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Sony IP Music Player takes retro approach to touch control interface
The days of Sony leading the pack in terms of innovative products on the retail market may be in the rear view mirror of history, but in the lab the company continues to push the boundaries of technology. The IP Music Player is an interactive concept music player that offers a new way to visually interact with your tunes.
Designed by Eijiro Mori and Takuo Ikeda the device employs a small stick that you insert into various spots on the IP Music Player's surface to generate sound and accompanying animations. The other version of the device reads virtual files placed on any desktop. If the functions sound a bit arcane you can check a video example of the technology at work here.
Via Sony
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By josho at 1:20 AM ON 09/02/08
Holy crap, they invented the Lite Brite!
By GreenOfaKind at 6:04 AM ON 09/02/08
Josho - you beat me to it. This is dead before it even hits the market - they need to fire their R&D execs - looks like money not well spent...
The stick for visuals is really tacky and a VERY short-span novelty item! Why don't they invent something with you know, meaning?
By ITrush at 10:27 AM ON 09/02/08
What the .. So how are use them? very nice concept really and oh thanks for the link. Stumbled!
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