Using the discharge of the brand new 2 wheel self balancing electric scooter, 2015 may be a fantastic year for gadget fans. Across the world, everyone is taking to YouTube, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram to post pics and vids of themselves zipping around for this 2 wheel contraption which basically appears to be a board which has a wheel on either side.
A mix of a skateboard plus a segway, this mini Segway (with no handle) type thing is blowing up in popularity, fuelled in part through the amount of celebrities which have been seen using 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 stood a lots of fun doing so.
Nicknamed the ‘swegway’ (as a result of it’s likeness towards the Segway, but a ‘cooler’ version) we are really not sure entirely where this specific 2 wheel scooter originated from or who invented the very first. Probably it originated from some factory in China. The very first glimpses we had of it on tv were a product or service known as the IO Hawk, a scooter that will set you back an astonishing $1800. This became back January of 2015. Since then many cheaper versions the exact same product attended out there along with the average price currently looks like it’s around $500.
How does it work? Basically you stand on both panels and shift the body weight slightly forward or slightly back plus it senses this bodyweight change and moves backwards or forwards. Additionally, it may turn right of left. This 2 wheel scooter is turning out 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.