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Remember two decades ago, when the world was a-quiver with anticipation over the mysterious yet-to-be-revealed transportation device known as “the Segway?” Steve Jobs said it would be “as big a deal as the PC;” venture capitalist billionaire John Doerr said it could wind up being more important to society than the Internet. Then it turned out to be a two-wheeled electric scooter with a broomstick handlebar, the president fell off one, and people laughed it off as a joke.
Well, the joke’s on them now, because that first Segway has since spawned legions of successors and copycats. Here in 2020, electric scooters of all shapes and sizes have become commonplace means of getting around. Some look like crosses between Segways of yore and the Razor scooters of your youth; others have taken Dean Kamen’s original idea and improved on it in all sorts of ways. Regardless, there’s a great way to zip around under battery power for just about everyone nowadays — and you can find a ton of deals on these electric scooters on Prime Day.

Segway Ninebot S Self-Balancing Electric Scooter
$489.99 $339.90 (30% off)
Unlike the original Segway, this newer model leaves your hands free; you steer with your knees. Once you master it (and it doesn’t take long), you’ll be zipping around at 10 mph for 13 miles or more at a time.