Sony’s been getting a bit of press coverage lately with its latest iPod fighter, the Rolly (note that the site is in Japanese and we honestly don’t know exactly what it says!).

We’re not sure how well this combination of iPod, egg and Aibo will strike the market, but we have noted that part of the Rolly’s appeal (beyond the dance moves it will derive from your music collection) is the fact that it can be controlled by motion — with different gestures and movements switching between tracks and adjusting volume.

So while we can’t say whether the Rolly will be a phenomenon or a bust, we can say that it’s good to see a new use of motion control in a category of devices which (in most cases) could use some interface help.

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