Dean Kamen Created the Segway and the New Inflatable Turbine
Omar Yusuf — October 10, 2011 — Eco
References: earthtechling & treehugger
After having invented the Segway, a novel but ultimately abandoned form of transportation, Dean Kamen went back to the drawing board and came back with the inflatable turbine, which is part-wind turbine and part-LED billboard.
The Segway may not have caught on, but it did do one thing: The upright scooter forced people to reevaluate the conventional transport mediums with a more scrutinous eye. By Dean Kamen's own admission, his most recent patent won't be a game-changer, but will force onlookers to rethink energy-producing methods. The inflatable turbine is a lightweight, portable device that allows users to easily relocate it to windier areas. It also includes a marketing element -- Small LEDs powered by the turbine can broadcast messages that include words, letters and even complex symbols!
Kamen may be onto something here: maybe their lack of advertising or money-making potential has held back green technologies? Time will only tell once this device starts deploying on rooftops near you.
The Segway may not have caught on, but it did do one thing: The upright scooter forced people to reevaluate the conventional transport mediums with a more scrutinous eye. By Dean Kamen's own admission, his most recent patent won't be a game-changer, but will force onlookers to rethink energy-producing methods. The inflatable turbine is a lightweight, portable device that allows users to easily relocate it to windier areas. It also includes a marketing element -- Small LEDs powered by the turbine can broadcast messages that include words, letters and even complex symbols!
Kamen may be onto something here: maybe their lack of advertising or money-making potential has held back green technologies? Time will only tell once this device starts deploying on rooftops near you.
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