The Sony Rolly
Dancing robot mp3 player. Robot? It actually resembles an oblong egg. Basically you load this thing up with mp3’s, hit play, and it performs a lightshow with movement to go with the music.This has got to be the most useless piece of tech I have ever seen. I mean, at least that robot vacuum Roomba had a purpose around the house!
This is just a complete waste of money, another “must have” gadget for people that need to be the center of the spotlight when playing their music. Or maybe it’s just for home personal use? Yes, I can see myself sitting in my computer chair staring at this little piece of robotics twirling around for the full length of a 5 minute track—yeah, right.
The features of this overpriced piece of junk include bluetooth (for streaming music from your computer), programmable dance moves, wifi, and dual cameras built into the sides which work with a mirroring system. Some like to think this is kind of like a “home pet” that will wander the house and do stuff for you, although I think this might just be speculation. Imagine getting up for a glass of milk in the middle of the night, and stepping on this thing at the top of your staircase and losing $350 bucks along with your life.
Oh, and thats the cost that is floating around for this slice of technology, $350 smackeroos. A pretty expensive toy for what it does. I’m sure rigging up a first generation IPOD to a radio shack remote control toy car might be more cost effective.
Just so this post isn’t all negatives about the product, I will say that the fine motor work involved with the device is inspiring. The device as a whole is quite useless, but the technology that makes it up might prove useful in Sony’s later products.
