My eight-year-old son and I have spent the last few months trying out several apps aimed at older children. Here we share four he has enjoyed. Read More
Four Amazing, Educational Apps for Older Kids
Tag Archives: Sphero
BB-9E and R2-D2 Join BB-8 as Sphero Star Wars Droids
BB-9E is the cool new Star Wars droid revealed as a remote-control Sphero robot with Force Link wearable Star Wars tech from Hasbro. Read More
Get Behind the Wheel of Sphero’s Ultimate Lightning McQueen
The Ultimate Lightning McQueen from Sphero is a ‘Cars’ fan’s dream come true. Read More
Your Friendly Sphero Spider-Man Swings in to Save Screentime
The Sphero Spider-Man is like having a new best friend delivered to your doorstep, and his name is Peter Parker. Read More
6 Things Parents Should Know About the Sphero Force Band
The Force has never felt more real, thanks to the new Force Band coming September 30 from Sphero. Read More
We Watched ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ With BB-8
Sphero has released an update for their popular BB-8 droid that allows him to “watch” ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ with you at home, so we gave it a try. Read More
GeekDad Geekaway: The Ultimate Star Wars Giveaway
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Starting From Scratch: Developing Interest
In my experience, it is nearly impossible to teach a child something they’re not interested in learning. Before I begin discussing codes and programming languages, I wanted to get my son interested in the subject at a surface level. Read More
BB-8 Toy Robot from Sphero: This Is the Droid You’re Looking For
In the new BB-8, Sphero has created their most advanced, and most adorable, toy robot yet. This is definitely the Droid everyone will be looking for this holiday season. Read More
Programming With Robots, Part I: Sphero SPRK
Who says learning shouldn’t be fun and there can’t be value in play? Certainly not the folks behind the new SPRK Edition Sphero. Read More
The BB-8 Toy Coming to a Store Near You Soon!
Sign up for e-mail updates on what’s sure to be one of the hottest new toys of the year! Sphero is working on their own toy version of astromech droid BB-8 from Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Read More
Sphero – The Ball That Does It All (With Brent Spiner!)
I would say that it is great to have a toy that not only the kids enjoy but I also like, but that is nearly all of them! I should probably say that it is great when I get a toy and the kids enjoy playing with it also – at least when I let them play with it. So is true with my latest acquisition, Sphero! Read More
Review: Sphero, the Remote-Controlled Ball
Sphero, from Orbotix, is what amounts to a remote-controlled cue ball. It is white, plastic, and fun, but unfortunately is also expensive. When I first saw Sphero announced I resigned myself to buying one, maybe two, regardless of the cost. … Read More
