With all the relieve the brand new 2 wheel self balancing electric scooter, 2015 has been an exilerating year for gadget fans. Worldwide, individuals are taking to YouTube, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram to post photos and videos of themselves zipping around about this 2 wheel contraption which basically appears to be a board using a wheel on either sides.

A mixture of a skateboard and a segway, this mini Segway (devoid of the handle) type thing is bolstering in popularity, fuelled partly through the volume of celebrities that have been seen on one. From Bieber assault to Soulja Boy, Kendall Jenner to Jamie Foxx, all have tried their hand only at that nifty little gadget, and appear to get a lot of fun doing so.

Nicknamed the ‘swegway’ (as a consequence of it’s likeness towards the Segway, however a ‘cooler’ version) we aren’t sure entirely where this particular 2 wheel self balancing scooter descends from or who invented the initial. Probably it descends from some factory in China. The first glimpses we had from it in the media were a product or service known as the IO Hawk, a scooter that will set you back an astonishing $1800. It was in January of 2015. Subsequently many cheaper versions of the identical product have come out there and also the average price currently is apparently around $500.

What makes it work? Basically you get up on both the panels and shift one’s body weight slightly forward or slightly back and it senses this bodyweight change and moves backwards or forwards. It may also turn left or right. This 2 wheel self balancing scooter is proving to be very popular is in reality being touted because the personal mobility device for the future. Who would like to walk when you are able glide, right? Plus it’s really a lot faster than walking, travelling at speeds of 6mph to 10mph.