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Tag: Sphero

Building maps in RoboMind. Screenshot by Ariane Coffin.

Four Amazing, Educational Apps for Older Kids

November 10, 2017Sophie Brown

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.

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BB-9E and R2-D2 Join BB-8 as Sphero Star Wars Droids

August 31, 2017Andy Robertson

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.

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Get Behind the Wheel of Sphero’s Ultimate Lightning McQueen

August 9, 2017Kelly Knox

The Ultimate Lightning McQueen from Sphero is a ‘Cars’ fan’s dream come true.

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Your Friendly Sphero Spider-Man Swings in to Save Screentime

July 11, 2017Kelly Knox

The Sphero Spider-Man is like having a new best friend delivered to your doorstep, and his name is Peter Parker.

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6 Things Parents Should Know About the Sphero Force Band

September 16, 2016Kelly Knox4

The Force has never felt more real, thanks to the new Force Band coming September 30 from Sphero.

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BB-8 Watch With Me, Image: Sphero App

We Watched ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ With BB-8

April 22, 2016December 16, 2017Sophie Brown

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.

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GeekDad Geekaway: The Ultimate Star Wars Giveaway

January 26, 2016Darren Blankenship

Enter for a chance to win The Ultimate Star Wars Giveaway

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Starting from Scratch © Sophie Brown (Scratch and Python Logos used under Creative Commons License 2.0)

Starting From Scratch: Developing Interest

October 10, 2015Sophie Brown

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.

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BB-8 Interpretation

The BB-8 Toy Coming to a Store Near You Soon!

May 14, 2015December 16, 2017Maryann Goldman

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.

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Sphero – The Ball That Does It All (With Brent Spiner!)

March 30, 2015Tony Sims

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!

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Review: Sphero, the Remote-Controlled Ball

December 30, 2011Anton Olsen

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. …

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