Together with the relieve the brand new 2 wheel self balancing electric scooter, 2015 may be a fantastic year for gadget fans. Across the world, people are taking to YouTube, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram to write photos and videos of themselves zipping around for this 2 wheel contraption which basically looks like a board having a wheel on each side.
A mix of a skateboard plus a segway, this mini Segway (with no handle) type thing is growing in popularity, fuelled in part from the quantity of celebrities which have been seen on one. From Justin Bieber to Soulja Boy, Kendall Jenner to Jamie Foxx, have the ability to tried their hand as of this nifty little gadget, and appear to possess were built with a lot of fun this.
Nicknamed the ‘swegway’ (as a consequence of it’s likeness on the Segway, but a ‘cooler’ version) nobody is sure entirely where this kind of 2 wheel self balancing scooter descends from or who invented the first. More than likely it descends from some factory in China. The first glimpses we saw from it in the media were something called the IO Hawk, a scooter that sells for an astonishing $1800. This was back in January of 2015. Since that time many cheaper versions the exact same product attended on the market as well as the average price currently appears to be around $500.
What makes it work? Basically you climb onto the two 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 left or right. This 2 wheel self balancing scooter is turning out to be very popular that it is being touted as the personal mobility device into the future. Who wishes to walk when you can glide, right? Plus it’s a lot quicker than walking, travelling at speeds of 6mph to 10mph.