Ginger Is Here, But Where's Fred?

The "Segway Human Transporter" was unveiled this week to a mixed response. But inventor Dean Kamen's other transportation device -- nicknamed "Fred" -- is still not available after three years of FDA testing.

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December 8, 2001, 6:00 AM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"The 'Segway Human Transporter' debuted to cheers and jeers this week. The souped-up scooter disappointed some who had hoped the much-hyped mystery invention would be a revolutionary hot air engine or a personal hovercraft.The Segway is expected to be available to consumers in late 2002. But another, arguably more significant transportation device by Segway inventor Dean Kamen is still in a holding pattern."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

FULL STORY: What About Kamen's Other Machine?

Friday, December 7, 2001 in Wired

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