Using the discharge of the brand new 2 wheel self balancing electric scooter, 2015 has been a thrilling year for gadget fans. Around the globe, folks are taking to YouTube, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram to post pics and vids of themselves zipping around about this 2 wheel contraption which basically looks like a board which has a wheel on both sides.
A mix of a skateboard as well as a segway, this mini Segway (devoid of the handle) type thing is growing in popularity, fuelled in part by the volume of celebrities that were seen using one. From Bieber assault to Soulja Boy, Kendall Jenner to Jamie Foxx, have the ability to tried their hand at this nifty little gadget, and appear to get a great deal of fun doing this.
Nicknamed the ‘swegway’ (as a result of it’s likeness for the Segway, but a ‘cooler’ version) we are really not sure entirely where this type of 2 wheel scooter comes from or who invented the initial. Most likely it comes from some factory in China. The very first glimpses we saw than it in the media were a product or service referred to as IO Hawk, a scooter that will cost you a stunning $1800. This was back January of 2015. Since then many cheaper versions of the same product attended out there as well as the average price currently looks like it’s around $500.
How can it work? Basically you get up on both the panels and shift your body weight slightly forward or slightly back also it senses this bodyweight change and moves backwards or forwards. This may also turn right of left. This 2 wheel scooter is proving to be quite popular it’s actually being touted as the personal mobility device into the future. Who wants to walk when you are able glide, right? Plus it is a lot quicker than walking, travelling at speeds of 6mph to 10mph.