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IT Takes A Load Off

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IT Takes A Load Off

In TSG's continuing efforts to track the latest developments on the Ginger/IT front (you know, the top secret gizmo that will change your life), these patent documents were just published (3/8) by the World Intellectual Property Organization. Seems that inventor Dean Kamen and his cohorts have refined their "personal mobility vehicle" from earlier iterations (like this one) because prior versions lacked stability and could cause a rider to fall off vehicle platforms. This little beauty, according to WIPO records, is a "dynamically balancing vehicle." While that guy looks dorky on the seat, it's nothing a cool sissy bar wouldn't fix. (5 pages)

VIDEO BONUS: Memo to Kamen & Company: This revolutionary scooter bit hasn't previously worked. Click below to see one London chap's two-wheeled brainstorm.