Monday, August 20, 2007

Sony giving clues of launch of Rolly Audio Player

Sony Corp. began a campaign in Japan on Monday for a new audio device called Rolly.As few details of the device are available but Sony is giving away a few clues. Chief among them is that Rolly is a "sound entertainment device.
Sony also opened a promotion site called Rolly World that offers even less information. The site currently consists of a mass of small videos, each an apparently random clip of people doing things. There are three people dancing, a cat walking across the street, a taxi driver speaking to a passenger and a drink being poured into a glass.
Each clip ends with a word or phrase that apparently has something to do with the Rolly. These words, which also scroll across the bottom of the screen, include: shuffle, share, music, small, motion, open and communication.
There are lot of rumors about Rolly player .According to the sources, many reported on the existence of the player and said that it would be "egg-shaped," include a speaker, and can move or dance to music. The original Web site now carries a message saying the story has been removed at the demand of Sony.
Sony was once king of the portable music industry. Its iconic Walkman players created the market and then led it for about 20 years until Apple Inc. decided to get into the game with the iPod. The iPod quickly stole the lead from Walkman thanks in part to the way it working seamlessly with the iTunes desktop application and an online music store.

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