presenting... the EasyGlider

"One of the more interesting personal transportation devices we have seen in recent times is the Swiss-made EasyGlider – an electrically-powered wheel with a handle that offers a quite unique motive experience, exhilarating speed and a range of 35km on each charge.

Think of the EasyGlider as a cross between an electric scooter and water-skiing. The single driven wheel acts in the same way that a water-ski boat does, pulling the user along behind, though in this instance the accelerator and brake are hand-controlled by the “skier.”"

Apparantly these are coming out later this year, and will cost about £500. If they let us use them on the motorway i'm seriously considering buying one (which isn't something i ever said about the segway, or even the C5)

Will this be another transport gizmo we all laugh at, or is there perhaps potential for it?