The piece is a collaboration between Samsonite and Micro Mobility, and will certainly improve your Terminal A travel time thanks to the three wheels housed below. Not feeling a race or a scoot? You could always just pull this puppy like normal luggage. Square.

There's no pricing on this thing, but the CrunchGear fellas wagered a $120 guess. I'm no luggage expert, but that sounds about right. The looks and exercise you get will pay that off in fitness/popularity in no time. [Reddit via CrunchGear via Ubergizmo]

I'm not sure how it's going to do either, but I like the muscles we're exercising.

They're heroically flexing their metaphorical creative retail muscles, so you don't have to flex your real ones. Anyway, the trial is happening in Washington, Oregon and California for now, so stop by to snag a test ride around the appliances section. [WSJ]

It's not fast: 20km/h is what, like 13mph? So, slower than most sprinters and many joggers. And its two 800-watt electrical motor wheels can't yet run all day. But the thing, developed in part by a group of Italian automotive parts makers called From Concept To Car, and in part from various Italian government agencies and universities, is technically more environmentally correct than the standard plug-in scooter.

Not only is it cute, Italian and super green, but that name sells itself. I already came up with the first advertising slogan: "I hate to see her leave but I love to see H-ergo." [Autoblog Green]

Craftsman Carlos Alberto came across a Vespa that was in complete disrepair, so he gutted it and carved a body from wood—which he then coated in a multitude of beautiful steam-molded veneers. Stunning stuff. But am I the only one who takes a look at those wheels and imagines little roulette tables? [Carpintaria Carlos Alberto via Jalopnik]

Yes, now you can get your lazy ass carted around by your poor dog, attaching him and up to three other dogs to one of these crazy contraptions. The big selling point, apparently, is that by placing the dog behind the steering apparatus, you're able to have much more control over where you're headed. Because if the dog was placed in front of the steering apparatus, you'd always just head right to the butcher shop or milk bone factory.

But really, you need to see the website to get the full effect of this product. I mean, with quotes like this, how can you go wrong?

YOU WILL LOVE THE TOTAL STABILITY OF THE TRIKE AND THE SPORTS CAR TYPE HANDLING WITH POWERFUL STEERING AND BRAKING.

I SURE WILL! [Dog Powered Scooter via Neatorama]

Still, beats having your battery powered car's cell run dry; how are you supposed to move that trunk of junk? ...My humps, my humps, my hu—sorry. If you have $799.00 burning a hole in your wallet, may we have your cash carrier? Failing that, why not get yourself a Motorboard 2000XR and dilly-dally into the sunset, Mr. Moneybags? [Product Page via Red Ferret]

Called the Hubo-Way, the scooter balances when stopped, turns when leaning, and comes with a free copy of Starcraft 2. Well, not really, but 75% of South Korea just got erections. Yes, including the women. – Jason Chen

KAIST to introduce a modified version of Segway 'Hubo-Way' in Korea [AVING via Uber Gizmo]

Thanks, Richard!

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Sounds too good to be true—could be CEO braggadocio. When we get a real picture of it and if it actually ships, we'll post the latest. – Charlie White

Local company unveils world's first solar-powered scooter [New Straits Times, via Treehugger]

Yes, those brave police officers in Chicago will be patrolling high-priority locations, as they already do at O'Hare and Midway airports, on top of these mobile justice administrators, also known as the Segway. The city's police department is spending somewhere in the neighborhood of $500,000 on the crime fighting machines, which supposedly enable officers to cover more ground while on the beat, coasting at an order-maintaing 12.5 miles per hour. Police officers also enjoy the benefits of being taller than the average person, allowing them to catch troublemakers and agitators quickly and efficiently.

Of course, Chicago isn't the only city to experiment with the Segway. Bomb squads in Ventura, Calif. and Little Rock use the motorized scooters to escort heroic officers laden with heavy protective equipment into and out of flash points, righteously protecting citizens in the process. – Nicholas Deleon

Chicago Cops Crack Heads, Ride Scooters [Defense Tech]

Vespa Unveils Two Hybrid Scooters [Retro Thing]

The IKOO, which costs $999, is made of surgical steel and can fold down into a compact package. It gets about 18 miles on one charge—enough for a couple of trips to the liquor store!—and it looks acceptably undorky that you might not get pushed over on it. Wouldn't that be nice, Mr. PolyPony-tailed Segway rider I saw on 23rd Street a week ago? [Thanks, Nick, for pointing out my mistakes.]

IKOO Surgical Steel Scooter [Retrothing]