Saturday, May 9, 2009

The Dancing Sony Rolly

Finally, a robot made for music lovers. When you hear robot, you may be thinking about a humanoid one that can dance like humans, but this one is not that kind of robot. This robot has ear like flaps and it rolls like a mouse. Yes, it is small and you can easily hold it in your hand.

Sony Rolly
The Eggy Robot

This egg shaped player has two robotic wings that will respond to your song. The speakers are hidden under these wings. In addition to wings, there are two wheels that help the rolly to move around. The wheels help rolly to rotate 360 degrees and make the amazing dancing moves.

Sony Rolly Flaps

The Rolly Wheels are also the controls of this device. Turning the wheels changes volume and advances playlist. Sound sensitive neon lights beautifully surround the wheels. The cool thing is that you can customize all these movements with accompanying software. There is also an option to upload your customization to internet and spread among your friends.

Rolly is Light and Feature Rich

Sony Rolly Features

Sony Rolly weighs only 300gms and has a battery life of 5hrs. Its memory capacity is 1GB and supports Bluetooth streaming for your convenience. However, it lacks the most useful wi-fi connectivity.

Sony Rolly Technical Specification

Memory: 1GB
Supported audio formats: MP3, ATRAC, AAC up to 300+ kbps
Connectivity: USB 2.0, Bluetooth
Battery: 5h for music playback, 4,5h for streaming music over Bluetooth connection, 4h of music and motion combined, and finally 3.5h for streaming music over Bluetooth with motion. Battery charges through USB connectivity.
Dimensions and weight: 104×65×65mm, 300grams

Here is two video describing the functionalities of this product. The second one is actually Sony’s Rolly ad.

Currently, Rolly is only available in Japan. Amazon Japan sells this product for 370 USD.

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