Thanks to Editor, Reviews Lance Ulanoff for this report!

Few can forget the infamous series of photos showing U.S. president George Bush attempting to ride Dean Kamen's "revolutionary" Segway human transporter, and then going nearly "ass over tea kettle" onto the pavement. Bush is quick, though, and landed upright—the Segway was not so lucky.

Now Reuters is reporting that the new generation of Segways actually let you steer by leaning to the left or right while standing on the gyroscopically-balanced platform. To steer the original versions, you twisted one handle bar one way or the other. Never very intuitive, but it worked like holy heck and the Segways could turn faster than you could say "Hey, which way am I going?!" I rode one and the sharp turns almost caused me to smash my body into an office wall while the Segway kept on going.

Over time, anyone can learn to steer this way, but certainly turning the handle and doing it at your own comfortable speed is waaay more intuitive. It also features a wireless electric key and alarm system.

It's probably worth keeping in mind that most cities still ban the use of these transporters on municipal streets, and that a Segway sighting is almost as rare as seeing the "does it or does it not exist" ivory-billed woodpecker.

Just think, now we get to see Segway inventory, the wacky, Dungaree-shirt-and-pants-wearing Dean Kamen move his arms while riding here, there, and everywhere on his beloved Segway. Oh joy, Oh rapture.