Sphero’s $149 BB-8 toy interacts with a mobile app and explores on its own, much like Sphero’s original robot ball. It also may have influenced filmmakers to create a life-size droid last spring.

Back when Disney released the first trailer to Star Wars: The Force Awakens, one of the characters that caught most people's eye was BB-8. And for good reason: it's an adorable rolling droid. Now ...

BB-8 in Motion. The practical nuts and bolts of the commercial version of Star Wars’ latest droid were explicitly designed by Sphero to be durable.

As Michelle Starr wrote in her CNET hands-on, the "Sphero BB-8 is the 'Star Wars' toy you're looking for." Your guide to a better future . US France Germany Japan Korea . About CNET .

Sphero has announced its new Star Wars BB-8 Droid, and this fun droid is now available to own. The device is controlled using your smartphone and is available to buy for $149.99.

BB-8 is based on the droid from the upcoming movie Star Wars: The Force Awakens.It combines Sphero's existing robotic ball technology with the Star Wars universe, a marriage that's resulted in the ...

Ever since Disney and Lucasfilm unveiled the new BB-8 droid during the Star Wars Celebration annual convention last week, fans of George Lucas' epic space saga have been clamoring to get their ...

BB-8 by Sphero does what only the most expensive, above-and-beyond, home-made Star Wars models of droids have done in the past. BB-8 isn't just a representation of the droid you'll see in the ...

Sphero's Force Band for BB-8 is the best example of going above-and-beyond the call of duty I've ever seen in a Star Wars toy. And I've seen a lot of Star Wars toys. While there are some mightily ...

BB-8, the adorable droid that stole the spotlight at the Star Wars Celebration convention last week, is coming to stores this fall thanks to Sphero.

BB-8 Awakens: Is Sphero’s New Droid the Most Awesome Star Wars Toy Ever? A nimble new remote-control toy from the upcoming Star Wars movie leaves old-school action figures in the dust.

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