Say it aint so! A recent app developer for Sony’s Chumby OS based Dash was contacted by Sony who indicated that development would soon be ending for the tablet-like device. The Sony Dash was released nearly two years ago, long before the announcement and release of Sony’s true tablets. The device was meant to attract those who want a more 21st century device by their bed. The Sony Dash would have traditional features like an alarm but also had what we expect from modern devices, like an app store which gave the device access to Facebook, Twitter, and Netflix to name a few. Where your old alarm click might have accessed FM radio, the Dash instead had Pandora. In fact, we had a chance to review the device a few years back and had some great things to say about it. That’s why, though it’s not definitive, Sony’s response towards the app developer does not look promising for the future of the Dash.

 Beginning February 29th, 2012, the Sony Dash developer website will close and no longer support development of new applications. This closure includes the Dash developer forum and Dash developer support, which will close on March 31st. Sony Dash applications will remain available. Thank you for your contributions and we encourage you to continue your development activity on Sony’s other platforms available at SonyDeveloper.com

Again, thank you very much,

Team Dash 

In my opinion, the Sony Dash was always a very interesting device that was never properly supported or advertised (see a familiar theme here with other promising Sony devices?). Living in such a connected world, I do believe that there is a proper market for those would like to wake up to an alarm that play their Pandora station instead with your weather and tweaks on screen. Take the idea to the next level with integrated support with Sony tablets and smartphones and a potential injection of Android and you’ve got yourself a killer product. We’ll have more to report on this when/if Sony reveals any more information on the matter.

Discuss:

Have you seen or used the Sony Dash? If so, does such a product interest you?

[Via Dash Developer]