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Sony's Rolly entertainment player

post from Ployer on 20 May 2008 09:07:00 PM. © Ployer

Sony's Rolly entertainment player, a palm-sized, egg-shaped device that rolls and spins like it's dancing to the music, is now available at Sony Style retail stores nationwide.

Spawned from Sony portable audio technology and innovations in artificial intelligence, along with the company's design and entertainment legacy, this device provides a unique combination of music, motion and fun.

"Rolly has the ability to attract your attention as soon as you turn it on," said Brennan Mullin, vice president of marketing for audio at Sony Electronics. "It's a tremendous example of what can happen when entertainment and technology merge."

Clear Sound by Sony's Audio Technologies

Made for producing superb audio quality, Rolly features 180-degree, horizontally opposed stereo speakers. As a result, listeners can enjoy high quality sound from nearly anywhere in the room.

Sound reverberates from the surface the device is placed on, whether on a desk or on the floor. With a digital amp for high sound quality and speakers with neodymium magnets, powerful audio performance is delivered from the compact unit.

Rolly Brings Music to Life

With built-in robotic technologies, the device is designed to move its small arms, shoulders and wheels--six moving parts--to the beat of the music. With about 700 colors in its repertoire, lighting adds to the impact of the motion.

The Rolly device comes with choreography for three songs: "Also Sprach Zarathustra" (theme from "2001 - A Space Odyssey"), Avril Lavigne's "Girlfriend" and Earth Wind and Fire's "Boogie Wonderland." It can be powered up to play music and dance immediately right out of the box. Two additional tracks have been included to demonstrate how motion can be integrated into the listening experience.

Bringing out the Inner Choreographer

To choreograph an original routine, the unit comes with Rolly Choreographer software. Motions can either be created automatically by the software for a specific song, or for a creative twist, you can create customized choreography for your favorite music. Once choreography has been created, the software simulates how the device will move so you can preview the dance moves on a PC before transferring the routine to the unit.

After creating original dance routine programs, users can share choreography with others in the Rolly Go forum. Using the choreographer software, motion files can be uploaded or downloaded online from this site. Found at www.sonystyle.com/rolly, click on the Rolly Go icon to access the community and see what others have created.

Designed for Motion

The device's simple, clean, cable-less design lets it move freely on smooth surfaces. It is easy to change songs or control the volume by turning the wheels while the unit is on a surface or holding it in your hand. Shaking the device switches its music play to shuffle mode.

The player also contains Bluetooth® technology for wirelessly streaming music from a compatible PC or mobile phone.

Tiny Flash Entertainer

With 2GB flash memory, the player can store up to 520 songs for songs of an average of four minutes in length at 128kbps in the MP3 format. The battery life allows up to five hours of music playback and up to four hours of music and motion together on a single charge. The player supports non-secure AAC and MP3 formats.

Dance Off

Sony's Rolly entertainment player and Grammy? -nominated R&B singer/dancer, Omarion, have teamed up for a dance off between man and machine. Omarion is known for his dance style and choreography that blends popping, locking, waving and break dance movement. You will soon be able to watch a dance off between the device and Omarion at www.sony.com/rolly.

Availability

The Rolly device comes in black and white and is available online at www.sonystyle.com/rolly and at Sony Style stores for about $400.

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Teclast T50

post from Ployer on 20 May 2008 09:00:00 PM. © Ployer

Teclast T50 is a new music player with a multi-touch interface. The T50 shares a similar software interface to Apple's iPod touch, including recognizing multi-finger input and swipes with two fingers to zoom through images reports New Launches.

Teclast T50 specifications include 2.8" display, Native support for radio and audio recording, E-book support, Text-to-speech function AVI, DivX, Flash, MPEG-4 and XviD video playback.

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NetFlix Player

post from Ployer on 20 May 2008 08:52:00 PM. © Ployer

Roku is set to launch the NetFlix Player priced at $99. NetFlix Player allows subscribers to "browse around the NetfFlix website on your TV with the player's remote to pick what you want to watch" -- nearly 10,000 titles.

Netflix is planning HD streaming and this box will support it. When Netflix gets HD streaming content, they'll update the box by firmware to support HD resolutions at higher bitrates of 4-6mbps, including 5.1 surround

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Scuderia Bizzarrini P538

post from Ployer on 20 May 2008 08:41:00 PM. © Ployer

Giotto Bizzarrini, has unveiled the <strong>Scuderia Bizzarrini P538.. The New P538 will be available for viewing at the Nardo Ring in May of 2008. Based on the Galmer Arbitrage GT chassis, the P538 is a re-bodied Roadster version retaining essentially all of the original design but embracing the "open top" body concept with the style of the original 1966 P538.

* Full carbon monocoque
* Full carbon Body work
* 500+ Horsepower (standard)
* Total weight under 800kg
* 4460*1950*1160

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BenQ V2400W

post from Ployer on 20 May 2008 08:38:00 PM. © Ployer

BenQ has announced ,V2400W , a stylish 24" full HD (WUXGA) LCD. The new LCD features an DVI-D HDCP connector , HDMI and D-SUB .

Measures 24mm and has a contrast ratio of 1000:1 and a brightness of 250cd/m2.

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Ubana ucan 1gb mp3 player

post from Ployer on 20 May 2008 08:23:00 PM. © Ployer

Ubana has announced uCan, a small 1GB waterproof mp3 player aimed at swimmers. 15 hours of playback time and has a maximum working range of 10 feet beneath sea level.

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Dior phone coming in two weeks

post from Ployer on 20 May 2008 08:23:00 PM. © Ployer

The house of Christian Dior is set to unveil its first mobile phone in two weeks.

Dior phone coming in two weeks?

The handset features Swarovski crystals and a built-in remote control. no other details are available.

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LG KF700 Cell Phone

LG has unveiled the KF700, a new handset with slider design. Features include a large 3-inch touchscreen display, 3.15-megapixel camera, microSD card slot, 7.2MBps HSDPA, Bluetooth, and USB 2.0 connectivity.

video details and more

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iPhone 2.0 revealed

With the upcoming launch of iPhone 2.0 around the corner, everyone is speculating on the aesthetics T3, shares an image from Phone case maker XSKN that could be revealing the iPhone 3G.

iPhone 2.0 revealed?

Design changes include a larger, more curved back, more room around the earpiece , a front facing camera for video calls, and a "non-recessed" headphone jack.

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Flip Minos Due on June 4

Flip is set to launch a new model dubbed the Minos. The new model was was recently spotted in a B&H catalog with a due date of June 4, Engadget reports.

Flip Minos Due on June 4?

Price $179 price tag and your choice of a black or white casing.

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