You may wonder why I chose to review the second best gift and not the first best, that is because I think the DreamWalker is more interesting than the R2D2 look alike that is #1. It is a robot drone of some sort that I didn't even bother looking into since it only sold for $150 I can't image it could do too many commands or at least the commands I would want my robot to do: fold my laundry or make me a drink. Maybe I am selling it short by not looking into it but drones and droids scare me anyways ever since I watched the movie I, Robot with Will Smith where the robots siege war on the humans.
The DreamWalker may be exactly what Dean Kaman needed to make instead of the Segway which he believed would change the way that most people commuted. Even though I do not see the DreamWalker being comparable to a bike for commute, it might actually do netter than the Segway. I could see this being the thing to replace the skateboard.
It seems as though this thing takes some mastering. The operator must figure out first how to stabilize it when they mount it. Then, they must try to figure out how move forward, backward, stop and turn by adjusting their weight. We'll just say, this isn't a good gift for your grandma.
The reviews all say that it is best to be on even, smooth ground. I cannot image this thing would be good for off-reading. A rock in the road could send your weight backwards which would send the machine flying backwards as well.
It seems like a great $500 conversational piece or with some good marketing the next new X-Games sport for the 21st century.
I can definitely say I do not have any techie friends to get something like this for, but I'm sure some people would be geeked to see this under the Christmas tree.
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