HOLMES: Welcome back, Justin Bieber says he's had a rough couple of years battling Lyme disease and a serious case of mononucleosis. The singer sharing that news in an Instagram post as one does these days, and said he would explain more about his health in a docuseries on YouTube as one does these days.</s>CHURCH: Yes. Indeed, and the news comes after the 25-year-old released yummy, his first new solo single in more than four years. Lyme disease is a treatable infection caused by bacteria commonly carried by ticks. Much like your favorite characters from Star Wars, Samsung believes you should have your own robot wherever you go. I'd say you should. This is Ballie, the new personal assistant unveiled at the consumer electronics show in Las Vegas.</s>HOLMES: It looks a bit like a tennis ball, doesn't it? That it is much more than that. Samsung calls it a life companion. Oh, for goodness sake, really, is it? Come to that? That's your life -- that's a bit of sad. If you spill something, Ballie's built in camera can spot it and tell your smart vacuum to clean it up. This is -- if an older person falls he'll see that and call for help, and Ballie can even entertain your pets while you are at work and let you keep an eye on them remotely. Oh, I'm sorry. Life (inaudible).</s>CHURCH: (Inaudible) older person doesn't trip on the Ballie.</s>HOLMES: Probably all I'll end up with it.</s>CHURCH: That's sad. Don't end on a sad note like that.</s>HOLMES: Thanks for watching CNN Newsroom, I'm Michael Holmes.</s>CHURCH: And I'm Rosemary Church. Stay with CNN for Early Start with Christine Romans and Laura Jarrett.
Justin Bieber Reveals He's Battling Lyme Disease; Meet Ballie, Samsung Unveils Its Life Companion Robot.