Sony Rolly Robotic Rolling Wireless Speakers
What do you get when you combine an MP3 player with a built-in speaker, a rolling autonomous robot, and an egg? The Rolly, Sony’s attempt to… well… we’re not exactly sure what device Sony was trying to compete against with this creation. It wasn’t as compelling as Sony’s robotic Aibo pets, and with just six moving parts, it could do little more than dance—a generous description of its abilities—along with any song you were playing, accompanied by a multi-color light show. It paired 2GB of memory with a $400 price tag, and despite including pre-programmed choreography for Avril Lavigne’s “Girlfriend,” the device wasn’t around long enough to even be considered one of the many MP3 players killed by Apple’s dominant iPod.
