With the release of the newest 2 wheel self balancing electric scooter, 2015 has been a thrilling year for gadget fans. All over the world, folks are taking to YouTube, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram to write pics and vids of themselves zipping around on this 2 wheel contraption which basically appears like a board which has a wheel on both sides.
A mixture of a skateboard along with a segway, this mini Segway (with no handle) type thing is blowing up in popularity, fuelled to some extent with the amount of celebrities which were seen using one. From Bieber assault to Soulja Boy, Kendall Jenner to Jamie Foxx, all have tried their hand as of this nifty little gadget, and appear to own a lot of fun doing so.
Nicknamed the ‘swegway’ (as a result of it’s likeness on the Segway, however a ‘cooler’ version) we aren’t sure entirely where this particular self balancing scooters originated from or who invented the very first. Probably it originated from some factory in China. The first glimpses we had of computer in media were something called the IO Hawk, a scooter that will cost you a stunning $1800. This became in January of 2015. Since then many cheaper versions of the product have come on the market and also the average price right now seems to be around $500.
How can it work? Basically you get up on both panels and shift one’s body weight slightly forward or slightly back plus it senses this bodyweight change and moves backwards or forwards. Additionally, it may turn right of left. This self balancing scooters is proving to be so popular it really is being touted since the personal mobility device for the future. Who wants to walk when you can glide, right? Plus it is a lot faster than walking, travelling at speeds of 6mph to 10mph.