With the discharge of the new 2 wheel self balancing electric scooter, 2015 has become a thrilling year for gadget fans. Around the globe, people are taking to YouTube, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram to publish pics and vids of themselves zipping around for this 2 wheel contraption which basically appears to be a board using a wheel on either side.
A cross between a skateboard and a segway, this mini Segway (with no handle) type thing is blowing up in popularity, fuelled partly from the volume of celebrities which have been seen using one. From Attacking young boys to Soulja Boy, Kendall Jenner to Jamie Foxx, all have tried their hand as of this nifty little gadget, and appear to possess had a large amount of fun this.
Nicknamed the ‘swegway’ (as a result of it’s likeness to the Segway, but a ‘cooler’ version) we aren’t sure entirely where this specific hoverboard scooter originated from or who invented the initial. More than likely it originated from some factory in China. The very first glimpses we had from it in the media were a product called the IO Hawk, a scooter that sells for a stunning $1800. This was last January of 2015. Subsequently many cheaper versions the exact same product attended in the marketplace as well as the average price currently is apparently around $500.
So how exactly does it work? Basically you climb onto both panels and shift one’s body weight slightly forward or slightly back and it senses this bodyweight change and moves backwards or forwards. Additionally, it may turn right or left. This hoverboard scooter is turning out to be quite popular is in reality being touted since the personal mobility device for the future. Who wants to walk when you are able glide, right? Plus it’s really a lot quicker than walking, travelling at speeds of 6mph to 10mph.