The Solowheel!

Have you always wanted a segway but have been put off by their size and their lack of portability....oh and also have $1500 lying around? Well now the perfect gadget for you has arrived. The Solowheel.

The Solowheel is basically a segway with only one wheel and no handle. It has two pegs on either side of the wheel on which you stand and the built in gyroscopes help balance you. Unlike its two wheeled counterparts, the Solowheel is very light at only 20 pounds and is still able to reach 12 miles per hour using its electric motor.
The Solowheel uses a large lithium-ion battery and on a full charge (which takes about 45 minutes), the Solowheel lasts two hours—but the battery actually recaptures energy when going downhill just like hybrid cars do.

There is a catch though – besides the price of course – it has a rather steep learning curve. The folks over at Engadget tested it out and failed quite horribly. But the upside is once you do master the art of Solowheeling (video), you will have a economical way to get from place to place and people won’t stop you and ask if you need help getting back to the segway tours booth or ask if you’re a cop.