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Star Wars Sphero BB-8 Droid (50% Off)

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    #332
    TitianGerm
    Registered Users Posts: 27,813 ✭✭✭✭TitianGerm


    Want to say a big thanks to SteM for sending me on his BB8 after mine got cancelled even though I was one of the first to order.

    Absolute gent !! Posted yesterday and had resigned myself to not getting it before Christmas but the postman arrived with it today so it was a lovely surprise.

    Great job on the wrapping too !!!


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    #333
    liam24
    Registered Users Posts: 369 ✭✭liam24


    Just had a look of what it does on this youtude vid. To be honest I wouldnt pay more than €50, it doesnt do much and I'd say most people would get bored with it really quick!
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jM9llwGSSdI


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    #334
    uck51js9zml2yt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,268 ✭✭✭✭uck51js9zml2yt


    liam24 wrote: »
    Just had a look of what it does on this youtude vid. To be honest I wouldnt pay more than €50, it doesnt do much and I'd say most people would get bored with it really quick!
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jM9llwGSSdI




    BOooooooooo ;)


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    #335
    uck51js9zml2yt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,268 ✭✭✭✭uck51js9zml2yt


    micks_address wrote: »
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    Thanks to a lovely woman on adverts, i have a bb-8

    She won it in from arnotts Sunday and sold it on to me for 100 euro... ok its more than 79 but i'm delighted with it :)

    Im too excited to read about setting it up...

    What do i do when i unbox? I've downloaded the sphero app....

    Happy holidays everyone!

    Cheers,
    Mick
    You'll need the app to wake it. Put it on your chasrger and it will do a firmware update.


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    #336
    utyh2ikcq9z76b
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,213 ✭✭✭utyh2ikcq9z76b


    liam24 wrote: »
    Just had a look of what it does on this youtude vid. To be honest I wouldnt pay more than €50, it doesnt do much and I'd say most people would get bored with it really quick!
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jM9llwGSSdI
    Be honest you would pay €72.50 :D


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    #337
    liam24
    Registered Users Posts: 369 ✭✭liam24


    If it had a camera in it, yeah I would buy it at €72.50!


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    #338
    TitianGerm
    Registered Users Posts: 27,813 ✭✭✭✭TitianGerm


    liam24 wrote: »
    If it had a camera in it, yeah I would buy it at €72.50!

    Jesus your not looking for much for €72.50.

    A free roam robot that can be manually controlled via Bluetooth using a smart phone app with built in gyroscopes and magnet technology.

    A robot that can light up, make sound and play holographs using the app. With conductive charging capabilities. All from one of one of the biggest movie franchises ever made and licenced by Disney.

    Sure let's through a camera in there as well !!!!


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    #339
    antodeco
    Registered Users, Subscribers Posts: 13,425 ✭✭✭✭antodeco


    In fairness, a camera would have been epic on it!


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    #340
    micks_address
    Registered Users Posts: 8,458 ✭✭✭micks_address


    antodeco wrote: »
    In fairness, a camera would have been epic on it!

    Anyone else have trouble with firmware update? Mine ran to 99% then sort of froze.. Kids awake since 430 too tired to investigate further


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    #341
    Standard Toaster
    Registered Users Posts: 10,250 ✭✭✭✭Standard Toaster


    Opened mine this morning, great fun. =D

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    #342
    micks_address
    Registered Users Posts: 8,458 ✭✭✭micks_address


    micks_address wrote: »
    Anyone else have trouble with firmware update? Mine ran to 99% then sort of froze.. Kids awake since 430 too tired to investigate further

    Just rebooted phone and all good... He freaking out the dog :)


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    #343
    Jet Black
    Registered Users Posts: 3,841 ✭✭✭Jet Black


    Standard Toaster wrote: »
    Opened mine this morning, great fun. =D

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    Don't know how to break it to you. But it looks like you got a lemon.


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    #344
    micks_address
    Registered Users Posts: 8,458 ✭✭✭micks_address


    Jet Black wrote: »
    Don't know how to break it to you. But it looks like you got a lemon.

    Looks more like an orange to me :)


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    #345
    uck51js9zml2yt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,268 ✭✭✭✭uck51js9zml2yt


    micks_address wrote: »
    Looks more like an orange to me :)

    You beat me to it :)


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    #346
    everlast75
    Registered Users Posts: 18,987 ✭✭✭✭everlast75


    "Pipped at the post" you might say..


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    #347
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 50,630 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Beep beep boop


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    #348
    TitianGerm
    Registered Users Posts: 27,813 ✭✭✭✭TitianGerm


    BB8 has crashed into the Christmas Tree and chased both dogs around the house.

    BEST CHRISTMAS EVER


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    #349
    brevity
    Registered Users Posts: 8,486 ✭✭✭brevity


    brevity wrote: »
    Would this work I wonder?

    https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sphero.sprk



    *maybe not...

    This works great for anyone planning on creating programs for bb8


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    #350
    Cathmandooo
    Registered Users Posts: 17,324 ✭✭✭✭Cathmandooo


    Thanks for this thread op, mine arrived on Monday and went down a treat today! Great bargain


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    #351
    antodeco
    Registered Users, Subscribers Posts: 13,425 ✭✭✭✭antodeco


    So my OH didn't manage to get one for me, so I'm glad I picked this up for myself. Even though I've had it a few days, only opened it now (once I knew there wasn't one under the tree!).

    He's charging away there and firmware updated. One thing I will say, he's bloody tiny! I knew he was going to be small, but he's very small!


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    #352
    NomadicGray
    Registered Users Posts: 1,433 ✭✭✭NomadicGray


    liam24 wrote: »
    Just had a look of what it does on this youtude vid. To be honest I wouldnt pay more than €50, it doesnt do much and I'd say most people would get bored with it really quick!
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jM9llwGSSdI
    I'm still tempted at 160+ as I have a €100 one 4all. If it just had one light and made droid noises itself then ìd pull the trigger right now


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    #353
    antodeco
    Registered Users, Subscribers Posts: 13,425 ✭✭✭✭antodeco


    Ive been playing with mine all evening. Some great fun with it. I keep getting people to ask it questions and I'm getting BB8 to either nod or shake his head. They think it's great.

    I've downloaded SPRK Labs to start writing self programs for it.


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    #354
    UnknownEntity
    Registered Users Posts: 658 ✭✭✭UnknownEntity


    antodeco wrote:
    He's charging away there and firmware updated. One thing I will say, he's bloody tiny! I knew he was going to be small, but he's very small!


    I've been using mine for about a week now and although it's small, I think they got the perfect size on it. If it was bigger, I don't think it would've been able to maneuver as well as it does now.


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    #355
    everlast75
    Registered Users Posts: 18,987 ✭✭✭✭everlast75


    Would yis feck off singing it's merits - it's bad enough I missed out on it :-(


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    #356
    UnknownEntity
    Registered Users Posts: 658 ✭✭✭UnknownEntity


    antodeco wrote:
    Ive been playing with mine all evening. Some great fun with it. I keep getting people to ask it questions and I'm getting BB8 to either nod or shake his head. They think it's great.


    If you voice activate it in the settings, you can ask it questions such as "what do you think?" and it will answer with a bunch of adorable noises!


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    #357
    uck51js9zml2yt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,268 ✭✭✭✭uck51js9zml2yt


    I had to put mine away, it couldn't get around all the kids toys :(


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    #358
    mrcheez
    Registered Users Posts: 13,624 ✭✭✭✭mrcheez


    I hope they start selling these soon (unless someone here with a 3d printer wants to print them off and sell them on adverts)

    http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:433763

    Next thing we need is for BB-8 to automatically go up the ramp to the charging station when it's running low on battery. Perhaps you can tell him to "go home" and it goes up to the charging station.


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    #359
    Shred
    Registered Users Posts: 2,456 ✭✭✭Shred


    The wife gave me a lovely surprise by handing me one of these yesterday morning, isn't she great! I got to mess around with it a little bit but there were too many people/obstacles. It is pretty impressive tough!


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    #360
    markc1184
    Registered Users Posts: 3,075 ✭✭✭markc1184


    Great fun was had yesterday with this in the short time I got to use it. Not so much fun for the dog when he set eyes on it, he couldn't get out of the room quick enough.


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    #361
    Banjo String
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,380 ✭✭✭✭Banjo String


    Anyone discovered any hidden tips or tricks yet?

    My two kids are amazed at bb8 answering questions, hopefully they keep supporting him with regular updates .


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