With the relieve the new 2 wheel self balancing electric scooter, 2015 has been 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 for this 2 wheel contraption which basically seems like a board with a wheel on both sides.

A cross between a skateboard as well as a segway, this mini Segway (minus the handle) type thing is blowing up in popularity, fuelled to some extent by the level of celebrities which have been seen one. From Attacking young boys to Soulja Boy, Kendall Jenner to Jamie Foxx, all have tried their hand only at that nifty little gadget, and seem to have had a lots of fun doing this.

Nicknamed the ‘swegway’ (as a consequence of it’s likeness for the Segway, however a ‘cooler’ version) we aren’t sure entirely where this particular 2 wheel self balancing scooter comes from or who invented the 1st. Almost certainly it comes from some factory in China. The 1st glimpses we had of it in media were a product called the IO Hawk, a scooter that costs an impressive $1800. This became in January of 2015. Since that time many cheaper versions of the identical product have fallen on the market along with the average price at the moment is apparently around $500.

What makes it work? Basically you climb onto the 2 panels and shift one’s body weight slightly forward or slightly back and yes it senses this bodyweight change and moves backwards or forwards. It may also turn right or left. This 2 wheel self balancing scooter is turning out to be so popular it really is being touted because personal mobility device of the future. Who wants to walk when you are able glide, right? Plus it’s actually a lot quicker than walking, travelling at speeds of 6mph to 10mph.