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Winners
Will be the First to Bring Home Their Segway HT's
for the Holidays
MANCHESTER,
N.H., November 27, 2002 - The first-ever consumers
to own a Segway Human Transporter (HT) visited
New Hampshire this weekend for hands-on training
and an insider's view at Segway facilities. Ezra
Goldman of Naperville, Ill., Michael Osver of
Washington D.C. and Norman Sanders of Jacksonville,
Fla. will be the first of thirty winners to receive
a Segway HT before December 25, 2002.
Winners
experienced a special tour of Segway's engineering,
prototype and production facilities, and had dinner
with inventor Dean Kamen at his dramatic estate,
which includes a giant steam engine, secret passageways,
a machine shop and a helicopter hanger.
"It
was hard to tell who was more excited about this
special visitthe winners of the Early Delivery
Contest or our own Segway team," said Dean
Kamen, Chairman, Segway LLC.
Customers
still have plenty of chances to win early delivery
of their Segway HT's. After placing their order
on Amazon.com (www.amazon.com), purchasers are
eligible to enter the Early Delivery Contest by
describing in 75 words or less what they like
most about the Segway HT.
Excerpts
From the First Winning Entries:
"My
father-in-law is the kindest, most generous man
I've ever met. He wants nothing, yet he loves
to give and see others happy. He is fascinated
by the Segway's ingenious design, never dreaming
of owning one! November 26 is his birthdaythis
seems like the perfect gift."
- Marlene Sanders, daughter-in-law of Norman
Sanders, Jacksonville, Fla.
"The
Segway HT is an extension of body and mindreacting
smoothly to move you elegantly. Maintain an upright
balance while controlling ballet-like movements
with cues that are invisible, undetectable. Arrive
un-winded, exhilarated. It is the 'ascent of man'
from invertebrate to primate to biped to Segway!"
- Ezra Goldman, Naperville, Ill.
"My dream... Gliding effortlessly onto the
sidewalk, crowded with commuters. Someone calls
my name and I turn on a dime to see a neighbor
who looks out of breath. He says he's running
late for work. I smile. Their way, the old way.
My way, Segway."
- Michael Osver, Washington, D.C.
About
Segway
Segway
LLC is a Manchester, NH, based business founded
by renowned inventor and entrepreneur Dean Kamen
to provide a solution to short-distance travel.
The company has created the Segway Human
Transporter (HT), the first self-balancing, electric-powered
transporter designed to enhance the productivity
of people by increasing the distance they can
travel and the amount they can carry. Segway is
funded by: Credit Suisse First Boston Private
Equity, one of the largest managers of alternative
assets in the world, through Credit Suisse First
Boston Equity Partners, L.P. and associated funds;
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, the leading
venture capital firm helping entrepreneurs build
sustainable technology businesses; and individual
investors. For additional information about Segway,
please visit our web site at: www.segway.com.
Press releases and digital images are available
at Segway's press center at: www.segway.com/news.
Segway
is a trademark of Segway LLC in the United States
and in other countries.
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