Sphero’s ‘Force Band’ Wearable Arrives September 30, Comes With ‘Pokemon Go’-Like Mode and BB-8 Control

Back at CES 2016, Sphero debuted a prototype version of the “Force Band,” a wearable that allows users to motion control the iPhone-controlled BB-8. While the Force Band can mostly be used to control BB-8 without an iPhone, it has some select features that need an iPhone and Sphero’s Star Wars app (via Engadget).

The band comes with five modes, two of them for motion controlling BB-8 and other Sphero robots. The three other modes are Force Training Mode, Combat Training Mode and Force Awareness mode. Force Training makes the user follow commands from BB-8 to master Force abilities, allowing the user to “become” a Jedi Knight. Combat Training mode is designed to make the user feel like they’re using either a lightsaber or blaster to battle, playing the appropriate sounds based on hand movement.

Read the full story at MacRumors.com