- No way, hold on.
I can't get out of here.
What's happening?
(upbeat music)
- [Voiceover] This is the IO Hawk.
It's a self-balancing board that first showcased
at CES this year.
The company sent us one to check out and here's what we got.
Inside the box you'll find an instruction manual
and a warranty card, two wireless keys,
a power charger, and the IO Hawk itself.
My first impressions were pretty optimistic.
The thing looked awesome, but I was having
a hard time riding it.
So I asked some coworkers to come out
and see if they could figure it out.
(yells loudly)
- And then over here nope, okay.
- You okay?
- Yep.
- Okay?
- Nope.
- Now what am I supposed to do, just go forward?
(laughs loudly)
Welcome to the future, it's very terrifying.
- I can't go forward, I'm stuck.
- Oh well, I'm spinning.
If the goal is to spin, I've figured that one out.
- Alright, got to do this. That actually is working.
- Is this supposed to go fast?
- One small step for man,
one giant step for Ashley-kind.
- I feel like, to really go forward the way I want to,
I just have to look solemn.
- Yeah I know you're mad, I'm mad too.
- What the f**k? Stop, stop.
- I'm so sad, just the saddest man on this
tiny, portable, lateral skateboard.
- I feel good, I feel proud of myself that I was able
to make it to the gate and back without falling off.
It probably took me a lot longer than other people,
but hey, I did it.
I also feel really old.
- The positive is when you have one of these
everyone knows you got money.
- I feel really cool, I feel a little bit connected
to today's youth.
Hello youths, I feel connected to you.
- If you give it like five minutes,
you can learn how to do it.
I could see a lot of practical uses for this in the future.
Once it gets to the price point of like $200,
this sh*t is gonna be everywhere.
- [Voiceover] There reviews were pretty mixed,
but it seemed like Ashley and Zach
were really getting the hang of it.
I really wanted to like it, but I was having
a hard time getting used to it.
So I challenged myself to ride
the IO Hawk for an entire day.
I wanted to treat the test like a normal day.
Alright, let's see if this works.
- [Voiceover] Do you want a cap for that or nope?
- No, I want to test because normally
I don't have a cap for it.
Yeah, it seems good.
Ow, ow. Okay.
It started off a bit rough, there are definitely some
obstacles in the office that I never really thought about.
Oh, the bump.
Okay, I made it.
I made it, I made it.
This thing doesn't know what
(board crashes)
- [Voiceover] Brandon!
- That was not me.
The real test came at lunchtime when people
wanted to go out and get some burritos.
Alright, that wasn't so bad.
Hi guys, hello.
Sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry.
White rice, black beans.
Got lunch.
By the end of the day, the battery was still going
and I felt pretty confident riding around.
Overall, I think this board isn't for everyone.
It's kinda like learning a skateboard,
it takes a lot of time to get good at it.
But if you are willing to put in the effort,
it is a really fun way to get around.