With all the launch of the brand new 2 wheel self balancing electric scooter, 2015 continues to be a thrilling year for gadget fans. All over the world, individuals are taking to YouTube, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram to post pics and vids of themselves zipping around with this 2 wheel contraption which basically looks like a board having a wheel on both sides.
A mix of a skateboard as well as a segway, this mini Segway (minus the handle) type thing is blowing up in popularity, fuelled to some extent from the quantity of celebrities that have been seen one. From Attacking young boys to Soulja Boy, Kendall Jenner to Jamie Foxx, have the ability to tried their hand at this nifty little gadget, and seem to possess a great deal of fun the process.
Nicknamed the ‘swegway’ (because of it’s likeness for the Segway, but a ‘cooler’ version) we’re not sure entirely where this type of 2 wheel self balancing scooter comes from or who invented the first. Almost certainly it comes from some factory in China. The 1st glimpses we saw than it in the media were something referred to as IO Hawk, a scooter that will cost you a whopping $1800. This is in January of 2015. Ever since then many cheaper versions of the identical product attended in the marketplace and also the average price at this time looks like it’s around $500.
What makes it work? Basically you get up on both panels and shift one’s body weight slightly forward or slightly back also it senses this bodyweight change and moves backwards or forwards. It can also turn right of left. This 2 wheel self balancing scooter is becoming quite popular is in reality being touted because personal mobility device for the future. Who would like to walk when you can glide, right? Plus it’s actually a lot faster than walking, travelling at speeds of 6mph to 10mph.
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