Yet another unfortunate name, I really hate the whole i-name thing that has started since i-pod. I mean Osim has a hand held massager called i-pamper and a chair called i-desire. Somewhere on my blog I wrote about i-duck ( a stupid rubber duckie) and now Toyota have gone and made something cool and called it something very stupid. These personal mobility movers don’t’ seem to be design so much for paraplegic as much as for rich fat people to lazy to walk but they’re still cool and the first step towards having really useful wheelchair technology for those who really need it. I thank God that I can still walk everyday. Anyhow the i-swing has joystick control and like a lot of other personal mobility vehicles can be steered by shifting your weight around in the mover. Apparently steering is similar to skiing. When moving at walking speed the i-swing operates on 2 wheels, the third wheel comes into use when you bring the i-swing onto the road. Its pretty nuts that it can be nimble enough for pedestrians and powerful enough for the road. Crazy technology wonder if we’ll ever see it available to the public. Read more here (via:Gizmag)
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