Introducing the Orbotix Sphero! Sphero is the world's first robotic ball gaming system that you control with a tilt, touch, or swing from your smartphone or tablet. Roll it, race it, or challenge yourself with Drive, Golf & more. Your experience changes with every new app. You can even use Sphero as a controller for on-screen gameplay. Single & multi-player apps let you engage in the virtual world & play in the real one. It's the ball evolved. Using Bluetooth Technology, the Sphero is compatible with your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Android device & can be played as quickly as you can download a gaming app. The Robotic ball has over a 50 foot range & can reach speeds of up to 3 feet per second. It has precise control thanks to the internal guidance system including gyro & accelerometer. 100% summer compatible, from the beach to the bonfire
- Sphero is ready for any adventure. Take your gaming experience outside & race it down the boardwalk, through the s&, even through water! Play handheld & multiplayer games around the campfire, compete in a game of TAG at the park, or take your Sphero for a swim in the pool. How much tech can you pack in a 3 inch sphere? Here's the scientific bit
- start with a sensor network multi-axis rate gyro & accelerometer fused together with the same kind of math that took Apollo to the Moon. Power it with lithium polymer batteries that are inductively recharged through the shell & add a Bluetooth-based command & control data link. Finally, mix in over-the-air firmware updates & internally sandboxed language extensions & you have a true robot that is an intelligent component of a smartphone app-based gaming, learning, & human-machine interaction system. Driving Sphero from the central app is just the start. An open API for i OS & Android invites developers around the world to dive right in. Oh, & Sphero is just fun. Over 20+ apps are available for download, through i Tunes Appstore & Android Marketplace, including: Sphero Drive
- The Driving App built just for Sphero Drive Sphero with joystick, tilt, or old-school remote controls. Create challenging courses, race against friends & family, or turn out the lights for a little night racing. Sphero Chromo
- Match the color. Beat the clock. Get ready to challenge your coordination & your memory with the first app that lets you use Sphero as a controller. Move Sphero to match the colors on your screen for an entirely new way to challenge yourself. You can choose from six different game modes. Chromo is initially available for i OS only Sphero Macrolab
- Unleash Sphero's Inner Robot. Create easy, repeatable programs & macros for Sphero. Arrange simple commands & settings in any combination you choose to let Sphero drive autonomously, follow unique patterns, & more. Play your commands, save favorites, & even share them with friends. Multiball capability only available on Android. Sphero Draw N Drive. If you can draw it, Sphero can drive it. Use your finger to trace a shape or path on the screen & Sphero will follow it before your eyes. Just give your smartphone or tablet a shake to clear the slate. Sphero Golf -A totally new swing on golf. Sphero is the ball & your phone is the club. Pick a jhole then swing your phone or flick a finger to hit.   What's included? Sphero robotic ball & inductive charging base Quick Start card & user manual Over 20+ free apps available through the i Tunes App Store or Google Play Construction: Inside: Orbotix Smart Robot Outside: Opaque high-impact polycarbonate shell;   Dimensions:

Size: 74mm diameter System Requirements i OS4 or greater iPod touch (3rd & 4th generations) iPhone 5, 4S, 4, & 3GS iPad 2 & iPad Android Devices with operating system 2.2, 2.3.3+ & 3.0+ Click here to Stuff Magazine's review of the Sphero The New York Times: " Crazy, clever fun!" Mac World: " Enough techno-cool to make a geek's heart skip a beat" President Obama: " Give me some space to drive my ball. That's terriffic!" Spike: "A new type of gaming system"






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