SlashGear Japan
So this VertiPod thing works like a Segway, the only difference being that a Segway doesn’t generally hover 5-15 feet in the air or use fuel. You can even get going a zippy 40 miles per hour in this little thing, I don’t know about you, but having your VertiPod “trip” over something mid air while going 40 seems like a painful possibility to me.
The steering is much the same as a Segway though, lean in whatever direction you want to go, and then its opposite to cease going that direction. The kits, which you have to put together yourself, come with your choice of petrol or ethanol engines.
Those kits will also cost you a hefty ten grand ($10,000) if you want one bad enough. However, for the privilege to “float” to work (as long as there aren’t any roads with a speed limit above 40) I’d say that was a deal, now the only question is how long does a tank of fuel last you?
VertiPod, the “Segway of the Sky” looks dangerous. I want. [via shinyshiny]
3 Responses to “VertiPod taking the Segway to the skies”
jessie December 26, 2007
it would be nice if the article was more factual than speculative and fearful. people who write these kinds of articles should keep theire superstitions and fears to themselves and put more effort into finding out the facts instead of commenting that it would be nice to know them and were are the links to more info huh huh
NeutralJames Allan Brady December 26, 2007
the article is filled with information, at least as much of it as i could find, and very little of it is my opinion, and, i did some more back reading for ya, the guy making these has a company based out of anderson, indiana called Air Buoyant, there is a wesite too at http://airbuoyant.com/ but there isnt hardly anything on the site.
NeutralJeremy B. June 29, 2008
guys CHECK IT OUT!
a video of it working:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=2QTOTZuz3F8
its pretty kool
Neutral