Using the relieve the newest 2 wheel self balancing electric scooter, 2015 may be an exilerating year for gadget fans. Worldwide, people are taking to YouTube, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram to write pics and vids of themselves zipping around about this 2 wheel contraption which basically appears like a board with a wheel on either side.
A mixture of a skateboard along with a segway, this mini Segway (without the handle) type thing is growing in popularity, fuelled to some extent by the level of celebrities which have been seen on one. From Bieber assault to Soulja Boy, Kendall Jenner to Jamie Foxx, all have tried their hand with this nifty little gadget, and seem to possess a large amount of fun the process.
Nicknamed the ‘swegway’ (due to it’s likeness for the Segway, but a ‘cooler’ version) we aren’t sure entirely where this specific self balancing electric scooter descends from or who invented the first. More than likely it descends from some factory in China. The initial glimpses we got than it in media were a product referred to as the IO Hawk, a scooter that costs an astonishing $1800. It was in January of 2015. Since then many cheaper versions of the product have fallen available on the market along with the average price currently seems to be around $500.
So how exactly does it work? Basically you get up on the two panels and shift one’s body weight slightly forward or slightly back plus it senses this bodyweight change and moves backwards or forwards. Additionally, it may turn right or left. This self balancing electric scooter is turning out to be quite popular that it is being touted because the personal mobility device of the future. Who wishes to walk when it’s possible to glide, right? Plus it’s actually a lot faster than walking, travelling at speeds of 6mph to 10mph.