The iPed. Segway team up with Apple.
The rumours are true: Apple and Segway are getting into bed together to make the Apple iPed! The history making announcement was made via a press conference in San Francisco on March 31st 2010 regarding the revolutionary new personal transportation and multimedia device.
Apple’s Steve Jobs stood shoulder-to-shoulder with Segway Vice President of International Business Claude Le Blond at the conference held in the trendy San Francisco Hilton. With a glint in each others eye, and a knowing wink from Jobs to his podium companion; they began the announcement.
“You take the performance and engineering prowess demonstrated by the Segway…” -Claude Le Blond proclaimed. “… and then take magical and revolutionary technology behind the iPad” -bellowed Jobs as he slid in front of the Segway representative.
These men were very much at ease with each other; seamlessly finishing one another’s sentences as a metaphor for the flawless way in which they both intend to collaborate the dual technologies within their products.
The look of the product is set to be unveiled at the Gadget Show Live on April 8th in London at 12 noon, which will be the first ever product début by Apple outside of the States. This is indeed a love letter to one of Apple’s biggest markets outside of America.
The iPed will contain a similar set-up to a Reliant Robin in the wheel department, with 3 wheels to counterbalance the forward leaning of users who look down at the adjustable 10 inch ‘iPad Mini ‘ touch screen. The iPed screen is set to have a beta version of the much anticipated Google Street View Satnav that is being developed mainly for cyclists.
Those of us who like our music on the go can plug earphones into the screen to listen to iTunes while scooting around town or blare it out with the optional Dolby Surround Sound speakers. Imagine a sunny day; being the man about town on your iPed in Summer with Michael Buble playing out. Shades on, a trilby hat, tweed board shorts and your best converse trainers. The ladies sunbathing by the fountain will be bait waiting to be wooed by our hero on his chariot.
The iPed will hopefully be the killer device that will make those of us who ridiculed the iPad take note that Apple is still here to kick ass and take names.
Will you be tempted to purchase this ground-breaking product or do you think this is the new Macbook Air/iPad fail?
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