Rolly's $400 price tag for high rollers only

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Sony's cute little troublemaker of a media player, the Rolly, will be $400 here in the States. With 2GB of flash memory and Bluetooth for wireless streaming, its specs don't look too hot for the price, but specs aren't why people want Rollies...

The player spins, rolls and twinkles in what Sony describes as "a unique combination of music, motion and fun." Tiny arms, shoulders and wheels writhe and whir to the beat, but you can also use the included choreography software to specify Rolly's moves for particular songs.

It comes with pre-recorded choreography for Strauss' Also Sprach Zarathustra, Avril Lavigne’s “Girlfriend,” and Earth Wind and Fire’s “Boogie Wonderland."

What a weird and wonderful little device; and such a shame that it's so expensive.

Press Release [Sony]


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It's like something intended to be light-hearted and whimsical but somehow got made by Sony instead.

The video is cute, but they cut out the part where the parents ask how much it cost and subsequently whisk the child from the counter in a hurried manner.

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#2 posted by scaught , May 20, 2008 5:49 AM

It's like bjorks dildo.

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#3 posted by Anonymous , May 20, 2008 6:27 AM

i saw these in the Sony tower in Tokyo in march. looks cool but you know that it is going to be anoying after 30 mins straight. not worth the money. just a gimic.

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#4 posted by Jack Author Profile Page, May 20, 2008 7:55 AM

Does it speak Bocce?

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#2 scaught

That thing dances better than I do. Out preformed by a machine again.

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Bjorks err yeah, I ROFLed. for real.

This what the company that brought us the Walkman and the Discman rolling out now? Can anyone realy say that they're not completely out of touch at this point?

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#7 posted by kfbest , May 20, 2008 12:23 PM

Pity it's so much... I'd love to get on just to tear it apart and look at the internals

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Another pile of fail from Sony. Anyone else here old enough to remember when they were relevant?

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