You know, if there’s one thing that my Mac lacks, it is most certainly wheels. Perhaps that will all change now that Apple has reputedly hired Doug Field, the Chief Technology Officer and Vice President of Design & Engineering for Segway. That’s right, the little two-wheeled sucker that was supposed to change the entire world, but has mainly become a way for superrich non-equestrians to play the ever-popular sport of kings, polo.
According to a post on the Segway Chat forums, Field has been hired on as a VP of Product Design at Apple—designing what, we’re not sure, though we are now braced for the inevitable onslaught of “Apple’s making a personal transport device!” rumors.
Of course, as Engadget points out, Steve Jobs has not always been a big fan of the Segway. When he first got a sneak peek at the device, at the time code-named “Ginger”, Jobs’s reaction was…less than positive.
“I think [the design] sucks. Its shape is not innovative, it’s not elegant and it doesn’t feel anthropomorphic.”
Well, that’s the Steve we all know and love. And, unsurprisingly, that’s not the frankest thing the CEO said in that session by half.
Still, we wonder what potential project could draw Segway’s CTO to Cupertino. I have my theories, and they revolve around one simple word: gyroscopes. Eh? Eh?
