Star Wars fans, this is the droid you’ve been looking for. Globe has announced that the BB-8 App-enabled Droid by Sphero is now up for pre-orders, at P12,499. Now you can bring home a part of the Star Wars: The Force Awakens into your home. Check out the short demo video below.
BB-8 Features
- Authentic Movement // Guide your BB-8 with a smartphone or tablet
- Listens & Responds // BB-8 recognizes and reacts to your voice
- Holographic Communication // Record and view virtual holographic videos with BB-8
- Autonomous Behavior // BB-8 has a mind of its own – explore the Star Wars™ galaxy together
- Adaptive Personality // Your BB-8’s unique attitude and actions evolve as you interact
BB-8 Specs
- iOS & Android compatible
- Top speed of 4.5 mph (7ft/s)
- Durable polycarbonate shell
- Bluetooth Smart BLE connection (100 foot range)
- Inductive charging (over 1 hour of play on a full charge)
- Free App: BB-8 App-Enabled Droid powered by Sphero available through iTunes or Google Play
- Internal guidance system includes a gyroscope and accelerometer.
- Height: 11.4 cm / Width: 7.3 cm / Weight ~200 g
Left to Rigth: Sphero Channel Director for Asia Pacific Aurelien Joly and Globe Retail and Transformation Management Head Joe Caliro
In the Box
- BB-8 App-Enabled Droid
- Induction Charging Base
- Micro USB Cable
- Quick Start Guide
- Legal Guide
We hope that this is only the first of many more Star Wars merchandise available at Globe Gen3 Stores.
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Irwin Allen Rivera
Irwin Allen Rivera loves his wife's cooking so much he's now twice the man he used to be. His English essay won a Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Award for Literature in 2012. His philosophical-horror story appeared in Philippine Speculative Fiction 8 (2013). He was managing editor and lead writer of Sites and Symbols 2 (2005), a coffee-table book about buildings in UP Diliman - his alma mater (BA Philosophy; MA Creative Writing continuing). He worked at the UP Diliman Information Office before shifting to web content writing. His sudden fiction, "Notwithstanding Pigs," initially a Friendster testimonial, appeared in Philippines Graphic (2006) and in Very Short Stories for Harried Readers (2007). He used to write for www.technoodling.net.