{"id":14077,"date":"2016-01-07T15:12:11","date_gmt":"2016-01-07T15:12:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.techiteens.com\/review\/ubtech-alpha-2-release-date-price-and-specs-cnet\/"},"modified":"2016-01-07T15:12:11","modified_gmt":"2016-01-07T15:12:11","slug":"ubtech-alpha-2-release-date-price-and-specs-cnet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.techiteens.com\/review\/ubtech-alpha-2-release-date-price-and-specs-cnet\/","title":{"rendered":"UBTech Alpha 2 Release Date, Price and Specs &#8211; CNET"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"contentBody\" section=\"mncol\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.techiteens.com\/review\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/5f357__alpha-2-robot-6634-001.jpg\" class=\"c3\" alt=\"\" height=\"433\" width=\"770\" itemprop=\"image\"\/><\/p>\n<div><span class=\"imageContainer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.techiteens.com\/review\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/5f357__alpha-2-robot-6634-001.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"alpha-2-robot-6634-001.jpg\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"578\" width=\"770\"\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"caption\">You know you want one.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"credit\">Josh Miller\/CNET<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Everyone loves robots, right? I know I do. But UBTech&#8217;s Alpha 2 promises to be an especially fun toy for grownups or really lucky kids. Selling for $  1,300 around March (it launched as an Indiegogo campaign in November), the voice-controlled Alpha 2 has a whole bag of tricks that range from activating your smart home lights to yoga.<\/p>\n<p>Voice control wasn&#8217;t turned on during our demo, but I was able to use the app (for <a href=\"http:\/\/redirect.viglink.com?key=11fe087258b6fc0532a5ccfc924805c0&#038;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnet.com%2Fandroid-update%2F\" data-is-autolink=\"true\">Android<\/a> and iOS) to control the robot&#8217;s movements, like turning around, waving, sitting, nodding and so on. The same applies to its other functions, too. It&#8217;s pricy and questionably useful, but darn cute.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s some of what the Alpha 2 can do:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Take photos<\/li>\n<li>Tutor<\/li>\n<li>Set reminders and alarms<\/li>\n<li>Control smart home equipment like locks and lights<\/li>\n<li>DJ, dancing, yoga poses<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Battery life is on the low side: it can last an hour on a single charge, so if you want to use it longer, you&#8217;ll have to tether it to its proprietary charging cord. Right now the Alpha 2 sidekick comes in red or blue, but more colors are on the way.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"shortcode geo locale_us\">In the US, UBTech (pronounced YOO-bee-teck) has plans to stock in Toy R Us and Amazon, after shipping first to original campaign backers.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Hardware specs<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>17 inches by 9 inches, 5 pounds<\/li>\n<li>Android 4.4<\/li>\n<li>2,150mAH battery<\/li>\n<li>16GB internal storage<\/li>\n<li>2GB RAM<\/li>\n<li>Wi-Fi-enabled<\/li>\n<li>USB connector<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div section=\"lwrcomparable\" id=\"compareUnitBottom\">\n<h2><span>Hot Products<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul class=\"topProductsComponent\">\n<li class=\"col-2 topProduct\" section=\"comparable.1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/redirect.viglink.com?key=11fe087258b6fc0532a5ccfc924805c0&#038;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnet.com%2Fproducts%2Fapple-iphone-6s%2F\" class=\"prodImg imageLinkWrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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data-component=\"subratingModalToggle\">\n<h3>UBTech Alpha 2<\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"partNumber\">Part Number: CNETUBTech Alpha 2<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"title\">MSRP:<\/span> <span class=\"msrp\" content=\"$  1.29\">$  1.29<\/span><\/p>\n<p>See manufacturer website for availability.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"aboutAuthor\" itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\">\n<h5>About The Author<\/h5>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.techiteens.com\/review\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/79f07__jessicadolcourt.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"\" height=\"70\" width=\"70\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"dek\">Jessica Dolcourt reviews smartphones and cell phones, covers handset news, and pens the monthly column Smartphones Unlocked. A senior editor, she started at CNET in 2006 and spent four years reviewing mobile and desktop software before taking on devices.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.techiteens.com\/review\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/79f07__p-89EKCgBk8MZdE.gif\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" \/><br \/>\n<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/cnet\/YIff\/~3\/F6CmphigOd4\/\">CNET Reviews &#8211; Most Recent Reviews<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You know you want one. Josh Miller\/CNET Everyone loves robots, right? I know I do. But UBTech&#8217;s Alpha 2 promises to be an especially fun toy for grownups or really lucky kids. 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