Sep 4 2007Sony's Rolly An Egg Shaped Media Player
What is that blurry egg shaped thing in the video you ask? Well apparently that's Sony's new media player, the Rolly. When I first saw it I thought it was football sized, but when you watch the end of the video you see that it's really just the size of an emu egg. It doesn't have a display and may be controlled with only one button and a possible accelerometer. I just don't know about this thing. The video made me want to claw my eyes out, and I don't think I need a media player that rolls off the desk and breaks itself.
Sony's Rolly An Egg Shaped Media Player [engadget]
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Reader Comments
1. Mercutio - September 4, 2007 11:52 AM
First.
2. uruwai - September 4, 2007 11:58 AM
I bet that if I try to board a plane with one of these they will arrest me thinking it´s some kind of atomic bomb os something.
So give me two.
But I really despose the whole rap-breakdance shitty commercial.
Don´t dig the whole gangsta-ghetto wave.
Good for nothing imbeciles.
3. lenoz - September 4, 2007 12:00 PM
Is it possible to ban people who say stuff like "first" from ever using Geekologie again? We had a good discussion on the superficial at one point - people like Mercutio (above, #1) are ruining the atmosphere of the Anticlown set up. Discuss.
4. Ted - September 4, 2007 12:02 PM
I think saying 'Discuss' at the end of a comment is as lame as saying 'first'.
5. Mr Ishi - September 4, 2007 12:04 PM
fifth
6. dildofan - September 4, 2007 12:09 PM
lenoz quit whining, saying first is part of internetculture
7. J.Rai - September 4, 2007 12:23 PM
This is a real commercial? Sony used to have style. Sony used to be cool.
This looks like it was shot by some kind of internet comedy troupe.
8. Erik - September 4, 2007 12:51 PM
This promo annoyed me so much. I never buy Sony products to begin with, but this just furthers that notion that they make overpriced crap.
9. Derek - September 4, 2007 1:16 PM
Such a creative name
10. uruwai - September 4, 2007 1:34 PM
asshole
yes, you.
TWENTIFIFTH!!!!!!
11. Wannabe - September 4, 2007 2:21 PM
11th
Discuss
12. Felipe - September 4, 2007 3:41 PM
Uruwai... I thought you were going to Gizmodo. What are you still doing here?
13. Mercutio - September 4, 2007 4:10 PM
That thing just looks like a pain in the ass. Also can I say that is the lamest commercial I have ever seen including the Mac commercials.
Discuss.
14. butterbee - September 4, 2007 5:11 PM
i'm ready to disco
15. meppers - September 4, 2007 6:02 PM
bet that costs $800 ;_;
16. chiswede - September 5, 2007 12:14 AM
Cholly the Yegg?
17. lenoz - September 5, 2007 6:39 AM
I'd rather discuss than be first. Let's promote intellectual expansion over mindless pointlessnes? hmm? Discuss.
18. lenoz - September 5, 2007 8:12 AM
mindless pointlessness temporarily does not include bad spelling
19. Anon - September 5, 2007 9:04 AM
I guess Sony fails at trying to stunt their losses, lulz!
Used to be a Sony fan, but ah... Sony, the next Sega. *salute*
20. Bob - September 5, 2007 1:02 PM
wow is that even real if so awesome lol.
and @anon
Sony just double their revenue last year so.... I hardly doubt their trying to "stunt their losses". and looking at the future of Sony's PSP, PS3, and Bravia plans (see video download service) it seems like their going to make a HELL of alot more. gotta remember mate the dreamcast was just a game console ; )
21. Eric - September 5, 2007 4:53 PM
At the end i was hoping that all those people coming to hover over the guy were going to beat him up. Too bad.
DISCO DI DI DISCO
22. Erkki - September 6, 2007 1:03 AM
Well - it's an MP3 player, which transforms into a dancing robot. Looks pretty funny to me! My guess is, that the price will be between 100 and 200 bucks. As a side note, I am rather surpriced that the readers of this blog are so closed minded, that they can't appreciate, when a corporation is trying to think out of a box.