But you know what? That’s OK, because this isn’t a Grand Prix and look how small and cute and colourful it is! Whichever you’re using, the Mini darts around the floor like a blind ferret chasing a wild vole. Sadly, there’s a common theme which runs through all these modes: they don’t play ball. And finally there’s ‘Face Drive’ – smile and the Mini goes one way, frown and it bolts in the other direction. Pull down the blob on the app and watch as your Sphero Mini whooshes forward. ‘Slingshot’ is where you can really have some fun. There’s also ‘Tilt’ mode, which responds to the way you tilt your phone. ‘Joystick’ is the simplest, allowing you to guide an onscreen blob in whichever direction you want the ball to go in. There are four different driving modes to choose from. I wouldn’t even sneeze anywhere near them. The accessories are all lightweight, which means it can be a bit fiddly to set up your courses the slightest bit of wind and you’ll have to start over again. Alternatively set them up using some additional tiny traffic cones in an obstacle course. The bowling pins can be used for a game of bowling in ‘sling shot mode’. Inside the box you get a microUSB cable for charging it, some brightly coloured tiny bowling pins and some equally small orange traffic cones. The light is mainly blue and then will just randomly flash other colours as it darts around the place, but if you navigate through the settings there’s a whole spectrum of hues to choose from. Once removed, you see the cool stuff – the motors, LEDS and gyroscopes. The plastic shell comes in 5 colours: blue, green, orange, pink and white. Get it in your hands, though, and it feels very light and plasticky, somewhat like a Kinder Egg surprise toy. It comes in a lovely display case and arrives looking somehow poised on its little plastic podium, with the gravitas of a precious museum artefact. DESIGN: There is a light that never goes outĪs its name might suggest, the Sphero Mini is small.
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