This animated short shows us what happens when BB-8 and BB-9E meet

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We’re still gushing over the appearance of BB-9E a.k.a. BB-H8 a.k.a. BB-8’s evil twin. So what happens when they meet up? A lot of curious spinning around and general adorableness. A new animated short the Star Wars team posted on social media has us wishing the two starred in their own show. You can see BB-8 turn on his curious meter to high and just bug the heck out of BB-9E, it’s cute. You can watch the short in the tweet below.

Source: io9

LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens video game teaser with BB-8

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment just released the next video in a series of LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens character vignettes spotlighting BB-8, the lovable astromech droid and loyal companion of Resistance pilot Poe Dameron. The video showcases BB-8’s LEGO character in full form through key gameplay moments, cinematic cutscenes and authentic audio, all with signature LEGO humor.

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The BB-8 gets gold and shiny for charity

This could be the droid you’re looking for… if you like them gold and sparkly, that is. Kay Jewelers pimped the BB-8 droid by throwing in some gold and diamonds on it. The gold droid comes in at four inches tall and weighs over 1.5 pounds. It’s covered with 18-karat yellow gold and 18 carats of diamonds that top at 860 stones. As for the price, it’s been appraised at US$135,000. The golden droid was created by Kay Jewelers as part of the Force 4 Fashion event held on Wednesday in New York City. It’s a fundraising event where fashion designers are prompted to reimagine Star Wars costumes. This luxurious BB-8 droid is up for auction with its proceeds going to the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. No details on the auction are up just yet.

Source: CNET

Issue voice commands for Sphero's BB-8 on Android

Sphero's BB-8 droid was missing the ability to take voice commands on Android. Now, that's changed as a new update for its Android app allows for voice interaction. You can now command your little droid to "go explore," among other things. The latest app update also fixes some communication issues between the smartphones and droids. It's also now compatible with more Android phones and tablets. 

Source: Android Central | Download: Google Play Store (Free)