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CES is full of wild sights, but you don't often see US Marshals raid a display booth.
On Thursday, gadget lovers were treated to the sight of federal law enforcement officials packing up a booth run by Changzhou First International Trade Co., which makes a one-wheeled skateboard called the Trotter.
The raid was prompted by an emergency motion for injunctive relief filed by California-based Future Motion, which makes a similar board that balances over a single wheel, imaginatively called the One Wheel. The raid was earlier reported by Bloomberg.
The Marshals' actions highlights tension at the country's biggest consumer gadget tradeshow over cheap knock-offs and copy cats. The annual Las Vegas tradeshow often features bargain basement tech that appears to closely resemble existing products, some of which are protected by patents.
(Score: 2) by el_oscuro on Sunday January 10 2016, @01:19AM
It was a one wheel hoverboard with a fat tire like these. However there was one important difference: The rider was straddling the tire and was riding it like a unicycle. Strangest looking thing but kind of cool.
Though if I wanted to get something like a hoverboard, I'd get one of these [boostedboards.com].
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(Score: 2) by Hyper on Sunday January 10 2016, @12:38PM
Do you mean a powered unicycle? http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss/191-2063098-9956503?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=Motorized+Unicycle+x3&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3AMotorized+Unicycle+x3 [amazon.com]