With all the relieve the new 2 wheel self balancing electric scooter, 2015 has become an exilerating year for gadget fans. Around the globe, folks are taking to YouTube, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram to publish pics and vids of themselves zipping around on this 2 wheel contraption which basically seems like a board using a wheel on each side.
A mixture of a skateboard as well as a segway, this mini Segway (without the handle) type thing is growing in popularity, fuelled in part through the quantity of celebrities that were seen on a single. From Usher 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 lots of fun this.
Nicknamed the ‘swegway’ (because of it’s likeness for the Segway, but a ‘cooler’ version) nobody is sure entirely where this specific hoverboard scooter originated from or who invented the first. Most likely it originated from some factory in China. The first glimpses we got of it on tv were something known as the IO Hawk, a scooter that will cost you an astonishing $1800. It was back January of 2015. Subsequently many cheaper versions of the same product came on the market along with the average price right now appears to be around $500.
What makes it work? Basically you stand on both panels and shift the body weight slightly forward or slightly back and it senses this bodyweight change and moves backwards or forwards. It can also turn right or left. This hoverboard scooter is becoming so well received that it is being touted because 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.