Sony Dash review

Sony Dash review

When we first saw the Sony Dash at CES, we thought Sony was making a play into the tablet game — the promo video showed people using the angular device all over the house, with nary a power cord in sight. And hey, it was called the Dash — a word which usually implies movement of some kind. So obviously we were a little put off when we found out the Dash was strictly a stationary experience — an amped-up alarm clock running a Sony-tweaked version of the Chumby widget OS that lets you look at photos from Facebook, browse headlines on Engadget, and check Twitter from the Dash’s seven-inch capacitive touchscreen. But hold up: the Dash also adds in Sony’s Bravia Internet Video platform to support streaming media services like Netflix, Pandora, and Slacker. That’s not bad for $200, at least on paper, but does the Dash deserve to be the most expensive alarm clock you’ve ever purchased? And does it really deserve Justin Bieber’s attention? Read on to find out.