Word: marvels
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...through Istanbul - a part of Marco Polo's voyage - and Turkey's interior made the reading an even more pleasurable experience. Congratulations to the entire team behind this project; you have outdone yourselves. Shruti Bajpai Gurgaon, India Segway Seeks to Conquer I agree that the Segway is a technological marvel, but its developers are missing the point entirely when analyzing its poor market penetration [Aug. 21]. The perspective from here in Middle America is that their product is nothing more than an expensive toy for the rich and stylish who live on the coasts. I have never actually seen...
...Segway is a technological marvel [Aug. 21]. But here in Middle America it is seen as an expensive toy for the rich who live on the coasts. Perhaps if the company offered some discounted units to police departments or civic organizations, we could see one in action--and that just might help make a few sales. MIKE COLEMAN Union...
...last year's U.S. Open final and fell to Nadal in the third round of this year's Wimbledon. "He has so many options out there on the tennis court. It's easier to identify with Nadal. Federer puts fans in the position where all they can do is marvel...
...haven't met the rest of my family. So let's not necessarily conclude that they have the best genes. But if either one chose tennis, I would marvel at their grit and ultimately have to respect that. And I would have to take a deep breath...
Changing the world isn't easy. It's a lesson Dean Kamen, the guy who invented the Segway "personal transporter," has learned the hard way. When he unveiled his self-balancing, battery-powered technological marvel (it seems a sin to call it a scooter) in 2001, Kamen predicted that cities would in the future banish cars from their congested hearts, and wildly popular Segways would fill downtown pavements...