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Segway CTO joins Apple

Posted Jul 7th 2008 1:30PM by Dave Caolo
Filed under: Apple Corporate, Apple

Doug Field, former chief technology officer at Segway, has joined Apple as vice president of product design. As you know, the Segway is the two-wheeled transportation device that Woz loves (he even plays polo with it), but gave President Bush a bit of trouble.

We wish Doug good luck in his new position at Apple. However, I am a bit nervous that he's the VP of product design, because it's impossible to ride a Segway and not look like a total tool.

[Via MacDailyNews]

Woz to appear in live Segway polo match

Posted Dec 13th 2007 2:30PM by Mike Schramm
Filed under: Gaming, Humor, Odds and ends, The Woz

Just call it the WozWatch-- not only did Woz just appear in a ride at Epcot, but now he's going to appear live on your computer, playing (what else-- this is the Woz) Segway polo.

A site called The Digital Lifestyle is going to be broadcasting a Segway polo match (it's what it sounds like-- polo with Segways) this Sunday afternoon at 1pm EST, and Steve Wozniak himself will be one of the players. I can't begin to imagine what eight old guys riding around on Segways trying to whack a ball must look like, but if you want to find out, set your iPhone alarms. "It's not a joke," claims the trailer, but we can't help but think there will be laughing involved.

Woz recreates "awesome" commercial for charity sale

Posted Sep 11th 2007 5:00PM by Mike Schramm
Filed under: Humor, Odds and ends, The Woz

Woz, always ready to entertain for charity's sake, has remade his old 280Z commercial ("It's awesome," if you didn't remember from the last time you watched it) to promote the charity sale of his Nissan 350Z. Unfortunately, rather than split-screening it, the old commercial fades up for the "awesome" line, so we don't actually get to see 2007 Woz talking about how awesome his car is. But he more than makes up for it with some nice lipsyncing, a short Segway ride, and the inclusion of a Weird Al song. Roll on, Woz!

The sale itself is to benefit the IEEE lab at UC Berkeley, because Woz says that "on a global scale we are seeing America losing its competitiveness in engineering and technical skills. That is disappointing." And in addition to picking up Woz' own car (too bad it's not the Prius), you get lunch with the man himself, and the opportunity to "talk about anything that interests you."

Surely that's worth the $100,000 he has listed for the sale, right? But it is for charity. If you've got an extra $100,000 sitting around, there are probably worse ways to spend it.

[ via Macenstein, who has a very brown redesign going on ]

Woz arrives via Segway for the Showtime event

Posted Sep 13th 2006 10:30AM by Scott McNulty
Filed under: Cult of Mac, Other Events, Apple, The Woz

Pete Mortensen, of Wired's Cult of Mac blog, snapped this photo of the Woz arriving in style (of some kind) for the Apple event yesterday. Woz sure does love those Segways, and you might remember that my one and only sighting of the Woz involved a Segway.

Flickr Find: Woz playing Segway polo

Posted Apr 25th 2006 1:00PM by Scott McNulty
Filed under: Cult of Mac, Odds and ends

Our man Eliot, from Hack A Day, was at the Maker Faire this weekend and who did he spy playing Segway polo? Why, Woz of course!

Thanks, iamdigitalman.

More words from Woz

Posted Feb 23rd 2006 12:45PM by Dave Caolo
Filed under: Apple Corporate, Cult of Mac

It's always interesting when Steve Wozniak speaks about Apple. He recently chatted with The Globe and Mail following a polo match on Segways in New Zealand (why does this not surprise me?). When asked about Apple's move to Intel chips, Woz said it felt like "...consorting with the enemy." From the article:

"...We've had this long history of saying the enemy is the big black-hatted guys, and they kind of represent evil. We are different, and by being different we're better. All of a sudden we're the same in this hardware regard, so it's a little hard to swallow your words from the past."

He also stated that a separate iPod division should be spun off of Apple, since the hardware, OS and chips are different. I guess this makes sense.

I feel that a chip is a chip is a chip, and I don't care if there's a Motorola, IBM or Intel processor inside my Mac. But, of course, I have much less invested in Apple than Woz does. Plus, I've never played polo (via horse or Segway).

[Via MacDailyNews]

Boston Bumblings: Woz sighting

Posted Jul 14th 2005 12:20PM by Scott McNulty
Filed under: Macworld, Cult of Mac

Laurie and I were making our approach to the Hynes Convention Center this morning chatting and laughing merrily. What a beautiful morn, I thought. I wonder what Mac marvels await me in this brave, new, Macworld.

A few yards from the convention center I noticed a man gliding on the sidewalk on a Segway. I looked at him because he was on a Segway and I'm a geek. As I was lusting after the Segway I looked up and realized that the man on the Segway was none other than Steve Wozniak. I was stunned, and in my stunned state he glided on without me being able to get a snapshot of him.

Only on Macworld, folks.

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Segway CTO joins Apple

Woz to appear in live Segway polo match

Woz recreates "awesome" commercial for charity sale

Woz arrives via Segway for the Showtime event

Flickr Find: Woz playing Segway polo

More words from Woz

Boston Bumblings: Woz sighting

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