Review: Sphero 2.0

Text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Sphero 2.0 is the sequel to the innovative robotic ball that one can control with their iOS or Android device. We recently had a chance to check out Sphero 2.0 as well as test this very promising high-tech toy that also involves various levels of traditional outdoor play.

Sphero 2.0 is an update to last year's model and is reportedly 2x faster, 3x brighter, and 'smarter'. Sphero 2.0 rolls at speeds of up to 7 feet per second and pairs to your device via Bluetooth with a range of up to 100 feet. 

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Sonos Play:1 goes for the compact and powerful home entertainment niche

Sonos, just introduced the SONOS PLAY:1, a wireless speaker that transforms music listening at home. 

PLAY:1 streams all your favourite music to any room in the home, in high fidelity sound. Available October 29th in Canada from select partners and on Sonos.com, PLAY:1 retails for $219. And, for a limited time this holiday season, purchases come with a free BRIDGE, valued at $59.

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Review: Chromecast

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Google's Chromecast is a tiny HDMI-dongle that is actually a media streaming accessory. It plugs into any HDMI port on your HDTV and has its own power adapter. Once you assign it to your WiFi network, you can use any Android or iOS mobile device as well as any PC or Mac to stream YouTube, NetFlix and Google Play videos, photos or music.

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Facebook takes out Timeline search auto-hide option

Facebook seems to be taking out a few features from both its purchased business and main application. The social network site will be taking out the option for users to opt out of being searched by others on the website. The removal of the “Who can look up your Timeline by name?” has been taken out for those who wanted to a few months ago. Now, all users can't hide themselves for Timeline search. If you want to avoid being searched by others, you are going to have to block them individually.

Source: CNET Australia