With all the discharge of the new 2 wheel self balancing electric scooter, 2015 may be an exciting year for gadget fans. All over the world, people are taking to YouTube, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram to publish photos and videos of themselves zipping around for this 2 wheel contraption which basically appears to be a board having a wheel on each side.
A mixture of a skateboard plus a segway, this mini Segway (minus the handle) type thing is blowing up in popularity, fuelled in part by the amount of celebrities that were seen one. From Attacking young boys to Soulja Boy, Kendall Jenner to Jamie Foxx, have the ability to tried their hand with this nifty little gadget, and appear to get were built with a great deal of fun the process.
Nicknamed the ‘swegway’ (because of it’s likeness for the Segway, however a ‘cooler’ version) we’re not sure entirely where this type of two wheel self balancing scooter descends from or who invented the very first. Most likely it descends from some factory in China. The very first glimpses we were treated to from it in media were a product or service called the IO Hawk, a scooter that costs a whopping $1800. This became in January of 2015. Since then many cheaper versions of the identical product came available on the market along with the average price right now is apparently around $500.
How does it work? Basically you climb onto the two panels and shift your system weight slightly forward or slightly back and it senses this bodyweight change and moves backwards or forwards. Additionally, it may turn right of left. This two wheel self balancing scooter is becoming quite popular it really is being touted since the personal mobility device of the future. Who wants to walk when you are able glide, right? Plus it’s actually a lot faster than walking, travelling at speeds of 6mph to 10mph.