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

BB-8 Interpretation. Drawing By: Johnny Goldman

I have a new obsession, and it’s BB-8.  I watched the latest Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer at least 10 times, and my biggest take-away was the new, super cute, and wonderfully round droid, BB-8. Watch out R2-D2, you’ve got some competition!

This week, I’ve been on a quest to seek out all things BB-8 from understanding the technology behind him to who’s got the best t-shirt design. New products seem to be popping up by the minute. How exciting!

Sphero Photo: Sphero

I learned that conceptually BB-8 maneuvers similarly to Sphero—“The app-enabled ball that does it all.” That’s right, there’s already a cute, round robot toy on the market complete with apps to move him around, change his colors, and for gaming fun. He’s quite versatile!

What I was even more excited to find out, though, is that Sphero is designing a BB-8 look-alike toy. If you’re as interested as I am, and already anticipating the biggest item on your child’s holiday wish list, then you’ll want to sign-up for e-mail updates on product availability.  “This is the droid you’re looking for.”

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Currently, you can pick up a Sphero 2.0 for $112.99 on Amazon.

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This post was last modified on December 16, 2017 12:16 am

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