The 2 Wheel Self Balancing Electric Scooter

With the relieve the new 2 wheel self balancing electric scooter, 2015 has become an exciting year for gadget fans. Worldwide, people are taking to YouTube, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram to publish pics and vids of themselves zipping around for this 2 wheel contraption which basically looks like a board with a wheel on either sides.


A mixture of a skateboard as well as a segway, this mini Segway (minus the handle) type thing is blowing up in popularity, fuelled in part by the quantity of celebrities which were seen one. From Justin Bieber to Soulja Boy, Kendall Jenner to Jamie Foxx, have the ability to tried their hand at this nifty little gadget, and appear to have were built with a large amount of fun doing so.

Nicknamed the ‘swegway’ (because of it’s likeness towards the Segway, however a ‘cooler’ version) we are really not sure entirely where this specific smart electric scooter originated in or who invented the initial. Almost certainly it originated in some factory in China. The first glimpses we were treated to of it in the media were an item called the IO Hawk, a scooter that costs a whopping $1800. This is in January of 2015. Ever since then many cheaper versions the exact same product attended in the marketplace and also the average price at the moment seems to be around $500.

So how exactly does it work? Basically you ascend to both panels and shift one’s body weight slightly forward or slightly back and yes it senses this bodyweight change and moves backwards or forwards. Additionally, it may turn right of left. This smart electric scooter is becoming so popular is in reality being touted as the personal mobility device of the future. Who wishes to walk when it’s possible to glide, right? Plus it’s really a lot faster than walking, travelling at speeds of 6mph to 10mph.

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