Sony Rolly: The $400 Music-Playing Egg (No Yolk)

Just in time for the recession, Sony Tuesday released in the U.S. market a $400 egg named Rolly that plays music and dances (sort of). It's a product nobody needs. But Rolly will fascinate all but the most jaded geek the way Aibo (the Sony electronic dog) did earlier in the decade. Some will buy Rolly. Shaped and sized like an egg or miniature beer keg and weighing like an egg filled with steel shot, Rolly comes to life when you tap a recessed power button. Flaps on the ends open to reflect m