Sony Dash gets down with Chumby and Bravia Internet video (hands-on)

Don't call it a Chumby, this is Sony's Dash WiFi Internet Viewer. We took a brief moment to muss that 7-inch capacitive touchscreen served with 1,000s of Chumby applications and Sony's own integrated Bravia Internet video platform giving you access to YouTube, Pandora radio, and more. The device is powered by a Marvell processor (though Sony won't confirm that on camera) and felt pretty snappy on the prototype we handled. Seems practical as a bedroom internet appliance / alarm clock until you consider the $199 you'll pay when it launches in April. Check it in action after the break.

[axendo79 Posted Jan 6th 2010 9:18PM]

Let me use it as a remote for my PS3 and CTHT-100 soundbar, possible TV in the spring, and it might me worth it.

[Extinction Posted Jan 7th 2010 3:27AM]

Needs flash card slots and it can replace Sony's digital photo frames.

[Bjay Posted Jan 6th 2010 9:21PM]

MEH.......It doesn't fit into my life style. I guess pips ll be out there that ll love something like this

[Jordan Posted Jan 6th 2010 9:25PM]

$199 doesn't seem like that much for this...

[jocaju Posted Jan 6th 2010 9:31PM]

@Jordan

Agreed, considering that some 7" photo viewer from Sony are $100+.

[compacho Posted Jan 6th 2010 10:28PM]

@Jordan Agreed. $199 seems like a fair price for a product like this. With the size of the screen I doubt it can reach the magic price of $99.

[Kibbe17 Posted Feb 5th 2010 12:04AM]

Also agree 200 seems pretty reasonable, being able yo wake up, view weather, see facebook updates, and emails and such all before rolling out of bed. Awsome, also if you go to best buy there are $40 alarms and $400 alarms.. Seems reasonable to me. But does anyone know if it has an iPod hookup, because if not I might have to take back everything I just said >_

[patrickdnj Posted Jan 6th 2010 9:26PM]

Well, I think I just found my alarm clock replacement.

[Jonathan K Posted Jan 6th 2010 9:32PM]

@patrickdnj Same, except I don't care for one that's that much... :(

[xclntgig Posted Jan 6th 2010 11:15PM]

@patrickdnj

Ditto

[npa189 Posted Jan 6th 2010 9:41PM]

Meh, you guys really got my hopes up when you said it was a tablet but this is just a really fancy $200 alarm clock. Granted it is nice, but lower the price by another $100 and I would buy it.

[johnm Posted Jan 6th 2010 9:49PM]

Everything I liked about the Chumby with none of the shortcomings, I can't wait to buy one or more. I'm sure one will end up at my office, maybe one for my desk at home, maybe one in my bathroom and/or kitchen but the whole bedside thing though, eh, I really don't see this on my bedside table. I can see where the idea might seem appealing in theory, but in practice, I just don't see what kind of widgets I would want to view in bed. Normally when I go to bed it is to go to sleep and when I wake up I get out of bed and leave the bedroom.

[JEdelman Posted Jan 6th 2010 9:50PM]

Screen resolution?

[Renocide Posted Jan 6th 2010 10:07PM]

@JEdelman 800 x 480 I believe.

[jackflap Posted Jan 8th 2010 9:49AM]

Spotify plx!

[Alexandertron Posted Feb 4th 2010 12:45PM]

worst product demonstration ever.

[Michael Pollard Posted Feb 23rd 2010 7:29PM]

If this can do everything my Grace Internet Radio can, that is, play both Internet radio stations (with a provided comprehensive database) and my networked media, I might replace it with this in my bedroom and move it to the living room.

Still needs Hulu though. Or a web browser that can handle Flash. (Google -- we need a Chumby version of Chrome...)