Someone stop Sony; Rolly MP3 rolling in the 29th

Posted September 12, 2007 at 12:01 PM by Chris Marshall

Section: Audio, Portable Audio, WTFH

After all the hype and previous reports, the Sony Rolly will start selling in Japan on the 29th of the month.

At $350 for a 1GB MP3 player I think it is us that will be doing the rolling though - all over the floor in hysterical laughter. Wait though it gets better - in addition to the $350, they want $17.50 for the case and $35 for the charger, so that is the best part of $400 for a 1GB MP3 player!  The player features 5 hours of playtime, 4.5 hours if you use Bluetooth.

If you are paying attention, we’ve got 1GB and 5 hours of playtime.  Um, Sony, we need to talk.

To be fair, the offspring of the Miuro (similar looking speaker that roamed around your house) is somewhat more than a MP3 player with its robotic features that include: sensors that know which way is up change the volume by turning the player clockwise or anti-clockwise download dance moves skip or repeat tracks by either rolling the player forwards or backwards, or shaking it Surely though, that isn’t remotely enough to make this at all interesting.  I am now off to check what ‘Rolly’ means in Japanese - my guess is that it is something to do with ‘rip off’.

Via [Gizmodo]