Abstract: Stuff spent four weeks straight up ballin' with Sphero, the most futuristic, most spherical toy in town. With a max speed of 2mph, a high impact polycarbonate shell and an Orbotix Smart Robot inside, will this beat the Parrot AR.Drone 2.0 to become our fa...
Published: 2012-08-29, Author: Chelsea , review by: mashable.com
Abstract: Think your smartphone can do it all? Maybe so. Especially now that you can use it to remotely control a robotic toy.Sphero is a robotic ball controlled by an iOS or Android device. Although the Sphero itself has only been on the market for a couple of mon...
Abstract: Growing up, I was a huge fan of remote control cars (I assume I would have been a huge fan of RC planes and helicopters and boats too, I just never owned any so I can't say for certain). There is something excellent about holding a remote in your han...
Can keep pets and infants occupied for a long time, The internal LED can change to pretty much any color you'd like, The induction charger is a unique idea
Extremely expensive for what it does, Gets boring pretty quickly, Severely limited by the apps available
Staff 2.5 5.0 The Sphero has a LOT of potential behind it, but limited apps and poor control are ho...
When rating Sphero, our editors didn’t just want to regurgitate the most obvious, conventional wisdom that prevailed when the product began to ship in limited quantities—that it was cool but too expensive—yet six months after early units began to ship...
Abstract: There's something endearing about a tiny, remote-controlled toy. It's nearly impossible not to love the way it romps around your carpet, gets stuck under your desk, and antagonizes your housepets. We got our hands on three little robotic friends that c...
Abstract: There’s something endearing about a tiny, remote-controlled toy. It’s nearly impossible not to love the way it romps around your carpet, gets stuck under your desk, and antagonizes your housepets. We got our hands on three little robotic friends that c...
Abstract: Недавно, в поле нашего внимания попал весьма занятный аксессуар-игрушка для iOS-устройств под названием « Sphero ». Этот гаджет, созданный компанией разработчиков «Orbotix», представляет из себя шарик из пластика на дистанционном управлении, причем, пульт...
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Published: 2011-12-19, Author: Michael , review by: engadget.com
A truly unique toyWorks with both Android and iOSEspecially fun to use with dogs and other pets
ExpensiveNovelty wears off quicklySluggish steering
Sphero's an intriguing toy, but ultimately too expensive for the amount of entertainment it provides....
