{"id":1447,"date":"2013-04-29T09:00:51","date_gmt":"2013-04-29T16:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bensbargains.net\/thecheckout\/?p=1447"},"modified":"2013-04-29T07:50:11","modified_gmt":"2013-04-29T14:50:11","slug":"sphero-is-better-than-your-flesh-and-blood-pet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/bens-bytes\/sphero-is-better-than-your-flesh-and-blood-pet\/","title":{"rendered":"Sphero Is Better Than Your Flesh-and-Blood Pet"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sphero is a lot like a small pet.\u00a0 They both roam around the house.\u00a0 They both make your smile.\u00a0 And they’re both terribly cute.\u00a0 But it’s time to face facts: Fido doesn’t come with Bluetooth.<\/p>\n

Point, Sphero!\u00a0 The newest and most original gaming system to date sets itself apart by thinking outside the TV box.\u00a0 Sphero is a robotic ball encasing a gyroscope, accelerator, and lots of other fun stuff that the player (or players) control with their Android or iOS devices.\u00a0 Speeding around at up to 3 feet per second at a range of 50 feet, this gaming device is a huge leap forward from that stationary Nintendo robot from the 80s.<\/p>\n

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With over 20 apps already available and more on the way, Sphero has much more sophisticated tastes than just “fetch.”\u00a0 Some games utilize rolling the Sphero around the floor – the ground-breaking Sharky the Beaver incorporates your mobile device’s camera feed to replace the robot ball with a cartoon beaver, so you can see what your home would look like with a 3d cartoon waltzing around.\u00a0 Other games use Sphero as a controller, placing in your hands a sort of multidimensional steering wheel.<\/p>\n

So move over, Rover!\u00a0 There’s a new ankle-biter in town, and this one doesn’t need you to clean up after it!<\/p>\n