Sony’s Rolly Or Sony’s Folly? September 17, 2007
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Rumours and sightings of Sony’s odd, dancing egg, Rolly, but now it’s official. Launching first in Japan at the end of the month, the Sony Rolly, is a dancing MP3 player – believe it or not.
Shaped like an egg – a big old egg at that – this is still only a 1GB MP3 player whose party tricks include flapping robotic wings, flashing its strip lighting and whizzing, spinning and whirling rapidly around the floor in time to the music being played.
Rolly can supposedly come up with its own different dances to sync with the tune being played and users can programme their own routines. Battery life is rated at five hours.
Check out the geek-dancing ad above and decide for yourself whether this Sony gadget is worth the £175 asking price.-Martin Lynch
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The saddest thing I've ever seen.
Indeed the price of having no friends is high.
This really is the worst gadget I've ever seen!
It's the Walkman Bean all over again.
you forgot to mention about it being able to receive music streamed via bluetooth (A2DP / AVRCP)...
ABSOLUTE RUBBISH
This product will not be available outside of Japan.
What effects on the ionosphere would be from a GEO synch solar power satellite utilizing high-intensity microwaves for power-beaming solar electricity to Earth? According to the U.S. Office of Technology and the EPA, ionospheric heating induced by microwaves at the established 2.45 gigahertz frequency from such a satellite could severely disrupt telecommunications satellites and TV/radio signals that rely on the ionosphere to reflect them. Also tropospheric heating by such a microwave beam could result in negative weather modifications. Heating of biological tissue (humans, plants, animals) would occur at ground level from the microwave beam's 23 milliwatt (or greater) surface intensity.
The entire subject of the environmental impact of high-intensity microwaves is depicted in a book titled Sunstroke by David Kagan (The Berkely Publishing Group, NY), Hope this helps.
I own one and I like it. By the way:
I think Japan inspired the Pentagon to create a Space Energy Solar Powered Weapon System with Sony's help.
I own one and I like it. By the way:
I think Japan inspired the Pentagon to create a Space Energy Solar Powered Weapon System with Sony's help.
This idea was first formulated by David Kagan in his great novel, SUNSTROKE. Art Bell said it was his "favorite Book".
Stephan Segal said on The Art Bell Radio Show: "I want to make the MOVIE: SUNSTROKE by David Kagan. We will make it the best I can do! As I always do! And we will do the Movie DOOMWATCH next.!
I like this product. I approve of it,
By the way:What effects on the ionosphere would be from a GEO synch solar power satellite utilizing high-intensity microwaves for power-beaming solar electricity to Earth? According to the U.S. Office of Technology and the EPA, ionospheric heating induced by microwaves at the established 2.45 gigahertz frequency from such a satellite could severely disrupt telecommunications satellites and TV/radio signals that rely on the ionosphere to reflect them. Also tropospheric heating by such a microwave beam could result in negative weather modifications. Heating of biological tissue (humans, plants, animals) would occur at ground level from the microwave beam's 23 milliwatt (or greater) surface intensity.
The entire subject of the environmental impact of high-intensity microwaves is depicted in a book titled Sunstroke by David Kagan (The Berkely Publishing Group, NY), Hope this helps.
I greatly appreciate the contributions made by the SONY Corporation. Yes They are the Best.
Do any of you Rolly owners know the directory structure inside the Rolly. I want to copy mp3's on it directly via USB. I have a directory structure OMGAUDIO\10f00 or do I need the Sonic stage software only. I dont have a Japanese O\S
I bought a Rolly from Japan but I need English instructions: do somebody could help me? thanks.