By: Cannon Adams
Two weeks ago one of the biggest toy collecting nights of all time landed, Force Friday. Millions of people lined up at participating retail stores and toy stores to get their hands on the first ever launch of Star Wars The Force Awakens Toys. A lot of hot toys flew off the shelves right when the stores opened at 12:01am on Friday September 4th, but the hottest toy to fly off shelves first other than the new Black Series 6" figures, Sphero's BB-8.
This little droid is awesome. BB-8 is only about 5' high and is controlled by an app on your tablet or smart phone's and it has tons of amazing features. BB-8 wakes up once you load up the app and he will start to make some noise because the little droid and the app sync with one another. How cool is that? BB-8's functions can drive (Roll) around just like he does in the upcoming movie, record holographic projections that you can see when holding your phone's camera towards BB-8, messages and patrol's, and makes movie sounds that he does. BB-8's spherical body even lights up when you move him through the app.
BB-8's technology stunned the world when we all thought at first that he is a CGI robot for the movie, up until he rolled out in front of millions of people at Celebration 7. Ever since then, BB-8 has got tons of attention and is now considered a fan favorite and that is before the movie release. To see how Sphero's BB-8 was created, below is the video of opening up BB-8 (Do not let your kids see so it won't ruin the magic for them)
BB-8 retails at $150 everywhere and if you get a chance to get one, I recommend it. One of the best things that comes with BB-8 is the charging dock stand. This defeats that insane wire that normally plugs right into the battery or the toy itself. All you have to do is just plug in the charging dock to the wall unit, and sit BB-8 down and let him charge up. BB-8 keeps on stunning the world and everyone who has bought Sphero's BB-8, had nothing but fun and enjoyment with him from all ages. This is a great toy for yourself no matter what age you are and for the whole family for the kids to play.
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