The demise of "It" ?

Does anyone remember all the hoopla that surrounded the soon-to-be-announced techno-device that was proclaimed would have a transformative effect on society... and turned out to be scooter? This was the segway, or "It", the scooter that GW Bush once fell from. According to the AP, all segway scooters are being recalled due to a software muckup that can potentially result in a rider being thrown