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Top picks from Sony's CES '08 product lineup

By Juniper Foo
08/01/2008



Music & mobility


Wireless interface | Music & mobility | Digital SLR |
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This one needs no introduction. Rolly, the dancing egg-shaped speaker which is already retailing in Japan for 39,800 yen (US$364), will hop across to the US this year. What also caught our attention was Sony's digital noise-canceling headphones which it claims to be the industry's first such. At the same time, Sony has whipped out a new and improved second-gen mylo, the personal communicator created for portable instant messaging and other Internet-based communications. Take a peek below.




Model name In a nutshell

Rolly Music Player
Click for larger image		 Wow factor: Now that Aibo the robodog is gone, this fills up the vacuum for fun, goofy, interactive entertainment.

Notable features:
• Can be programmed to dance to tunes via software or in self-motion function where it dances to its own beat
• Bluetooth stereo-enabled to stream music from any A2DP device
• Supports MP3, ATRAC or ACC files
• 2GB internal memory
• 5 hours of music, 4 hours of dance and music, or 3.5 hours of dance, music and Bluetooth together

Expected: Out in the US around Q2, no word on Asia
Price: N.A.

MDR-NC500D Digital Noise Canceling Headphones
Click for larger image		 Wow factor: Claims to be world's first headphone with digital technology for precise noise canceling.

Notable features:
• Artificial intelligence noise canceling with automatic selection between three different environment modes
• Monitor switch to enable surrounding sounds to be heard
• Lithium-ion battery that's good for a max. of 16 hours' listening time
• Ability to use AA battery via adapter
• Power cable for charging

Expected: Out in the US February, no word on Asia yet
Price: US$400

Sony mylo COM-2
Click for larger image		 Wow factor: Supports AOL Instant Messenger and can now work in any open 802.11b wireless network

Notable features:
• Skype support, Adobe Flash, upload and download capabilities, HTML
• Bigger 3.5-inch backlit display that is now also a touchscreen
• New onboard camera with support for photo editing and ability to post images directly online at sites like Facebook, Photobucket and MySpace
• Chat via instant messanger clients like AIM, Yahoo Messenger and Google Talk
• Slideout QWERTY and interchangeable plate

Expected: Out in the US January, not for Asia
Price: US$299

 
 
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