R2-Q5, a special edition model inspired by the Star Wars ... controller is the Droid app. But just like last year’s BB-9, you can ditch the smartphone and opt instead for Sphero’s gesture ...

An envelope. It indicates the ability to send an email. The new Sphero BB-8 droid toy from the upcoming "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" film is sure to be on everyone's holiday list. Produced by ...

Sphero, makers of the eponymous spherical robots that you control with your smartphone — as well as the new BB-8 droid in Star Wars: The Force Awakens… and this excerpt from Fortune Magazine ...

It's very self-explanatory, move the stick forward, and the droid will move forward. The Sphero ... the app. This is one of the coolest toys we've ever seen, even if you're not a Star Wars fan ...

Sphero also launched a range of app-enabled droids including R2-D2, R2-Q5, and BB9-E. As with BB-8, you can watch the Star Wars films with any of the droids and they will react to various scenes.

Just announced is a BB-8 toy from Sphero that is really pretty amazing. Produced by Darren Weaver Follow TI Video: On Facebook More from Tech The seventh film in the "Star Wars" franchise ...