With the release of the newest 2 wheel self balancing electric scooter, 2015 continues to be an exciting year for gadget fans. Across the world, individuals are taking to YouTube, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram to publish photos and videos of themselves zipping around on this 2 wheel contraption which basically seems like a board with a wheel on either sides.
A cross between a skateboard plus a segway, this mini Segway (without the handle) type thing is growing in popularity, fuelled to some extent from the amount of celebrities that 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 appear to possess stood a great deal of fun this.
Nicknamed the ‘swegway’ (because of it’s likeness towards the Segway, however a ‘cooler’ version) we are really not sure entirely where this kind of smart electric scooter originated in or who invented the very first. Probably it originated in some factory in China. The initial glimpses we had than it in the media were an item known as the IO Hawk, a scooter that costs a whopping $1800. This was in January of 2015. Since then many cheaper versions of the identical product came available on the market and the average price currently seems to be around $500.
How can it work? Basically you stand on the two panels and shift your body weight slightly forward or slightly back plus it senses this bodyweight change and moves backwards or forwards. It may also turn right or left. This smart electric scooter is turning out to be so popular it really is being touted since the personal mobility device for the future. Who would like to walk when you can glide, right? Plus it’s really a lot faster than walking, travelling at speeds of 6mph to 10mph.