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Sony Rolly music entertainment player now shippingBy Sindre Lia, 20 May 2008
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The Sony Rolly, a 2GB MP3 player with programmable dance moves, is now available in stores. Check out our hands-on impressions.

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Sony Rolly The Sony Rolly is cute, little and fun, but we're not sure how long the fun will last. Programming little dances for each song sounds fun at first, but could get tedious, especially if the payoff isn't so great. Perhaps Sony has predicted this, as the choreographer software will let you upload and download dances to an online portal for Sony Rolly users. Since the Sony Rolly is using built-in robotic technologies to move its arms, shoulders and wheels, and includes 700 colors of light effects, it's one extremely expensive music player for its size. Unfortunately, the Sony Rolly's built-in speakers doesn't match the robotics, so this is not the best way to fill a room with music either. However, the Sony Rolly does transfer music wirelessly via Stereo Bluetooth, and stores up to 520 songs on its 2GB of flash memory. The Sony Rolly also supports non-secure AAC and MP3 files, and is claimed to offer a battery life of up to five hours of music playback and up to four hours of music and motion. Release: May 2008. Price: $400.
Pros: Small, cute, with neat little dancing movements. Better in pairs.
Cons: Expensive. Sound is as small as the speakers.
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