With the release of the newest 2 wheel self balancing electric scooter, 2015 has been an exilerating year for gadget fans. Around the globe, folks are taking to YouTube, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram to publish photos and videos of themselves zipping around with this 2 wheel contraption which basically looks like a board with a wheel on both sides.
A cross between a skateboard and a segway, this mini Segway (devoid of the handle) type thing is growing in popularity, fuelled to some extent from the quantity of celebrities which were seen on a single. From Bieber assault to Soulja Boy, Kendall Jenner to Jamie Foxx, have the ability to tried their hand as of this nifty little gadget, and seem to possess had a lot of fun this.
Nicknamed the ‘swegway’ (as a consequence of it’s likeness on the Segway, but a ‘cooler’ version) we are really not sure entirely where this type of self balance scooter comes from or who invented the initial. Probably it comes from some factory in China. The 1st glimpses we were treated to from it on tv were an item known as the IO Hawk, a scooter that will cost you a whopping $1800. It was last January of 2015. Since then many cheaper versions of the same product attended on the market as well as the average price currently seems to be around $500.
So how exactly does it work? Basically you stand on the 2 panels and shift your body weight slightly forward or slightly back and it senses this bodyweight change and moves backwards or forwards. It can also turn left or right. This self balance scooter is proving to be quite popular that it is being touted because the personal mobility device into the future. Who wants to walk when it’s possible to glide, right? Plus it is a lot faster than walking, travelling at speeds of 6mph to 10mph.