Sphero Robotic Ball – iOS And Android Controlled Gaming System

Sphero is the world’s first robotic ball that you control with your smartphone or tablet. Sphero interacts seamlessly with mobile apps, giving you new ways to test your skills, play games with friends, and more. A Bluetooth connection makes Sphero ready to play as fast as you can launch an app. And with single- or multi-player games, Sphero will always surprise you. This is an Amazon’s product review. Checkout more details bellow.

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Product Features

  • A New Way To Play: Play in the real world, control it from your smartphone
  • Games for Everyone: Comes with free downloadable games with more available in the iTunes App Store, Android Market or Amazon Apps Store.
  • Works With Your Smartphone: Control Sphero from your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Android device.
  • You’ll Tire Before Sphero Does: Over an hour of full throttle play with cable-free induction charging.
  • Any Color You Can Dream: Change Sphero’s color to suit your mood, play in the dark, or create a team color.

Dimensions

  • Size (LWH): 2.87 inches, 2.87 inches, 2.87 inches
  • Weight: 5.92 ounces
Acclaimed by Popular Science, Forbes, Wall Street Journal, and MSNBC and featured as one of the year’s hottest gadgets by TechCrunch, Wired, Gizmodo, Engadget, and Make magazine, Sphero offers a new type of game play for the smartphone generation.

Simple, Yet Challenging

Controlling Sphero from your mobile device is easy and intuitive–just tilt, gesture, or swing, and Sphero responds. Because your experience changes with every new app you download, Sphero’s entertainment never stops.

Sphero’s reliable Bluetooth connection ensures control is always responsive and fluid, even at long ranges. You will be able to steer through homemade obstacle courses, weave it between feet, and even out-maneuver your family pet.

Sphero Apps Offer Engaging, Mixed-Reality Gameplay

Sphero immerses you in a new type of gameplay called mixed-reality, in which real and virtual elements are seamlessly merged together. With several free apps available for download (and more continuously being developed), Sphero provides you with plenty of gaming thrills.

Standout apps include Sphero Drive, where you can choose from touchscreen interfaces like joystick, old-school RC control, and tilt mode to give you a variety of ways to test your skills and challenge friends. In a mixed-reality version of golf, you create a “hole,” then swing your phone or flick a finger across the touchscreen interface to putt Sphero towards the hole.

Durable, Customizable, and Battery Efficient

Roughly the size of a baseball, Sphero is compact enough to slip into a bag or jacket pocket. Sphero’s durable, impact-resistant polycarbonate shell allows for lasting gameplay. And with customizable colored LEDs, you can change Sphero’s color to suit your mood, play in the dark, or create a team color.

For further convenience, Sphero is extremely efficient. A single battery charge delivers over an hour of full-throttle play, thanks to cable-free induction charging.

Compatible with Android and iOS Devices

Sphero is compatible with a variety of mobile platforms, including iOS 4.0 or greater, Android 2.2, Android 2.3.3+, and Android 3.0+.

Open API for Custom Sphero Apps

Sphero also has an Open API (application program interface) for developers, which allows virtually anyone to program new games and apps for Sphero. The API is intuitive, so you will be able to use it whether you are a seasoned developer or a novice app programmer.

Sphero is backed by a 180-day limited warranty.

What’s in the Box

Sphero robotic ball, inductive charging base, quick-start card, and user’s manual.

Free Apps Available via Download Include:

Sphero

Familiarize yourself with Sphero’s personality. See where you stand on leaderboards and achievements. Track games you have and games you want. You can even join “Sphero Swarms” and share your experiences on social networks.

Drive

Drive Sphero with joystick, tilt, or old-school remote controls. Create challenging courses, race against friends and family, or turn out the lights for a little night racing.

Golf

Sphero is the ball and your phone is the club. Pick a “hole” then swing your phone or flick a finger to hit. Challenge friends to a round of office golf, create your own course at home, or venture out and make your own course practically anywhere.

SpheroCam

Have fun with Sphero and never miss a funny moment. Record video or take snapshots with just the press of a button while you drive Sphero. Even choose from different skins like KittyCam.

Draw N’ Drive

Use your finger to trace a shape or path on the screen and Sphero will follow it before your eyes. Just give your smartphone or tablet a shake to clear the slate.

Blox

Drag and drop command “blox” into a timeline to program Sphero to work autonomously. Choose from functions such as drive, turn, change speed, change color, count loops, and more. Play your programs in forward and reverse, save them, and even share them.

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Fun and exciting apps let you test your skills, play games with friends, and more.
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Customizable LEDs allow you to change Sphero’s color
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Easily operate the Sphero robotic ball from your smartphone or tablet’s touchscreen

That’s all about the Sphero Robotic Ball – iOS and Android Controlled Gaming System. This Sphero Robotic Ball is available in Amazon.com. You can directly order or buy from here.
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Imrul Haque is Product Engineer at TheTechJournal. He writes about new products and covers mobile apps. You can reach him on Twitter And Google+.

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