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hey what is up guys I'm Kim PhD here and this is a boosted board an electric skateboard and this is my friend Sam Sam knows a lot about Electric skateboards iWatch shook skateboards can be really awesome with something like a boosted board instead of using your feet to kick and push you use a remote control some batteries and a pair of electric motors to go and the advantage is obviously that it uses a lot less of your energy meaning you can go further and you can go faster and if you get really good at it a lot faster like Sam not like me I'm not like a pro at this by any means I mean it's still faster than I would go on a regular skateboard that's for sure but yeah you get the idea you can go really really fast anyway today boosted the company announced the second generation boosted board and it looks a lot like the first one but frequent riders or big fans of the original will notice the differences so this is the boosted board - if you start with the remote the remote is mostly the same so it's the pistol grip pretty small and lightweight and to operate it's the same way you hold the safety switch on the front and then you rotate the throttle along the top to go forwards or backwards the more you turn the faster you will go pretty simple the remote connects to and controls the board via bluetooth and then also from that is where it gets the information that it displays on the side of the remote so you get the board battery level the connection status the remote controls battery level and what mode you're in and different modes reach different speeds good to note the differences between mode one two three and four the batteries in the remote control and the boosted board are both rechargeable but the boosted board 2 now has quick charging so it will fast charge to 85% in just 30 minutes and it's now also user replaceable so in theory you can carry another battery in your backpack and a screwdriver to take these screws off swap it out and effectively double your range and speaking of range there is a new range for the boosted board too and keeps roughly the same weight and size as you can see about 15 pounds but now they'll rock either a standard 99 watt battery that'll go six to seven miles on a charge or we can get the extended 199 watt battery that'll boost for 12 to 14 miles so that's a lot longer than obviously a normal skateboard ride but a lot more portable than a bicycle that you might use to commute that same distance in the city and there are other smaller logistical improvements too like the battery indicator light on the bottom of the board the first board didn't have one of these and the two Bluetooth radios in the boosted board itself so you can have both your smartphone app and the remote control connected at the same time leave it or not the first boosted board didn't do this either there is only one Bluetooth radio and there's also a new accessory port up front for upcoming modular accessories that they'll likely sell stuff like headlamps or LEDs and all the internals of the boosted board two are now water sealed in this housing so it's not like a completely waterproof product but you can now be that much more comfortable riding through puddles or riding in the rain for example and I actually found the boosted board too easier to ride than the original boosted board now I don't know if it's just because I'm more of a beginner so like I'm still early on a learning curve to be fair I'm probably only put in maybe two miles on the original board but I found the ride quality of the boosted board to to be a lot better it has better wheels better trucks better more efficient motors and the acceleration curve is smoother it just overall felt a lot I guess the keyword is smoother to ride and when I was writing it I could focus more on where I wanted to go than on staying balanced although like I said I'm a beginner so take that with a grain of salt overall though no doubt this is a piece of tech boosted boards and just all-electric skateboards in general can be a legitimate mode of transportation in a stacked place like New York City like this you guys already know how into electric cars I am with all their instant torque and this board has the same thing it accelerates crazy fast in mode 4 can go up to 22 miles an hour that's way faster than I guess an analog skateboard so if you want a more in-depth users look at the boosted board to check out Sam's video he has a YouTube channel and he's put some miles in this thing already and like I said he knows way more about Electric skateboards so that's your full review experience and that's pretty much it I had a lot of fun making this video and I also now have that much more respect for people like Casey Neistat who who managed to ride a boosted board control it and record video at the same time that's actually really hard but we do it for the shot anyway thanks for watching and I'll talk to you guys the next one peace