With all the relieve the modern 2 wheel self balancing electric scooter, 2015 has been a thrilling year for gadget fans. Across the world, everyone is taking to YouTube, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram to create photos and videos of themselves zipping around for this 2 wheel contraption which basically appears to be a board which has a wheel on either sides.

A mixture of a skateboard and a segway, this mini Segway (devoid of the handle) type thing is blowing up in popularity, fuelled partly with the amount of celebrities which were seen on a single. From Usher to Soulja Boy, Kendall Jenner to Jamie Foxx, have the ability to tried their hand at this nifty little gadget, and appear to own stood a great deal of fun doing so.

Nicknamed the ‘swegway’ (as a result of it’s likeness on the Segway, however a ‘cooler’ version) we aren’t sure entirely where this particular smart electric scooter descends from or who invented the very first. Almost certainly it descends from some factory in China. The first glimpses we were treated to from it on tv were an item referred to as the IO Hawk, a scooter that sells for an astonishing $1800. This became last January of 2015. Ever since then many cheaper versions of the product attended out there along with the average price right now looks like it’s around $500.

So how exactly does it work? Basically you stand on the two panels and shift your body weight slightly forward or slightly back also it senses this bodyweight change and moves backwards or forwards. It may also turn right or left. This smart electric scooter is becoming very popular it really is being touted because the personal mobility device into the future. Who wants to walk when you’re able to glide, right? Plus it’s actually a lot faster than walking, travelling at speeds of 6mph to 10mph.