It's fun, Easy to set up, Good variety of games, Geek appeal
Battery life feels too short, Not the best as a games controller, Eccentric motion controls sometimes
As smartphone toys go, the Orbotix Sphero has a lot of recommend it. It's easy to setup and fun to use - thanks to a variety of largely free and low priced games. The Sphero itself isn't perfect - sometimes, the ball's controls get a little eccentric dur...
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Published: 2015-02-02, Author: Ali , review by: chipchick.com
The next generation of the RC toy has arrived. Well made and innovative. Easy to pair with iPhone and works seamlessly. Builtin HowTo videos make it easy for new users to get the hang of playing with Ollie. Perfect device for engineers to customize, The
A bit pricey. Beyond the tricks and spins, Darkside Ollie can get boring if you don't go the customization route
I enjoyed playing with Darkside for an hour and then once I exhausted all the tricks and made the dog bark enough times at it, I was done. Perhaps I'm just not the right audience for it. I do know however that this is a robot of choice for a lot of en...
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Published: 2014-09-04, Author: Mario , review by: gizmodo.com
Abstract: Ollie is the latest phone-controlled toy from the developers behind the Sphero robotic ball. For Ollie, the team actually reduced the toy's functionality so that it's basically just a super fast cylinder. It races around on two wheels, spinning, jumping...
Published: 2013-04-17, Author: Paul , review by: technabob.com
Abstract: I first saw the Sphero robotic ball about 2 years ago at CES, but I never really got a chance to play with one hands-on until now. When I first saw it in action, all I wanted to say was “Do not taunt Happy Fun Ball.” This little orb is packed with cool te...
Fun to play with. Easy setup. Cool compatible apps. Wireless control and charging.
Pricey. Controls can be a bit clumsy. Limited app selection
The Orbotix Sphero is a neat little remote controlled robotic ball, and while it has some interesting uses when paired with your phone or tablet, it's a bit too expensive for what it is....
Published: 2012-08-29, Author: Chelsea , review by: mashable.com
Abstract: Think your smartphone can do it all? Maybe so. Especially now that you can use it to remotely control a robotic toy.Sphero is a robotic ball controlled by an iOS or Android device. Although the Sphero itself has only been on the market for a couple of mon...
Abstract: Growing up, I was a huge fan of remote control cars (I assume I would have been a huge fan of RC planes and helicopters and boats too, I just never owned any so I can't say for certain). There is something excellent about holding a remote in your han...
Can keep pets and infants occupied for a long time, The internal LED can change to pretty much any color you'd like, The induction charger is a unique idea
Extremely expensive for what it does, Gets boring pretty quickly, Severely limited by the apps available
Staff 2.5 5.0 The Sphero has a LOT of potential behind it, but limited apps and poor control are ho...
When rating Sphero, our editors didn’t just want to regurgitate the most obvious, conventional wisdom that prevailed when the product began to ship in limited quantities—that it was cool but too expensive—yet six months after early units began to ship...
