Segway Ninebot Mini PRO
January 8, 2016 
In the past most new hoverboards were often described as a Segway with the upright handlebars. At CES 2016 I was surprised to see Segway decided to make their own Segway without the upright handlebars. Actually, it's a lot more sophisticated than any of the hoverboards I've seen. This new model is called the Segway Mini PRO via Ninebot. It's still a hands-free self-balancing scooter but it looked a lot move stable because of its knee control bar. Also instead of being plastic, the wheels on the Mini PRO are air filled tires which should give you a better ride over uneven surfaces. Watching the young model drive it, made it look easier to control because of the central control stem that rises up about 18” from the stand-on platform. You still don't have handlebars, but putting pressure on the stem that sits between your knees gives the Mini PRO all the direction it needs to go where you want it to go. According to spec sheet the Mini PRO has a range up to 19 miles on a single charge and a top speed of 10 mph. It weighs 28 pounds and recharges in about four hours. A rider can weigh up to 220 pounds. But wait, there's more! You can also drive the Mini PRO via a smartphone app, and there's even an Segway Advanced Personal Robot add-on planned for a future release. The suggest retail price of Mini Pro is $1495, but it should be available on Amazon for $1,299 in the next month or two. Actually, that's less than the IO Hawk I saw at Toy Fair which sells for about $1600. Also the name Segway instills confidence. I doubt if we'll hear of any shoddy battery problems from one of their devices.
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I just purchased my ninebot mini pro after waiting like ages for amazon to sell it.
If anyone is keen on getting the ninebot mini make sure you get the ninebot mini pro instead! The Pro comes with a trolley handle which makes trolleying easier if you are taller than 1.7m