Sony's 10 greatest tech flops

Sony has had many successes, but not everything hits it big. Here are some products that didn't quite make it.

Rolly

One of the quirkiest devices ever to emerge from Sony, the Rolly "audio entertainment player" rocked and rolled to your music. Two motorized rings around its egg-shaped body enabled it to spin in time to a song played from two speakers mounted at either end of its body. Users could program their own routines and share them online, too. The Rolly always drew a crowd, but few people bought it. Sony released an updated version a year after its 2007 launch, but the Rolly didn't live to see a third edition.

Original story: Sony Shows Off Rolly Audio Player, Sept. 10, 2007.

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