原文： I waited impatiently to get my own Sphero BB-8 App-Enabled Droid! I had watched the Sphero product videos and was amazed at what this cute little guy can do. I'm a gadget nerd and had to get my hands on this! Unfortunately, my expectations were too high.
First, let me start off by sayi
ng BB-8 is very cute. That part is true. I love the look, the design and the shiny finish. It is made of plastic, but appears to be good quality. It's very user friendly and you can be playing with BB-8 within minutes. The only set-up required is to charge BB-8 and download the app.
What can BB-8 do? Once you download the free app, you can:
"Drive" This feature of the app lets you control BB-8 as if you were using a joystick.
"Message" Record and play holographic messages.
"Patrol" When you select patrol, BB-8 goes exploring on his own.
BB-8 has the capability of responding to 10 preset voice commands by going to the settings in the app, such as "wake up", "watch out", "go explore" "go to sleep". I was expecting more than 10 voice commands. Siri has spoiled me. I have heard, but cannot verify, that the voice commands only work with iOS devices. If this is accurate, that's a huge drawback for anyone without an iPhone or iPad.
BB-8 is very cute (I know, I'm saying it again), has a great personality and is entertaining to watch as he rolls across the floor. That is about the extent of the entertainment.
I feel I was misled by the promotional videos. I was under the impression that BB-8 can "detect" when he is going to run into an object, stop himself and change directions; or, perhaps, adapt to his surroundings and learn where objects are. My impression of this came from the part in one of the promotional videos where BB-8 rolls up to a fishbowl with a goldfish in it, stops before hitting it and changes direction.
When I set BB-8 to "patrol", he wobbles around a bit, rolls quickly across the floor, hits a wall or other object, wobbles around again, rolls across the floor, hits another object, etc. It's entertaining to watch and the expressive sounds are fun, but after about 5 minutes I'm bored. The worst part of this is BB-8's head falls off frequently when running into an object so I'm constantly following him around to put it back on. Also, if you have stairs in your house as I do, watch out! BB-8 will roll right down the stairs and I'm not sure if he's sturdy enough to bounce down the stairs and land on a tile floor without breaking. I've "saved" BB-8 an untimely death a few times now. Again, this falls under my misunderstanding of thinking BB-8 will adapt to his surroundings or detect a drop off. I have a robotic vacuum that didn't cost much more than BB-8 and has that very capability. It knows to turn around to avoid crashing down the stairs. It also vacuums right up to the edge of walls and furniture, but never actually touches it. Hmmmm.......
Next is the issue with the sound. Again, my expectations being different than reality. I thought the sounds would come from BB-8, when really the sounds all come from your smartphone. Very disappointing! I'll set BB-8 on "patrol", set my smartphone down in one room and let BB-8 go explore the house. I don't get the enjoyment of hearing the sounds if I don't carry my phone with me and it's not as realistic even if your phone is right next to BB-8 because you can easily tell no sound is coming from him. This is perhaps the biggest disappointment.
Finally, the holographic messages. I thought it would be like in the movie and BB-8 would project a recorded message onto the wall or what-not and play the recorded message. The message only shows up on your smartphone. When using the app through a Motorola smartphone (and others), this feature doesn't work at all. I don't know if it's something that there will be a fix for in the future? It does work on an iPhone and other devices, but is still disappointing that BB-8 isn't really projecting anything.
This is a very expensive toy and the novelty wears off very fast, especially if you're expecting something more and it doesn't deliver. If you're a Star Wars Memorabilia collector, you've probably made up your mind and probably should purchase it. If you're like me and love Star Wars but aren't a collector and/or your a gadget nerd like me, you'll probably be disappointed. There's not much to it besides watching it roll around the floor, crashing into things.
To summarize the Pros:
Very Cute!
Realistic looking miniature version of BB-8
Great novelty item for Star Wars Collectors
Cool Gadget
Easy Set-Up
Fun Sound Effects
To summarize the Cons:
Entertainment won't last long
Doesn't detect obstacles or objects in it's way
Head falls off
Doesn't sense drops to prevent it from falling down the stairs
Sound doesn't come from droid
Holographic messages are really just a video on your smartphone ~ if your smartphone is compatible
Only 10 voice commands
Voice commands may only work with iOS devices
Price is too high for what you really get
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译文： 我不耐烦地等待自己的Sphero BB-8 App-Enabled Droid！我看过Sphero的产品视频，对这个可爱的小家伙可以做的很惊讶。我是一个书呆子，不得不让我的手灵活起来！不幸的是，我的期望太高了。
首先让我开始说BB-8很可爱。那部分是真的。我喜欢它的外观，设计和光泽。它是由塑料制成，但似乎质量好。这是非常对用户很友好的，你可以在几分钟内玩BB-8。所需的唯一设置是收取BB-8并下载该应用程序。
BB-8可以做什么？一旦你下载免费的应用程序，你可以：
“驱动器”该应用程序的功能可以让您控制BB-8，就像使用操纵杆一样。
“消息”记录可以播放全息消息。
“巡逻”当你选择巡逻时，BB-8自己去探索。
BB-8可以通过转到应用程序中的设置来响应10个预置的语音命令，如“唤醒”，“注意”，“去探索”，“去睡觉”。我期待超过10个语音命令。 Siri已经破坏了我。我听说过但是无法验证，语音命令只适用于iOS设备。如果这是准确的，对于没有iPhone或iPad的人来说，这是一个巨大的缺点。
BB-8非常可爱（我知道，我再说一遍），有一个很棒的个性，并且有趣的看着他在地板上滚动。那就是娱乐的程度。
我觉得我被宣传影片误导了。我觉得BB-8可以“检测”，当他要碰到一个物体，停下来改变方向;或者，也许适应他的周围环境，并了解对象的位置。我的印象来自于BB-8的一个宣传视频，其中一个鱼缸与一个金鱼在一起，停止之前击中它并改变方向。
当我将BB-8设置为“巡逻”时，他摇摆不定，快速地在地板上滚动，撞到墙壁或其他物体，再次晃动，滚过地板，撞到另一个物体等。它有趣的观看和表现力的声音很有趣，但约5分钟后，我感到无聊。最糟糕的部分是BB-8的头部经常跑到一个物体上，所以我经常跟着他把它放回来。另外，如果你按照我的要求在你家的楼梯上，小心！ BB-8将在楼梯下滚动，我不知道他是否厉害到足以弹起楼梯，而不会破坏地板。现在我已经“救了”BB-8不止一次。再次，这是我的误解，BB-8将适应他的周围环境或检测下降。我有一台机器人真空，比起BB-8没有花多少成本，具有很强的功能。它知道要转身避免撞倒楼梯。它也知道快到墙壁和家具的边缘，但从来没有真正触及它。 Hmmmm .......
接下来是声音的问题。再次，我的期望与现实不同。我以为声音会来自BB-8，真正的声音全都来自你的智能手机。非常失望！我会把BB-8放在“巡逻”上，把我的智能手机放在一个房间里，让BB-8去探索房子。如果我不携带我的手机，我听不到应该听到的声音，即使您的手机正好在BB-8旁边，因为您可以很容易地发现声音不是来自他，所以听不到声音。这可能是最大的失望。
最后，全息消息。我以为会像电影一样，BB-8会将录制的信息投射到墙上，或者播放录音信息。该信息仅显示在您的智能手机上。当通过摩托罗拉智能手机（和其他）使用该应用程序时，此功能根本不起作用。我不知道今后会有修复的功能吗？它在iPhone和其他设备上工作，但仍然令人失望的是BB-8并没有真正投射任何东西。
这是一个非常昂贵的玩具，新奇的东西穿得很快，特别是如果你期待更多的东西，它不能实现。如果你是一个星球大战纪念品收藏家，你可能已经决定了，可能应该购买它。如果你像我一样喜欢星球大战，但不是收藏家和/或你像我这样的小工具，你可能会失望。除了看着它在地板上滚动，碰撞到事情之外，没有太多的事情。
总结优点：
非常可爱！
BB-8的现代迷你版本
星球大战收藏家的伟大的新奇物品
酷小工具
容易设置
有趣的声音效果
总结缺点：
娱乐不会持续很久
没有以这种方式检测到障碍物或物体
头会掉下来
没有感觉到水滴，以防止它落下楼梯
声音不是来自droid
全息信息真的只是您的智能手机上的视频，如果您的智能手机兼容
只有10个语音命令
语音命令只能与iOS设备配合使用
价格太高了你真正得到的
