Startups  June 22, 2018

Sphero acquires Boulder music-tech startup

Children play with Specdrums, an app-enabled ring that connects musical notes to colors and allows users to play music by tapping with the ring on colors. Specdrums, based in Boulder, was acquired by fellow Boulder company, Sphero. (Photo courtesy Specdrums)
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Children play with Specdrums, an app-enabled ring that connects musical notes to colors and allows users to play music by tapping with the ring on colors. Specdrums, based in Boulder, was acquired by fellow Boulder company, Sphero. (Photo courtesy Specdrums)

BOULDER — Sphero, the maker of connected toys and devices, has acquired another Boulder-based company, Specdrums.

Specdrums is a music-tech startup founded in 2016 that offers app-controlled rings worn on a user’s finger that turn color into sound when tapped. Users assign notes to colors via the…

Jensen Werley
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