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Get Your Ride On: Switch E-Scooter Every scooter can be connected to your smartphone via a Bluetooth Smart App, which allows you to control your scooter.

By Tamara Clarke Edited by Aby Thomas

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Switch

There's a new way to move around town with Switch electric scooters.

The trendy transportation unit pack a powerful 450W motor, pneumatic 9.5-inch tires, and triple suspension. It's also decked with front and rear lights to keep you safe during night-time rides when visibility might be a challenge.

Every scooter can be connected to your smartphone via a Bluetooth Smart App, which allows you to control your scooter. The app also doubles as a dashboard to track various parameters of your scooter, like its speed on the road, distance covered, and battery level.

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Along with that, it comes with a one-click folding mechanism for easy stowaway. The scooter has a maximum speed of up to 30 km/h, and it allows you to travel 60 km per charge, so you can go full speed ahead with Switch.

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Tamara Clarke

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Tamara Clarke, a former software development professional, is the tech and lifestyle enthusiast behind The Global Gazette, one of the most active blogs in the Middle East. The Global Gazette has been welcomed and lauded by some of the most influential tech brands in the region. Clarke’s goal is to inform about technology and how it supports our lifestyles. See her work both in print regional publications and online on her blog where she discusses everything from how a new gadget improves day-to-day life to how to coordinate your smartphone accessories. Visit www.theglobalgazette.com and talk to her on Twitter @TamaraClarke. #TamTalksTech 
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