20/08/2009 | By:
Aleksander Polutnik, an inventor from Slovenia has created the eniCycle, which is an electric unicycle that operates with an electronic gyroscope to help balance and stabilize this one-wheeled wonder.  Just like a Segway or the Uno, leaning forward or backward will put the eniCycle in motion and the shifting foot pegs will steer it depending on which direction you want to go.

The top speed is 10 mph and will work for three hours on a full charge, Polutnik, claims that the average user will learn how to ride it in less than 30 minutes, unlike the most frustrating traditional unicycle…

Watch it in full action after the jump.

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11/11/2008 | By:
Ben Gulak from Milton, Ontario, Canada was on the TV show “The Dragons Den” last night trying to score some investment money to get his Uno creation off the ground. The reality show is based in Canada on the CBC where contestants pitch a business or product to a group of five high-powered investors who decide whether or not to invest their own money into it or pass.

Gulak managed to get all five investors to cough up 1.25 million (CDN) for 20 percent of his company without even getting to touch, feel or try out one of the prototypes. Ben claimed on the show that he is looking to sell the vehicles for about $5,000 and his goal is to have the Uno available in the market next year, not only in North America but also in the rest of the world.

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