Hackaball contains a mini computer that lets kids invent and play games.
January 25, 2016 1 Comment 
Hackaball is a bit bigger than a softball, and it has a rubber exterior to make it easier to throw, pass around and shock-protect the internal high tech electronics. Inside there's a gyro, an accelerometer, a vibration motor, nine LED's, a rechargeable battery, a bit of memory and a speaker. It connects via Bluetooth to an app for the iPad, iPhone or Mac computer, allowing kids to customize the ball’s sensors, lights and noises so they can make their own games. The connected toy market is worth about $2.8 billion. Hackaball captured about $240,000 of that money on Kickstarter last year even though their goal was just $100,000. Hackaball is now in production and will ship all the Kickstarter preorders in March, 2016. In addition to designing their own games, Hackaball also comes with pre-designed games to help kids get started. The company says additional accessories are planned for 2016, which will allow the technology of Hackaball to be placed in other toys and devices. Although Hackaball has sold out its initial 3,000 toys, another 5,000 are due out n May 2016. The cost is about $89.00.
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