With all the launch of the newest 2 wheel self balancing electric scooter, 2015 continues to be an exciting year for gadget fans. Worldwide, people 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 each side.

A cross between a skateboard as well as a segway, this mini Segway (minus the handle) type thing is bolstering in popularity, fuelled partly through the volume of celebrities that have been seen on a single. From Justin Bieber to Soulja Boy, Kendall Jenner to Jamie Foxx, all have tried their hand as of this nifty little gadget, and seem to own had a large amount of fun the process.

Nicknamed the ‘swegway’ (as a consequence of it’s likeness to the Segway, however a ‘cooler’ version) nobody is sure entirely where this specific hoverboard scooter originated from or who invented the initial. Probably it originated from some factory in China. The initial glimpses we were treated to of computer on tv were an item called the IO Hawk, a scooter that sells for a whopping $1800. This was in January of 2015. Subsequently many cheaper versions of the same product have fallen out there and also the average price right now is apparently around $500.

How does it work? Basically you get up on the 2 panels and shift your body weight slightly forward or slightly back and it senses this bodyweight change and moves backwards or forwards. It can also turn right or left. This hoverboard scooter is turning out to be quite popular is in reality being touted since the personal mobility device into the future. Who would like to walk when you’re able to glide, right? Plus it’s really a lot faster than walking, travelling at speeds of 6mph to 10mph.