Sony's Rolly, revealed

It's weird and it's hot and we likey... a lot.

Here it is, Sony's Rolly which looks (and appears to act) just like a mini robotic Miuro. You'll know as much as we do about it once you disco on through to the video.

[Thanks, diogo]

[AlexP @ Aug 31st 2007 6:09AM]

Thanks for telling us what it was.

Wait, you didn't.

[David @ Aug 31st 2007 7:25AM]

I've seen it, and this is what I think it is. Pretty sure by the way.

It's a new kind of home-pet for people. And a pretty cheap one too. The 2 gadgets on the side are camera's. These are the eyes for the pet.

If you freeze the frames on the quicktime video, when you can look inside the latches. You even see mirrors inside those latches. These are used so that the camera look in the air on any angle.

It will host WIFI internet connection, a small intelligent OS, and it will role around your appartment or house. I even expect some kind of E-mail notification and other cool trinclets.

[David @ Aug 31st 2007 7:54AM]

Ok, I'm realy sure now. Those mirrors exist on both sides of the "eyes". So no speaker.

This is no competition for a new Music device. It really is a "home pet". And I really like it :D

[Blackstar @ Aug 31st 2007 8:01AM]

That's ok. We were told about what it was almost a month ago. ;)

http://www.ubergizmo.com/15/archives/2007/08/sony_rolly_walkman_in_the_works.html

You'll laugh! You'll cry! You'll kiss XXX dollars goodbye! Guaranteed to provide MINUTES of enjoyment! Coming soon to a store near you. Get in line now.

[Mp3 @ Aug 31st 2007 11:06AM]

Small thermonuclear device.

[711 @ Aug 31st 2007 12:41PM]

-The Mighty Jabba asks why he must pay 50,000.
-Because I'm holding a Rolly Walkman!

[Marvin @ Aug 31st 2007 6:12AM]

Wow, after reading Engadget for years, this is the most random and obscure post I've ever seen.

[Thomas Ricker @ Aug 31st 2007 6:18AM]

Be patient, details are coming. Breaking stuff.

Thomas

[Andir3.0 @ Aug 31st 2007 6:35AM]

"It's just before Midnight" (heard at the end of the latest video) Midnight in which timezone?

[Marvin @ Aug 31st 2007 6:44AM]

OMG, I found the commercial!

http://www.partizan.com/partizan/v.php/rozan_and_schmeltz_surface_2_air_sony_rolly

[AlexP @ Aug 31st 2007 7:53AM]

Thomas - why post about it if there are no details whatsoever? I mean, Jesus Christ, we don't even know what it is (it could be a computer, or a robot for all I know, but it's so obscure that you shouldn't even bother).

[samson @ Aug 31st 2007 9:03AM]

I'm pretty sure Jesus Christ does know what it is. I am also pretty sure He has little to do with this thread.

[AlexP @ Aug 31st 2007 9:59AM]

My, did I get assraped thar.

[Andrew H. @ Aug 31st 2007 12:59PM]

you obviously haven't gone through the Hello Kitty posts.

[Blackstar @ Aug 31st 2007 2:10PM]

"Hey look, Johnny 5 took a sh*t."

[daddycool @ Aug 31st 2007 6:12AM]

Fuck Sony.

[PEZ @ Aug 31st 2007 6:57AM]

LOL.

[Paulo @ Aug 31st 2007 7:04AM]

Shock / horror - I bet it's an ipod dock.
Dock on the other side of the unit, speakers either side.

[fax-man @ Aug 31st 2007 6:20AM]

Finally Sony makes something i really need.

[Mike Salem @ Aug 31st 2007 7:04PM]

sorry if you dont have a completely black room with a mirrored floor and zooming eyeballs...this will be totally lame

[Graham McLeod @ Aug 31st 2007 7:17AM]

'we likely... a lot'

It certainly shows how fast you wanted to put up this 'breaking news' item - is this Engadget's equivalent to 'FIRST!'?

[Ronnie Lawson @ Aug 31st 2007 6:23AM]

Egg shaped Walkman/MP3 player

[rogier.schuitema @ Aug 31st 2007 6:22AM]

It sorta looks like Weebo, that flying robot thingy from the movie Flubber...

[Greg @ Aug 31st 2007 11:28AM]

Did I just hear somebody say, "weaboo?" Because I'm pretty sure I just heard somebody say "weaboo."

[the_committiee @ Sep 3rd 2007 5:17AM]

WE-A-BOO WE-A-BOO!

[Velocirock @ Sep 4th 2007 12:05AM]

WEE-A-BOO, WEE-A-BOO!!

[Razz_eurogamer @ Aug 31st 2007 6:23AM]

It's a MP3 player... meh.

[-Tj- @ Aug 31st 2007 6:23AM]

You likely what a lot? Ooo... Mad Libs time!

It's weird and it's hot and we likely [adjective] [noun] a lot.

[atomofconsumption @ Aug 31st 2007 11:31PM]

he said "LIKEY," not "likely," you smug bastard.

[-Tj- @ Aug 31st 2007 11:46PM]

It does now. It said "likely" before then. I'm quite aware of how close the two are and made doubly sure before I posted. Besides, I made my post in good humor, you humorless bastard. :P

[Plop @ Aug 31st 2007 6:09PM]

And... what is it?

[Sean DL @ Aug 31st 2007 6:25AM]

It's another walkman..paying attention and reading the last couple of post about Sony little Walkman announcements helps you know what it is...

http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/20/sony-launches-rolly-teaser-campaign-makes-girls-chicken-dance/

[rockintom @ Aug 31st 2007 12:38PM]

Wouldn't it be more of a Rollman?

[PEZ @ Aug 31st 2007 6:55AM]

The "hands" coming out that the foront look like they may carry or enclose speakers.

Ots some osrt of audio device - though hard to tell the size just yet.

[chappers2000 @ Aug 31st 2007 6:32AM]

I don't know what it is, but I feel compelled to get one.

[lolec @ Aug 31st 2007 6:32AM]

i think its the next gen aibo. might be a biped robot or something.. or a roomba competitor.

[Xander @ Aug 31st 2007 6:39AM]

It's a little robot on rollers that will follow you around streaming your music to it's speakers....guessing

[Kenneth Rodriguez @ Aug 31st 2007 6:46AM]

Whatever it is, it'll require memory sticks to boot up, it'll only read mini discs, encode only in ATRAC, and only be compatible with Blu Ray Discs...

Ensuring that it'll never have market share because of proprietary media.

[Ayle @ Aug 31st 2007 11:22PM]

ATRAC is dead

[Keef @ Aug 31st 2007 6:48AM]

wtf.... seriously.... that video.... omg.... strange lmfao

what the hell is it?! it plays music n moves about like a drunk monkey!?

[lolec @ Aug 31st 2007 6:50AM]

a dancing egg? WTF

[Jordan @ Aug 31st 2007 6:51AM]

It's a dancing, egg-shaped mp3 player with intergrated speakers.
Big success or colossal failure - at least it sounds more interesting than an ever-smaller Walkman.

[jmkyler3 @ Aug 31st 2007 6:58AM]

Wait....WTF?

[Bassnote @ Aug 31st 2007 6:53AM]

wow! this would be cool if a) it's cheap, b) it's sturdy enough to have roam around at house parties, and c) it reacts to music (or even better, streams music by Bluetooth or WiFi)

[AdamY @ Aug 31st 2007 9:17AM]

Maybe at a party where no one's drinking...

Couple o' shots of Jager and this puppy's headed for the recycling bin.

[Cheek @ Aug 31st 2007 6:56AM]

What's that song?

[Andir3.0 @ Aug 31st 2007 7:05AM]

I don't know, but I hope I never hear it again.

[John Bleasdale @ Aug 31st 2007 7:33AM]

The song is Skitzo Disco (Justice remix) by Scenario Rock

[Will @ Aug 31st 2007 9:07AM]

I actually thought the song was decent.

[Cwiiis @ Sep 4th 2007 3:32AM]

Actually, I think it's called Skitzo Dancer, not Skitzo Disco (but it is by Scenario Rock and it is the Justice Remix)