Sony's Dash goes on sale, officially this time
By Paul Miller 
posted April 29th 2010 9:25AM
posted April 29th 2010 9:25AM
Sony's Dash on Sale Now
New Device Brings Real-Time Internet Content to You as a Dashboard For Your Online Life
SAN DIEGO, April 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony today announced that its new Dash™, a Wi-Fi touch screen device that pushes real-time, personalized Internet content to users in their homes or offices, is now available for about $199 at www.sonystyle.com, Sony Style retail stores and other authorized dealers nationwide.
Featuring a 7-inch color touch screen, Dash uses your existing wireless internet connection to provide a continuous display of your selections from over 1,000 free apps, many provided by chumby industries, inc., including news, calendars, weather, sports, and social networking. In addition, through BRAVIA® Internet Video, Dash can bring you TV episodes, films and additional video content and music from providers such as CBS™, Netflix, YouTube™, Pandora™, Slacker® and more.
"Sony's Dash is always on and always fresh. No PC or smart phone needed," said Brennan Mullin, senior vice president of Sony Electronics' personal imaging and audio business. "With a wide library of free apps automatically pushed to you as well as access to a diverse network of more than 30 video channels, Dash is a great example of how Sony delivers the latest and most exciting content into consumers' homes."
With Dash, a playlist of your own personalized internet world is constantly refreshed and pushed to you, reducing the need to search for your favorite content or to log onto your favorite sites. Dash also allows you to "wake up a whole new way" with music videos, internet radio, or any video content available on the Dash instead of a traditional alarm clock buzzer.
Further, Dash can multitask. For example, if used on a kitchen countertop, internet radio can be playing in the background while you use your Dash to follow a recipe step-by-step.
Adding to Dash's impressive content offerings, CNBC™ and Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia will each be offering apps for the Dash, displaying business news and market information as well as enabling you to access the highest quality simple recipes. In addition, Dr. Oz will provide a series of video health tips for Dash users.
Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia's app for the Sony Dash, titled "Dinner Tonight™ Recipe of the Day," will come pre-loaded on the device and will provide a daily recipe from Martha Stewart's vast library of Everyday Food magazine recipes consisting of eight ingredients or less, as well as allow you the ability to utilize any of the daily "Dinner Tonight" recipes from the past month.
CNBC's app will also be pre-loaded in the Sony Dash and will feature real-time financial and business news, market information, stocks to watch, and more.
The video health tips provided by Dr. Oz are especially well suited for your wake-up experience. Each video is approximately one minute in length and provides specific steps you can take to live a healthier life.
In the coming weeks, Dash will be highlighted on several national broadcasts including Dr. Oz, Martha Stewart, CNBC, as well as in music videos from several high-profile Sony Music™ artists. Further information and details can be found on the Sony website at www.sony.com/dash and at the Dash facebook homepage at www.facebook.com/sonydash.
New Device Brings Real-Time Internet Content to You as a Dashboard For Your Online Life
SAN DIEGO, April 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony today announced that its new Dash™, a Wi-Fi touch screen device that pushes real-time, personalized Internet content to users in their homes or offices, is now available for about $199 at www.sonystyle.com, Sony Style retail stores and other authorized dealers nationwide.
Featuring a 7-inch color touch screen, Dash uses your existing wireless internet connection to provide a continuous display of your selections from over 1,000 free apps, many provided by chumby industries, inc., including news, calendars, weather, sports, and social networking. In addition, through BRAVIA® Internet Video, Dash can bring you TV episodes, films and additional video content and music from providers such as CBS™, Netflix, YouTube™, Pandora™, Slacker® and more.
"Sony's Dash is always on and always fresh. No PC or smart phone needed," said Brennan Mullin, senior vice president of Sony Electronics' personal imaging and audio business. "With a wide library of free apps automatically pushed to you as well as access to a diverse network of more than 30 video channels, Dash is a great example of how Sony delivers the latest and most exciting content into consumers' homes."
With Dash, a playlist of your own personalized internet world is constantly refreshed and pushed to you, reducing the need to search for your favorite content or to log onto your favorite sites. Dash also allows you to "wake up a whole new way" with music videos, internet radio, or any video content available on the Dash instead of a traditional alarm clock buzzer.
Further, Dash can multitask. For example, if used on a kitchen countertop, internet radio can be playing in the background while you use your Dash to follow a recipe step-by-step.
Adding to Dash's impressive content offerings, CNBC™ and Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia will each be offering apps for the Dash, displaying business news and market information as well as enabling you to access the highest quality simple recipes. In addition, Dr. Oz will provide a series of video health tips for Dash users.
Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia's app for the Sony Dash, titled "Dinner Tonight™ Recipe of the Day," will come pre-loaded on the device and will provide a daily recipe from Martha Stewart's vast library of Everyday Food magazine recipes consisting of eight ingredients or less, as well as allow you the ability to utilize any of the daily "Dinner Tonight" recipes from the past month.
CNBC's app will also be pre-loaded in the Sony Dash and will feature real-time financial and business news, market information, stocks to watch, and more.
The video health tips provided by Dr. Oz are especially well suited for your wake-up experience. Each video is approximately one minute in length and provides specific steps you can take to live a healthier life.
In the coming weeks, Dash will be highlighted on several national broadcasts including Dr. Oz, Martha Stewart, CNBC, as well as in music videos from several high-profile Sony Music™ artists. Further information and details can be found on the Sony website at www.sony.com/dash and at the Dash facebook homepage at www.facebook.com/sonydash.
I think a lot of people are missing the boat as to what the dash is. It's basically a high-end clock radio with a 7" (800x480 resolution) screen that plays Videos, Music and Photos and has easy to access Internet apps to update yourself quickly on your own personal interests (i.e. weather, sports scores, David Letterman Top 10, whatever.) You can set it to wake up to your favorite Music Video or favorite Song.
It does not compete with the iPad or Netbooks and it's not a mobile device, that's why it has a plug just like an alarm clock. Also, you can play your own music videos and photos from a USB Stick, it has a Battery Backup for the clock, and a Digital Ambient Light Sensor to Dim itself at nite.
Not everyone will use it on their nightstand as a high end modern alarm clock. Some will use it in their kitchen, office, or workshop.
Anyone that says their iPhone or Netbook can do that is just plain cheap. For $200 it's pretty inexpensively priced.
@hanoveriii
> videos and photos from a USB Stick, it has a Battery Backup for the clock,
But the battery backup just makes sure the clock is accurate if it loses power - will the alarm go off if I have a power failure in my house or will I miss my meeting? I can't believe how many clocks get this wrong. . .
@rterek
> will the alarm go off if I have a power failure in my house?
It does have a battery back up, and I am assuming it is to maintain your settings so if the power comes back on the alarm will go off. If you're asking will the alarm sound even if the power doesn't come back on in the morning, I doubt it, but I don't know for sure.
A> I don't buy ANYthing with the Sony label on it.
B> No batteries? Really? That's like having a wired remote.
C> This is basically a $200 Chumby.
who are all the idiots in here who want this to be a computer?
It's a bedside alarm clock radio. It also shows you the weather, stocks, flight times. It's a picture frame. It has built in speakers. It plays internet radio, and network music. Netflix.
It does what it does and it probably does it well. And, most important, it's TINY and self contained unlike your ghetto Netbook ideas.
i guess no review?
Sony store near me had several on display yesterday. I was looking forward to getting one for my non-techie gf for her bday. Figured at the worst it'd be a really cool picture frame with a few other nice features she's appreciate (news, weather, alarm clock, etc). Unfortunately, it's very sluggish and unresponsive to the touch. Don't know if the fault lays in the screen or the processor, but whatever it is, it felt sub-standard and trying. I opted to just get her a high-quality digital photo frame instead. Does one thing, but does it just as you want it to. Why pay more when the extra money just comes with extra frustration?
Wow!! Doesn't my iPad do all of this. Just get a stand for your iPad. Or if you don't have an iPad get one because it does all of this and more.
i like it. ill use it more as a bedside device, like for playing music or a movie while getting ready for work, or quickly checking new emails and reading rss feeds before i get out the bed. i like the video alarm too, thats pretty cool. and it can be used as a picture frame when not in use so thats useful. weather, time, traffic alerts, its everything i need in a morning device. and more importantly, unlike the iPad, it stands up on its own. i think im sold, im gonna get one soon
So as far as I can tell... no AM/FM radio? Arg, maybe I'm in a vanishingly small minority but that kinda kills it for me- I like listening to local news in the morning.
Damn, my current Sony clock radio is on it's last legs, too (too much beating on the snooze button) after something like 20 years.
@hellfroze No 8-track support either! WTF?!?!
@soap2yadome I'da paid $299!!!
Yeah... I picked one up today... I figured from Best Buy I had 45 days to return it.
Looks cool... but overall, the touchscreen isn't overly responsive., and you must register it with Sony before most of the Apps work (including getting anything from the App Store).
After I registered mine, the touch screen stopped responding... so I guess it's going back to Best Buy tomorrow!
I wish everybody else luck!
I'm looking forward to this device. I just hope the touch screen is responsive enough and that it supports DLNA soon.
I almost bought one but instead opted for vframe on my iPhone. $3 instead of $200. Save my economy.
No sign of this on Sony UK websites anywhere. Would be interesting, but some of the service offerings aren't in the UK so probably pointless.
Alright...I hadn't heard of this, saw it on Dr. Oz (what my TV tuned to when I turned it on...eek). Decided I had to have one, went and tracked one down in NYC today.
The touchscreen isn't as responsive as let's say an iProduct, but it's functional. The chumby apps don't fill the screen, but that's too be expected.
What I'm genuinely scared of is what you find when you read in the FAQ, and I'm not sure if it's available elsewhere is this:
Why does an app that I've removed from a channel keep reappearing?
You may see apps on your Personal Internet Viewer that you didn't put in your channel. These are added by Sony and chumby industries content partners. Sharing these promotional apps with you is how the content stays free — no subscriptions to pay, no plans to sign up for1. If you remove a promotional app, it will be replaced.
1. Certain apps may require registration or account verification using a personal computer with Internet access. Fees may apply to certain services.
I don't think I heard ANYWHERE this was an ad supported device. If I pay $200 for a alarm clock on steroids I do NOT want it with ads. I'll be taking it back the first time I see an ad instead of my clock.
SONY DASH, SLOW, SMALL, STUPID... UCKS!