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Segway Racing sponsors most famous motorbike race
Segway Sponsors MotoCzysz Racing 2011 at Isle of Man The Isle of Man TT (Tourist Trophy) is the world's most prestigious motorcycle race, and this competition is more than 100...
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US states move quickly to meet obligations for disabled Segway PT users
Last year the US Federal Government formally classified the Segway PT as a mobility device under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). From March this year, businesses, councils, and national...
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First Rex Bionics Exoskeleton walks out the door
Auckland-based Rex Bionics has announced the sale of the first Rex Exoskeleton today, to Kiwi Dave MacCalman - a multiple medal-winning paralympian who hasnt walked for 30 years. This news...
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Peter Gabriel: Games Without Frontiers (but with Segway PTs)
Peter Gabriel is well-known for his many solo hit singles and albums, and as lead singer of rock band Genesis for many years. In 2003 he was the first to...
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Sal's Pizza: upsized to two stores, four Segway PTs
Sal's Pizza in Auckland was the first business in NZ to begin fast food deliveries on Segway PTs. Their first store opened in Commerce Street mid-2009. From day one they...
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We celebrate Earth Day every day
Owners of Segway Personal Transporters (PTs) celebrate Earth Day every day. They already know how to do more, for less. For everyone else, it is Earth Day today. Segway has...
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MIT doubles Segway Patroller fleet
Earlier this month MIT (Manukau Institute of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand) purchased a second Segway Patroller model. MIT's first Segway Personal Transporter (PT) entered service at the start of 2009,...
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This is NOT Segway Jousting, Engadget
Widely reported as "Segway Jousting" across the internet, this advert for Washington Lottery is being seen by a lot of eyeballs at the moment. Our link goes to Engadget's coverage,...
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Apple Store fun with Playmobile 'April Fools' features Woz on a Segway PT
This is our favourite April Fools for 2011 - an Apple Store Playset by Playmobile. And the best bit? You can build a queue from the front door right back...
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Balloons Over Waikato (and Segway PTs beneath)
For the second year running, two Segway Patrollers have been assisting all week with crowd control, traffic management and staff efficiency at Balloons Over Waikato. On Segway PTs, two staff...
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From wheelchair to Segway PT
Here at Segway NZ it was obvious to us from Day 1 that the Segway Personal Transporter (PT) would provide superior mobility to traditional wheelchairs and mobility scooters for a...
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"...jet-powered Segway PTs racing around the rugby field..."
"It looked like there were six jet-powered Segway PTs racing around the rugby field" recalls David Williams, who was at the final All Blacks vs Lions Rugby World Cup match...
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NZ Herald Weekend: Sightseeing by Segway
New Zealand Herald's Weekend lift out (12 Feb 2011) features a fantastic 2/3 page review of Magic Broomstick Tours - the Devonport Segway Experience. Rated the #1 Tourist Attraction in...
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Peter Garrett gets around without burning Midnight Oil
Australian politician Peter Garrett - best known in other countries as lead singer of eco-conscious rock band Midnight Oil - performed the opening ceremony of a new learning centre by...
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Really green Segway PTs - on and off the green...and off the grid!
When a medical condition prevented a 40-something electrician from Tauranga from walking a full round of his beloved recreation of golf, he chose to the Segway Personal Transporter (PT) to...
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India to assemble PTs; NY Times reviews YikeBike; Anybots roll out
Indian newspapers are reporting today that Segway, Inc. will open an assembly plant in Gurgaon, near Delhi, and this will result in a 20% reduction in retail price. Bird Group...
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Injured US Vice-President was using a PT for mobility in 2003
A news item on BBC News from 27 May 2003 lamented how UK was being left behind by the Segway Revolution. The article lamented the difference in UK attitudes towards...
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Why the Segway PT is a mobility device
Segway New Zealand is of the view that the Segway PT meets the definition of a 'mobility device' under New Zealand law. It is absolutely clear under the Land Transport...
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