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#183391 - 07/10/2003 15:13 I'm on CNN this afternoon.
jbauer
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Registered: 08/05/2000
Posts: 1429
Loc: San Francisco, CA
Hi All,

Tech TV did 2 interviews with me regarding the Segway (I bought one about a month ago). The first was regarding the recall that Segway LLC announced, and that one aired on Tech Live a week ago. The 2nd was with a guy here in the Bay area that made his own homemade Segway. That one aired yesterday on Tech Live. Well Tech TV sold the segment to CNN and it's going to be on between 3 and 4 today. I'm the guy wearing the blue hat...

For what it's worth... Sorry, there was no opportunity to pitch my other favorite gadget... :-)

- Jon

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#183392 - 07/10/2003 15:17 Re: I'm on CNN this afternoon. [Re: jbauer]
RobotCaleb
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Registered: 15/01/2002
Posts: 1866
Loc: Austin
made his own segway?
almost makes me wish to watch tv.

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#183393 - 07/10/2003 15:19 Re: I'm on CNN this afternoon. [Re: jbauer]
loren
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Registered: 23/08/2000
Posts: 3826
Loc: SLC, UT, USA
Please tell me you're coming to the next CA empeg meet... and bringing your little self balancing friend....
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#183394 - 07/10/2003 15:20 Re: I'm on CNN this afternoon. [Re: RobotCaleb]
jbauer
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Registered: 08/05/2000
Posts: 1429
Loc: San Francisco, CA
Yep. See this: http://tlb.org/scooter.html

- Jon

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#183395 - 07/10/2003 15:20 Re: I'm on CNN this afternoon. [Re: jbauer]
jmwking
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Registered: 27/02/2003
Posts: 777
Loc: Washington, DC metro
For what it's worth... Sorry, there was no opportunity to pitch my other favorite gadget... :-)
I'm sure they'll want to do a followup when you mount your empeg in your Segway, though. I suspect tanstaafl can give you some pointers. (And I can't believe you haven't done it, yet! )

-jk

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#183396 - 07/10/2003 15:26 Re: I'm on CNN this afternoon. [Re: jmwking]
jbauer
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Registered: 08/05/2000
Posts: 1429
Loc: San Francisco, CA
Oh, it's going to be on CNN Headline news, not CNN...

Yes, I'm planning to go to the next meeting... the night of the 13th in Berkeley, right? Ok, I'll bring the Seg.

- Jon

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#183397 - 07/10/2003 16:42 Re: I'm on CNN this afternoon. [Re: jbauer]
matthew_k
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Registered: 12/02/2002
Posts: 2298
Loc: Berkeley, California
Sweet, I'm looking forward to seeing the segway. Bump this thread if you hear they're going to rerun the segment and I'll try and catch it with my replay.

Matthew

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#183398 - 07/10/2003 18:16 Re: I'm on CNN this afternoon. [Re: jbauer]
loren
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Registered: 23/08/2000
Posts: 3826
Loc: SLC, UT, USA
Ok, I'll bring the Seg
Sweeeeet!
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#183399 - 08/10/2003 07:39 Re: I'm on CNN this afternoon. [Re: matthew_k]
morrisdl
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Registered: 21/08/2000
Posts: 346
Loc: Rochester, NY USA
If you get it, please fwd to ReplayTV ID 00055-09166-57735

Thanks!
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#183400 - 08/10/2003 13:46 Re: I'm on CNN this afternoon. [Re: morrisdl]
drakino
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Registered: 08/06/1999
Posts: 7868
Hey, I forgot about the internet show swap. Mind sending it to 00004-54832-11823 as well? Replay 5000 unit here.

Thanks

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#183401 - 08/10/2003 13:48 Re: I'm on CNN this afternoon. [Re: drakino]
jbauer
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Registered: 08/05/2000
Posts: 1429
Loc: San Francisco, CA
Wish I had a Replay... Would get one if not for the soon to be released HDTiVo.

- Jon

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#183402 - 08/10/2003 14:07 Re: I'm on CNN this afternoon. [Re: drakino]
matthew_k
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Registered: 12/02/2002
Posts: 2298
Loc: Berkeley, California
I didn't mange to record it, I didn't read the post unill about 3:45 yesterday. Did anyone with a replay (or, I suppose, a properly equiped&hacked tivo) manage to get it? Is there any chance of them rerunning it?

Matthew

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#183403 - 15/10/2003 20:54 Re: I'm on CNN this afternoon. [Re: matthew_k]
jbauer
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Registered: 08/05/2000
Posts: 1429
Loc: San Francisco, CA
For those that may have missed these segments...

http://www.bayareaseg.com/video/recall.wmv

http://www.bayareaseg.com/video/segway.wmv

- Jon

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#183404 - 15/10/2003 23:17 Re: I'm on CNN this afternoon. [Re: jbauer]
loren
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Registered: 23/08/2000
Posts: 3826
Loc: SLC, UT, USA
I rode that famous segway!
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#183405 - 16/10/2003 00:00 Re: I'm on CNN this afternoon. [Re: jbauer]
Dignan
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Registered: 08/03/2000
Posts: 12341
Loc: Sterling, VA
Excellent! Great clips, thanks for showing them. They make me wish I had TechTV down here so I could get the "latest tech news"

But what I really wish is that I lived and moved about in an area that called for something like the Segway. I don't want to live in the city, though, so I don't see where I would use it. I'm still insanely jealous, though
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#183406 - 16/10/2003 16:04 Re: I'm on CNN this afternoon. [Re: jbauer]
tfabris
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Registered: 20/12/1999
Posts: 31600
Loc: Seattle, WA
Just watched those segments, Jon. You looked great! You're a good ambassador for the company.

Didn't realize you'd done the "track day" with the homemade-segway guy. Looks like it was a fun get together.
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#183407 - 16/10/2003 17:05 Re: I'm on CNN this afternoon. [Re: jbauer]
thrasher
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Registered: 10/01/2002
Posts: 362
now all you have to do is mount the empeg on it.That will be another tech tv episode.
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#183408 - 17/10/2003 06:57 Re: I'm on CNN this afternoon. [Re: Dignan]
ShadowMan
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Registered: 09/06/1999
Posts: 559
Loc: Newfoundland, Canada
In reply to:

But what I really wish is that I lived and moved about in an area that called for something like the Segway. I don't want to live in the city, though, so I don't see where I would use it. I'm still insanely jealous, though




I agree... but at least I get to ride to work on my dirt bike!
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