UK Can Haz Sony Dash Plz
Sony Dash, Alarm Clock 2.0 and so much more
The Sony Dash, introduced at the CES show, could be forgiven for being a glorified alarm clock – Alarm Clock 2.0 if you like. That simply does not do the device justice, it really is so much more than that. How many times have any of us fired up the laptop and sat there blindly watching YouTube videos, stealthily invading the privacy of our friends lives on Facebook or flicked through last nights pictures that you hope won’t invade your privacy on the aforementioned social network? It seems a bit wasteful of a laptops function to perform relatively mundane tasks like these and Sony believe you needn’t harness the power of a modern laptop just to enjoy casual pass-times on the Internet. Enter, Sony Dash.
The fun-sized gizmo is as welcome in the kitchen while you’re burning toast or the garage while you re-arrange your toolbox in preparation for day you might actually use it. Play music over you home network or ensure you’re not missing that tweet, anywhere in your house. Widgets installed on the device add functionality so you’ll know what the weather is going to be like or get the latest news from your RSS feeds.
Now NetFlix have announced support for the Dash too which is begining to make this glorified alarm clock look like a complete replacement for the laptop you aren’t using to its potential. The ability to watch movies, or more likely skim through trailers, makes this both a revolution and evolution of the alarm clock – I can’t look at my aging Sony Dream Machine again. Put me down for a Sony Dash!
We have established that the Dash is brilliant and what’s more it will only cost $199 - Sony have gone mad! Good-mad though as this is an absolute bargain for a device that brings value to itself in more than a couple of ways. In todays money your $199 translates to £129, add the mysterious UK levy on electronics that manufacturers like to justify and you’re conceivably going to pay around £149 for this over. So, when and where can you get this useful gadget in good ol’ Blighty? You can’t.
Tragically the Sony Dash is only available in the US, and possibly Canada, and there are no plans to release the evolved Alarm Clock anywhere else. All we can do is hope the Americans buy it in droves and the decision makers at Sony are offered up a ‘no-brainer’ choice to release the Dash worldwide. So to Sony in North America we say “I Can Haz Dash Plz?”
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but waiting for sony’s tablet…..
btw, nice and sony-informative blog….keep up the good work….
suresh
20 Feb 10 at 9:46 am
Good point, remember the Netbook comment from Sony when that form-factor was becoming very popular – I think it went along the lines of “Netbooks are a race to the bottom”. Sony then released the P series VAIO, which was very impressive. Tablet, or Slate as MS are referring to them now, form-factor VAIOs are certainly on the cards as we reported at the beginning of February (Sony VAIO Tablet).
Timo
22 Feb 10 at 8:01 am