We found it interesting that WiMAX was being touted here with Segways. The two technologies have a lot in common. When both of these products were announced, they were heralded in the press as 'the second coming' tech that would change the world. Then, as delay after delay after delay hit, the hype wore down and reality set in.
When the Segway was released, it had lost it's 'cool, world - changing status' and been relegated to Steve Wozniak geek toy. We still see some around and now they have off-road models and such - but they aren't changing the world. They are doing things like giving police an excuse not to
