[shangrila]

All of those problems with the Segway could be solved if people were determined enough to use them. The Segway didn't take off because PEOPLE LOOK RIDICULOUS on them.

"Wearable" computing has the same issue, and will only take off if it can be made to look stylish enough for fashion-conscious people. This is Google we're talking about, so it's safe to assume the product will be about as stylish as an industrial vacuum cleaner. Some other company will have to come along and fix it before it becomes popular.

[Groxx]

I keep hearing that theory around Segways, but I keep seeing people riding them on tours and whatnot. I heard a few people claim ridiculous when they first came out, but I don't hear it from anyone, anywhere, in person, any more. Only on the internet.

Honestly, I think it has more to do with them costing $5k and being less mobile than a bike, which you can pick up. That alone makes them absolutely worthless beyond their battery range, and to anyone who encounters stairs in their day to day life. And out of the price range of an enormous percent of USA's population, and it only gets worse for families.

But opinion battles have no end. We disagree at a rather fundamental level, I'm happy to leave it at that.