Robotic Ball

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David Pogue, A Bundle of Potential in a ball. New York Times, Dec 22, 2011.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/2 ... q=sphero&st=cse
("It’s called the Sphero ($130), and it’s just rolling in from China this week. If it hadn’t been delayed and now back-ordered, it might have been one of the hottest tech gifts of this holiday season.")

My comment:
(a) Three video clips.
(i) Sphero + Cats. YouTube.com, uploaded by gosphero on Aug 25, 2011.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cgKRUNvwDU
(ii) Sphero. Robotic smartphone-controlled ball. Want one?  YouTube.com, uploaded by ElectricalRiggs on Nov 9, 2011.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIfEBOXJXsU
(iii) Sphero with his Chariot. YouTube.com, uploaded by orbotixpaul on Apr 12, 2011.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?fea ... 1&v=V2hBQ42T24c
(b) The maker is Obotix Inc, based on Boulder, CO, whose web site is
http://www.gosphero.com/apps
(c) There is no need to read the NYT report.