 Hey, this is Sam with The Verge, and this is my first time riding a hoverboard. This is the new model from Swagway, one of the biggest companies that makes hoverboards, and it is called the Swagtron. Things that are different about this one is, in response to a lot of the controversy you hear about hoverboards being dangerous and catching fire, this one has a fire retardant plastic shell and rubber footprints. The lithium ion battery inside is also contained in an aluminium shell. Basically the design is intended to be a lot safer, even in the event of a battery explosion. I have never ridden a hoverboard before, so I can't really compare how easy it is to ride two other models, but what I will say is that I fall off things like this all the time, every time I try them, and I think I'm doing okay with this one. I have not really fallen off, apart from the last time I tried doing this stand-up talk and Veeran, my video editor, caught me falling off. More new features in the Swagtron include an app that works over Bluetooth, so you can track things like battery life and the speed, though I probably wouldn't recommend checking it while you're actually riding the thing. Also on the underside there are Bluetooth speakers, so you can pump out some tunes while riding your hoverboard, and there's also a carrying handle on the bottom, so even though it's pretty heavy you can lift it up easily. I did also get the chance to try out the original Swagway hoverboard, for a matter of comparison, and this one, because it's still a prototype, the software isn't quite finalised, so it doesn't feel quite as smooth to ride as the original just yet, and it's a little bit slower too, but I'm assured by Swagway that that'll all be ironed out by the time the product ships. So stay tuned to TheVerge.com this week for all the coverage of rideables and hoverboards right out of CES, and of course subscribe to us on YouTube at YouTube.com slash TheVerge. Bye.
 Hey, this is Sam with The Verge, and this is my first time riding a hoverboard.
 This is the new model from Swagway, one of the biggest companies that makes hoverboards,
 and it is called the Swagtron.
 Things that are different about this one is, in response to a lot of the controversy you
 hear about hoverboards being dangerous and catching fire, this one has a fire retardant
 plastic shell and rubber footprints.
 The lithium ion battery inside is also contained in an aluminium shell.
 Basically the design is intended to be a lot safer, even in the event of a battery explosion.
 I have never ridden a hoverboard before, so I can't really compare how easy it is to ride
 two other models, but what I will say is that I fall off things like this all the time,
 every time I try them, and I think I'm doing okay with this one.
 I have not really fallen off, apart from the last time I tried doing this stand-up talk
 and Veeran, my video editor, caught me falling off.
 More new features in the Swagtron include an app that works over Bluetooth, so you can
 track things like battery life and the speed, though I probably wouldn't recommend checking
 it while you're actually riding the thing.
 Also on the underside there are Bluetooth speakers, so you can pump out some tunes while
 riding your hoverboard, and there's also a carrying handle on the bottom, so even though
 it's pretty heavy you can lift it up easily.
 I did also get the chance to try out the original Swagway hoverboard, for a matter of comparison,
 and this one, because it's still a prototype, the software isn't quite finalised, so it
 doesn't feel quite as smooth to ride as the original just yet, and it's a little bit slower
 too, but I'm assured by Swagway that that'll all be ironed out by the time the product
 ships.
 So stay tuned to TheVerge.com this week for all the coverage of rideables and hoverboards
 right out of CES, and of course subscribe to us on YouTube at YouTube.com slash TheVerge.
 Bye.