“Bigger than the internet.” Such was the (reported) prediction of venture capitalist John Doerr when the Segway – the original self balancing, electric, two wheeled scooter – first whirred ...

A classic scene of tourists riding the Segway PT in Boston. Credit: Joe Sohm / Visions of America / Universal Images Group via Getty Images In 2002, Segway unleashed its own "device of the future ...