Just a Brick House - Ow!

mrobe 500i
Originally uploaded by thegadgetguy.

Those were some interesting commecials for the m:robe 500i during the Super Bowl. All that snapping and popping without a clear explanation or demonstration of how exactly the m:robe was supposed to function. Now we know why. Thanks to the AP, newspaper articles across the country (including the New York Times which is bookmarked above) are slamming the device as basically a "Shiny Brick". Ouch! Not quite the buzz olympus was hoping for I'm willing to guess.

The primary complaints seems to center around the wonky picture quality and touch screen music controls. Looks like a case of form over substance. And definately not worth it at $459.00 from Amazon.