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Sphero made plenty of headlines a few years ago when it released the BB-8 robot, a tiny replica of the droid featured in 2015’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Fast forward two years, and the company ...

Continuing its partnership with Disney, Sphero today revealed its newest iPhone-controlled toy, this time themed after the Disney/Pixar Cars character Lightning McQueen. Sphero calls him the "Ultimate ...

Cars, the animated Pixar movie that cast Owen Wilson, Paul Newman, and Larry the Cable Guy as anthropomorphic automobiles, screeched into theaters in 2006 wooing kids, parents, and critics alike. The ...

Which Lightning McQueen toy is best? “Cars” is a series of movies that have inspired and entertained children for the last two decades, and the way Lightning McQueen’s character grows and becomes less ...

Ready for another lap? Fans asked and Crocs delivered! In honor of Lightning McQueen Day, Crocs announced a restock of the limited-edition Classic Lightning McQueen Clog. The shoe is a fan-first take ...

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While Sphero has released a whole lineup of robotic, Internet-connected toys, it remains best-known for its BB-8 droid from Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Today it’s launching its next Disney tie-in — ...