Segway is back and coming for hoverboards everywhere

On pre-order today, the miniPRO is nominally a Segway, a brand and product that was the brainchild of maverick inventor Dean Kamen.

Segway/Ninebot is now a subsidiary of Chinese tech giant Xiaomi.

It’s designed to sit neatly between your knees and give the rider a level of stability and, perhaps, control that they might not find with existing self-balancing boards (hoverboards).

Segway’s product was among the first to get the new UL 2272 safety certification.

The rider also includes app-based anti-theft technology that will launch an alarm if someone other than you tries to move your miniPRO.

The pre-sale is live on Amazon right now and Segway says deliveries could happen as soon as the end of June.