Sphero iPad-Controlled Ball Is Now a Zombie Killer

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Pete Pachal
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Sphero iPad-Controlled Ball Is Now a Zombie Killer

LAS VEGAS -- Sphero isn't your typical ball. Besides rolling at your iPad's command, the cool-yet-creepy device is enhanced with augmented-reality games.

Sphero launched at CES last year, and since then it's grown: Where there were once a few games there are now 21. The ball costs $129.99, but almost all of the games are free.

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In a brief hands-on at CES 2013, we got a chance to check out the Sphero's new augmented-reality abilities. We were impressed that the zombie game quickly adapted to the floor of a busy showroom in a fairly realistic manner (when an unsuspecting attendee breezed through the frame, one of the zombie avatars disappeared behind him).

Check out the video above to see Sphero in action, and let us know what you think in the comments.

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