Can't Figure "It" Out.

• Author: Groff-Palermo, Sarah
• Position: Dean Kamen's top-secret invention - Brief Article

What is It? Inventor Dean Kamen is one of the few people who know for sure, but It is supposedly going to change the world.

Kamen's top-secret invention, also known as Ginger, has spawned fantasies of a flying machine and vodka-fueled scooters, rumors now whizzing around the Web. The best hint about Ginger comes from patent illustrations that look like six-wheeled ergonomic chairs and platforms.

Speculation led to a $250,000 book deal to explain lt. Inside.com quoted the book proposal as saying that Ginger "will profoundly affect our...