sphero2Have you heard about the Sphero before? If you have answered in the negative, here is a little background on this little critter which we looked at nearly three years back – it is a ball which can be controlled by most smartphones of the day, and with time aging it gracefully, it goes without saying that an update is in order; which is where Sphero 2.0 would come in handy.

Sphero 2.0 by Orbotix will bring along with it a slew of new features, where they would include a faster motor, smoothing turning and brighter LED lights within the ball. According to Adam Wilson, Sphero’s chief software architect, the Sphero 2.0 has been given a new breathe of life, where it can travel at double its original speed, while the main app would also be on the receiving end of a user interface modification (for the better), with a gamification element thrown into the mix, too. New Sphero 2.0 owners are required to master driving it around as well as perform other tasks with it before the Sphero 2.0’s full potential and power are unlocked. Right now a bunch of first- and third-party games are available for Sphero on iOS and Android, with The Rolling Dead being one of them. The new Sphero 2.0 will retail for $129.99 a pop, with pre-orders starting from today onwards.

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