With all the release of the brand new 2 wheel self balancing electric scooter, 2015 continues to be a thrilling year for gadget fans. All over the world, folks are taking to YouTube, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram to publish photos and videos of themselves zipping around about this 2 wheel contraption which basically appears like a board using a wheel on either sides.

A mixture of a skateboard along with a segway, this mini Segway (devoid of the handle) type thing is blowing up in popularity, fuelled simply from the volume of celebrities that were seen on one. From Bieber assault to Soulja Boy, Kendall Jenner to Jamie Foxx, all have tried their hand with this nifty little gadget, and seem to possess were built with a great deal of fun doing this.

Nicknamed the ‘swegway’ (because of it’s likeness towards the Segway, but a ‘cooler’ version) nobody is sure entirely where this kind of self balance scooter comes from or who invented the very first. More than likely it comes from some factory in China. The 1st glimpses we were treated to of computer on television were a product or service referred to as the IO Hawk, a scooter that will cost you a whopping $1800. This is last January of 2015. Ever since then many cheaper versions of the same product attended in the marketplace along with the average price at the moment looks like it’s around $500.

So how exactly does it work? Basically you climb onto both the panels and shift the body weight slightly forward or slightly back and yes it senses this bodyweight change and moves backwards or forwards. It may also turn left or right. This self balance scooter is proving to be quite popular it really is being touted because personal mobility device of the future. Who wants to walk when you can glide, right? Plus it’s a lot quicker than walking, travelling at speeds of 6mph to 10mph.