Mylo Personal Communicator

[michaels]

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Sony Announces the Mylo Personal Communicator
By: César A. Berardini - "Cesar"
Aug. 8th, 2006 6:17 pm

Sony announced today its first WiFi broadband communication and entertainment device. The new mylo? personal communicator works in any open 802.11b wireless network and lets you use instant messaging, browse the Internet, listen to music, send emails and view photos concurrently. The name mylo stands for ?my life online?.

The mylo features a 2.4 inch color LCD screen with a slide out QWERTY keyboard for comfortable and quick thumb typing.

The device, available in black or white, comes embedded with the Google Talk instant messaging service, Skype and Yahoo! Messenger. Sony highlights that these services are free and the mylo does not require initial setup or a monthly service contract.

?The mylo personal communicator puts the fun parts of a computer in the palm of your hand,? said John Kodera, director of product marketing for personal communication devices at Sony Electronics. ?It?s ideal for people who want to stay connected to their online friends and family, but not be weighed down by a PC or buffeted by charges for IM and texting on cell phones.?

The device uses a lithium-ion battery that offers up to 45 hours of music playback, around 7 hours of chatting and web surfing and more than 3 hours of continuous Skype talk time. It comes with a microphone, stereo headphones, a USB cable and a neoprene case.

While you use the mylo to chat or browse the Internet, the device lets you listen to music stored in the built-in 1GB flash memory. It supports the playback of MP3, ATRAC or WMA (secure and unsecure) files. The mylo also has a built-in speaker so you can share your music with those around you. When the device comes into the presence of other mylo units, you can share play lists and stream music between mylos.

You can also view MPEG-4 personal videos by transferring files via USB cable or with Memory Stick Duo media. You can also store JPEG pictures from the Internet or your digital camera.

 

[thehstrybean]

Interesting idea

 

[michaels]

No fees either

 

[GML3G0]

Pretty cool. So it can function like a "cell phone", too, I'm guessing, if there's WiFi around and you use Skype to call a land line.

 

[ChAoTiCpInOy]

It doesn't seem practical. I mean, it does not have any cell phone capabilities. And then, the Skype thing is only free for a limited time. And then AIM and either Yahoo Messenger or MSN messenger does not even work either. It looks cool. But will you really be buying this?

 

[destrekor]

your stuck to very limited areas, like malls with free wifi (mine charges for the wifi) and coffee shops that don't charge ya and places like Burger King that offer free wifi.

 

[ubercaffeinated]

Originally posted by: destrekor
your stuck to very limited areas, like malls with free wifi (mine charges for the wifi) and coffee shops that don't charge ya and places like Burger King that offer free wifi.

i think it was for tokyo first, which has more wifi than air, water, and sunlight put together. whatever they sell in america is just extra, i'm sure. should have delayed release by 5-10 years or so for america to catch up. still cool.