To walk or not to walk? Hoverboard / Electric Scooter Review

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Unless you've been living under a rock you probably already hear of and maybe even tried out the new personal transportation device known as a hoverboard or an electric scooter. I previously did a review of a similar device which was an electric unicycle. Hoverboards are different in that they have 2 wheels and are a lot easier to balance since you don't have to worry about falling left or right. These devices employ latest gyroscope tech so that they automatically balance for you the front and back motion. Now even thought I have already learned to ride pretty well the electric unicycle I must say learning to ride this hoverboard was a completely new challenge. Unlike what I thought, the hoverboard does not operate and feel the same as the unicycle. Overall I feel like it's a more stable platform for those slow movements and specially if you want to make tight turns and go backwards, which is always hard on a unicycle. Other than that I don't know if it's a device that I can recommend to everyone. For filmmaking it can be useful but only in very limited occasions. If you are riding on a very smooth surface then it might be helpful. Otherwise it would be too risky to operate on uneven surface while you are also concentrating on operating a camera and trying to get a good shot. But if you just want a fun little device to play around on then you might want to get it. This new version has a much better battery that is UL2272 certified and won't randomly explode on you and also it comes with a remote control key that allows you to lock the board so nobody else can operate it.

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