fanatical about secrecy, limiting his staff's ability to test market the device before its release.

2. The Segway, which has a maximum speed of 12.5mph and can travel around 18 miles between charges, was unveiled by New Hampshire entrepreneur Dean Kamen 2001 and went on sale the following year.

3. The inflatable attraction was preceded by scores of Segway riders wearing reindeer antlers who remained blissfully unaware of the fate of the act that followed.

4. GM partnered with Segway, maker of those futuristic-looking transporters, to create technology that allows the car to balance.

5. An EN-V is somewhat like a giant Segway, but without the handlebars.

6. Segway is one of the world's largest customers of large format batteries, and was at the forefront of the development of Lithium Ion batteries for transportation.

7. The two-wheeled Segway personal transporter, which operates on electricity and changes direction according to the way its driver tilts, was invented by Dean Kamen in 2001.

8. A Department for Transport spokesman said the Segway "does not currently meet minimum safety standards for vehicles on UK roads" but could be used on private land such as airports or shopping centres.

9. Riding a Segway personal transporter means gripping a set of handlebars while standing on a platform positioned between two wheels.

10. HERB is a robot fashioned out of a Segway that is intended to be used in the homes of the elderly or disabled.

11. Seattle Public Utilities worker Reta Sok uses a Segway electric scooter as she checks water meters in the University District neighborhood of Seattle in this August 3, 2006 file photo.

12. Forgot this One, George W. Bush fell off a Segway and Chocked on a Pretzel and was a Cocaine addict.

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13. When I saw the new design I couldn't wait to test out this new Segway. Wow!

14. If there was ever a product to disprove the axiom "If you build it, they will come, " it's the Segway.

15. This prototype represents only the first step of what's possible in a technology collaboration between Segway and General Motors.

16. If you want to know the secret of Steve Jobs, recall his advice to inventor Dean Kamen upon seeing the original version of the Segway scooter: "I think it sucks," he said.

17. If there's a feeling you get when trying a Segway product, it's like it can almost read your mind.

18. "All you need to participate is access to the Internet and imagination," said Entrepreneur Dean Kamen, who's best known as the inventor of the Segway. "You go to google.com/sciencefair.