[KarlInOhio]

The founder was saying that cities would be redesigned based on his new technology during the prerelease hype. Then when it was released, it was clear the balance system was cool, but a powered, self-balancing scooter wasn't going to shake up civilization.

[bramps]

I think it was just too bulky for sidewalks. And I don’t think it has a cigarette lighter.

[LongWayHome]

I remember. So much hype over this.

[adorno]

Speaking of ‘great’ expectations for engineered products, and the hype that accompanies them........

How’s the hyperloop going out in California, now that funding of the boondoggle is expected to dwindle or disappear altogether, especially when governments won’t have the dough to pay for any of it (not that they had it to begin with).