Together with the launch of the brand new 2 wheel self balancing electric scooter, 2015 has become an exilerating year for gadget fans. Worldwide, folks are taking to YouTube, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram to create photos and videos of themselves zipping around on this 2 wheel contraption which basically appears to be a board with a wheel on either sides.

A cross between a skateboard along with a segway, this mini Segway (minus the handle) type thing is bolstering in popularity, fuelled simply with the level of celebrities which were seen using one. From Attacking young boys to Soulja Boy, Kendall Jenner to Jamie Foxx, all have tried their hand as of this nifty little gadget, and appear to possess had a large amount of fun this.

Nicknamed the ‘swegway’ (because of it’s likeness to the Segway, however a ‘cooler’ version) nobody is sure entirely where this kind of self balancing scooter comes from or who invented the first. Almost certainly it comes from some factory in China. The very first glimpses we saw of it on television were an item referred to as the IO Hawk, a scooter that sells for an impressive $1800. This became in January of 2015. Subsequently many cheaper versions of the identical product attended in the marketplace and the average price currently looks like it’s around $500.

So how exactly does it work? Basically you ascend to the two panels and shift your body weight slightly forward or slightly back and yes it senses this bodyweight change and moves backwards or forwards. It can also turn right of left. This self balancing scooter is proving to be so well received that it is being touted since the personal mobility device into the future. Who would like to walk when you can glide, right? Plus it is a lot faster than walking, travelling at speeds of 6mph to 10mph.