With all the launch of the newest 2 wheel self balancing electric scooter, 2015 may be a fantastic year for gadget fans. All over the world, folks are taking to YouTube, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram to publish photos and videos of themselves zipping around for this 2 wheel contraption which basically looks like a board using a wheel on both sides.
A mixture of a skateboard plus a segway, this mini Segway (devoid of the handle) type thing is bolstering in popularity, fuelled in part with the volume of celebrities that have been seen using one. From Justin Bieber to Soulja Boy, Kendall Jenner to Jamie Foxx, all have tried their hand at this nifty little gadget, and seem to have were built with a lots of fun doing so.
Nicknamed the ‘swegway’ (as a result of it’s likeness towards the Segway, however a ‘cooler’ version) nobody is sure entirely where this specific 2 wheel self balancing scooter comes from or who invented the initial. Probably it comes from some factory in China. The 1st glimpses we got of it on tv were an item referred to as the IO Hawk, a scooter that will set you back an astonishing $1800. This is in January of 2015. Since then many cheaper versions of the same product came on the market as well as the average price at the moment is apparently around $500.
So how exactly does it work? Basically you climb onto both the panels and shift the body weight slightly forward or slightly back and yes it senses this bodyweight change and moves backwards or forwards. It can also turn right of left. This 2 wheel self balancing scooter is proving to be quite popular is in reality being touted because the personal mobility device of the future. Who would like to walk when it’s possible to glide, right? Plus it’s really a lot quicker than walking, travelling at speeds of 6mph to 10mph.