Together with the discharge of the brand new 2 wheel self balancing electric scooter, 2015 has been an exciting year for gadget fans. Around the globe, everyone is taking to YouTube, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram to publish photos and videos of themselves zipping around on this 2 wheel contraption which basically looks like a board using a wheel on either sides.
A mixture of a skateboard and a segway, this mini Segway (without the handle) type thing is blowing up in popularity, fuelled simply from the amount of celebrities that have been seen one. From Bieber assault to Soulja Boy, Kendall Jenner to Jamie Foxx, have the ability to tried their hand with this nifty little gadget, and appear to own had a lot of fun this.
Nicknamed the ‘swegway’ (because of it’s likeness to the Segway, but a ‘cooler’ version) we’re not sure entirely where this particular hoverboard scooter descends from or who invented the very first. Probably it descends from some factory in China. The first glimpses we got of computer in media were something referred to as IO Hawk, a scooter that will set you back a whopping $1800. This is back in January of 2015. Since then many cheaper versions of the product came in the marketplace as well as the average price right now is apparently around $500.
So how exactly does it work? Basically you get up on both panels and shift one’s body weight slightly forward or slightly back and it senses this bodyweight change and moves backwards or forwards. This may also turn right or left. This hoverboard scooter is turning out to be very popular it really is being touted as the personal mobility device of the future. Who wants to walk when you’re able to glide, right? Plus it is a lot faster than walking, travelling at speeds of 6mph to 10mph.