Sony Mylo 2 - The Definitive Review
Posted on: January 06, 2008
Photo galleries: exterior, applications, web, photos samples
With the "Put the fun of a PC in your pocket" tag line, Sony is going after the "young adults" crowd. The company thinks that there are not many devices that would allow students to have good "mobile entertainment" (as defined below), without paying an expensive wireless subscription fee. This is true and that's the idea behind the Mylo 2.
Although the original Mylo did not have the success that was hoped by its maker, Sony has learned a lot, and it designed the Mylo 2 to address the weaknesses of the first one. In this review, we will put the Mylo 2 to the test and share our thoughts with you. Feel free to ask questions, share your opinion or write your review (if you own the Mylo 2) in the comments section at the bottom of the article page.
Every device is engineered to solve a problem, and the Mylo 2 has been built to provide "good" mobile entertainment and communications. For Sony, that means:
- Desktop-like web browsing
- Including Flash games and web video
- Good email support
- Broad instant messaging support
- Social Networks
- VoIP
Improvements over the first Mylo
| Mylo |
Mylo 2 |
| WiFi B (11Mbps) |
WiFi G (54Mbps) |
| 320x240 display |
800x480 touch display |
| No back-lit keyboard |
Back-lit Keyboard |
| No camera |
1.3 Megapixel Camera |
| No customization |
Removable faceplate |
| No file upload/download |
File upload/download supported |
| No widgets |
Widgets supported |
| No RSS |
Intgrated RSS reader |
| $349 |
$299 |
| 5.16 x 0.82 x 2.55" |
Physical description
First, let's take a quick look at the device too see how it looks and what are its physical properties and functionalities. Mylo 2 has about the same size than its predecessor. It is slightly on the bulky side, and is even larger than a Nokia N93i, but it is a definitely a pocket device. [photo gallery]
A few user interface (UI) elements are visible from the outside: a joystick on the right provides 4 directions + click on the left side of the screen. A microphone is located on the right. On each side of the display, there are a few touch elements:
- Options: the equivalent of a "menu"
- Disp: toggles the application UI elements (menus, buttons) to reduce the clutter on the screen
- Back: go back to the previous screen
- Info: opens a "task manager" to switch from one application to the next
- Mylo: brings you to a Netvibes-looking page that contains Widgets
- Home: back to the main menu
More physical design photos
QWERTY keyboard
The keyboard slider feels solid, much more than most smartphones that I have seen, except for the i-mate 9502. The keys are flat, but surprisingly they have a good tactile feedback. The key spacing is large enough to avoid mistyping issues common to smaller keyboards. Finally, it is a backlit keyboard, which is indispensable when texting in dark conditions. Overall, I am happy with it.
More physical design photos
The display is the computer
Someone I know used to say that, and it applies very well to the Mylo 2: You will immediately notice how awesome the display is, thanks to its 800x480 resolution - that's 2.5 times the number of pixels of the iPhone's display! (which has 480x320 pixels). With such a screen, "Desktop PC web browsing experience" starts to be true. The text on websites is readable without zooming in and out, but if you want to, it is possible to zoom. This unbelievably crisp display is the most important asset of the Mylo 2, in my opinion, and I can only hope to see more devices with a similar screen in the near future.
Applications photo gallery
Computer Sync
The Mylo 2 connects to a computer as a USB Mass Storage device (like a Flash drive), or by using the Media Transfer Protocol (MTP), a protocol used by Windows Media 10 and above to access Media Players. Both protocols are mutually exclusive and in this review, we used USB Mass Storage.
Applications
Instant Messaging
Instant messaging is very well integrated in the Mylo 2. Four major IM clients are supported (AIM, Skype, YIM, Google Talk) and although MSN isn't in the list, you can still chat with your MSN buddies from an Yahoo IM account, if you have one. All the IM clients have a similar user interface, which is convenient and consistent. I noticed that it is not always possible to filter-out the contacts that are not online, and that can be annoying if you have many of IM contacts.
Applications photo gallery
RSS
A basic RSS reader has been included, and although it shows the headlines, it does not provide a preview/excerpt. You will have to follow the link and open the web browser to read the content. It is something that needs improvement. At the moment, I would still like to use Google Reader instead.
WebOverall, the web browser is good. We have tested several popular sites like CNN, Facebook, MySpace, Yahoo, Google Maps, Digg and ... Ubergizmo :) Everything worked fine, without needing to zoom. Unfortunately, the current browser does not work with Google Reader and Google Docs. The server returned an "unsupported browser" error. That is probably due to the Javascript support, but it is just my guess.
Flash seems to be fully supported we tested YouTube and MetaCafe. Both worked fine, even if the video playback wasn't as smooth as on a desktop PC.
Although it is mostly OK, links are sometimes hard to click on because of the small size of the characters (when no zoom is applied). It would be necessary to improve this in the future.
View more popular sites on the Mylo 2
Music
A powerful device like the Mylo 2 can certainly play music files. I quickly dropped a few MP3 files via USB and voila. The volume was plenty loud (there's an option to protect from hearing damages in the settings) and the sound quality is good. The sound quality is probably limited by the default earphones, but the point is that the Mylo 2 sounds like a good MP3 player. It supports MP3, AAC, WMA and ATRAC.
The Mylo 2 does not have a standard jack (!), so you will have to use the adapter found in the box. This adds additional cable clutter, unfortunately.
VoIP Placing calls with Skype worked like a breeze, much better than on my Windows Mobile phone, for sure. It is best to use earphones because the speaker is a little weak even when you are indoors. With earphones, it works really well and it is comparable at what you would get on a PC. (The Mylo 2 had 3/3 bars of WiFi reception when I tried)
Applications photo gallery
Photos Viewing
If you have some room to spare, you can copy your favorite photos to the Mylo 2. Given how good the screen is, this device is a very good photo viewer. There is no need to re-scale high-resolution photos. We tried to view a 1728x1152 photo and the Mylo 2 did a very good job at downscaling the photo to the native screen resolution. However, a 3504x2336 photo was deemed "unsupported" by the viewer application.
Applications photo gallery
The 1.3 Megapixel camera will produce photos that are comparable to a cellphone camera - probably because it is a cellphone camera. At the moment, I have not been able to record movies, and I don't know if there is a plan to support movie recording when the Mylo 2 launches.
Photo samples
Video Replay
The videos provided by default in the Mylo 2 were encoded in Mpeg4, 320x240, 29.97FPS, AAC audio 48Khz, Stereo. They play smoothly, although during fast action sequences, I could see compression artifacts. I wonder if the Mylo 2 could play Memory Stick movies originally intended for the Sony PSP. I'll have to get back to you on that. Right now, you can expect video too look like the standard 320x240 videos on an iPod.
Text Editor
The integrated text editor works like Windows Notepad. It is simple and does not support formatting, but having a notepad is always a good idea for a QWERTY device
Homepage
The "Mylo" button in the (vertical) middle-right of the screen brings the user to a "home page" that looks like Netvibes or iGoogle. Third party applications can be installed, and it is not yet clear if Sony will tightly control the widget application distribution. What we can say is that Widgets are downloadable from the web, or installed from a Memory Stick card.
Developers: Sony will create a developer website and provide an SDK, we will keep an eye on the announcement, and we will let you know. This has not been confirmed to us, but because you can download a widget from your PC, it doesn not look like Sony is going to try to have a tight control over the applications.
Networking
The Mylo 2 can connect to WiFi G networks. This is quite an improvement over the WiFi B featured in the first Mylo. The main drawback with WiFi is how scarce free hotspot are (remember, Mylo 2 was trying to avoid the data subscription fee). To avoid this, Sony Mylo 2 customers will have a free access to Wayport's WiFi network that includes 9000 McDonald's, hotels, airports and other venues. (wayport.net)
WiFi LAN
WiFi is easy to configure. By default, the Mylo 2 scanned and connected to an unprotected network, which is probably the best behavior if you are outside of your home. If you want to connect to a particular network, you just have to enter the Network settings, choose a network and enter the password. We tried it with a WEP-protected network and it worked.
WiFi AdHoc
The Mylo 2 can also be connected with other Mylo 2 to form a peer-to-peer network. That would allow a user to listen to someone else's music wirelessly. We do not have more than one Mylo 2, so right now, we can't tell you how well it works, but it is reasonable to expect it to work well.
Update 1/14:This section was based on an early unit and documentation and we have since learned that the AdHoc feature has been removed from The Mylo 2 (codenamed COM-2)
Storage
There is 1GB of built-in memory, and it is possible to extend the storage by using a Memory Stick flash card (about $50 for 4GB, 8GB is the largest capacity today).
Battery life
The Mylo 2 uses a 3.7V, 1200mAh battery. After 24 hours of playing and testing it (not continuously), Less than half of the battery remained. I would say about 30%. That's equivalent to a busy day of use (for me), in my opinion.
Accessories
- Charging Cradle
- Color FacePlate
- AC Adapter
- Extra battery and charger kit
- Screen Protector
Conclusion
Photo galleries: exterior, applications, web, photos samples
I was not very excited by the first Mylo, but I have to admit that the Mylo 2 is a nice surprise. Technically, the display is brilliant and the device fulfills its goal. Creating a mobile device requires a concerted effort between hardware, software and design teams is really hard to pull off. The Mylo 2 brings a solution for having a better mobile entertainment, without paying hundreds of dollars in subscription pr year (for a slower network). The idea of cutting a deal with Wayport is excellent, because accessibility is WiFi's weak point.
Sony has done a tremendous step forward from the original Mylo and now, we will see if consumers want to buy a connected device that is not a phone. I'm definitely not in the 18-22 group anymore, so it's hard to guess. Although the cost of ownership of a Mylo 2 can be an order of magnitude less than using a “fruity phone” (over a couple of years), the "cool" factor of the competition should not be underestimated. Again, feel free to share your thoughts, questions and review in the comments section.
Note: this review was done with an engineering sample that uses a development version of the firmware. While I did notice that some function were slow, like the YouTube (flash) videos, I'll reserve my judgment for now. Potential buyers should pay attention to the performance when the Mylo 2 comes on the market. We will try to follow-up as things unfold.
Availability: End of January 2008, $299
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Reader Comments
By brown , 10/05/08 10:17 AM (CommentID #670048)
does anyone has a sony mylo selling for under 50 bucks please email me at tspeed64@yahoo.com
By Jayme , 08/05/08 3:12 PM (CommentID #668175)
I think one of the mnain advantges is this is not a cell phone.
By jim , 06/05/08 11:20 PM (CommentID #666306)
im suppose to get one for free cuz i won one through sony. i am reall ydebating on weather to sell it or keep it. i really want a wii and could sell the mylo2 and get thw wii plus a couple games or keep it,is it worth it? which is better
what should i do!!!????
By Tom. , 04/05/08 4:50 PM (CommentID #663529)
What a about certificates and encryption? Can it be used with internet banking (these days the only reason I lug a laptop around overseas)?
By steve43674 , 03/05/08 5:12 PM (CommentID #662706)
can the mylo 2 play online games like addictinggames or miniclip etc.???
By $Angel$ , 01/05/08 2:51 PM (CommentID #660180)
i dont know much about these mylo things but from wat i hear, they r not worth it some people say they r really cheap.....
By Tibit , 01/05/08 10:09 AM (CommentID #659940)
I just won a Sony Mylo (2) and I willl be recieveing it in the mail in 2 weeks.......I cant wait.
By Dorian , 13/04/08 7:31 PM (CommentID #630513)
I have a psp with games and accessories. Are you trading the Mylo 1 or Mylo 2?
By Rowan , 11/04/08 6:21 AM (CommentID #624647)
Yeah - does it take PDF files? If how do you put them on?
By Rowan , 11/04/08 5:50 AM (CommentID #624606)
Yeah, can it open PDF files? If so how?
By witeout , 11/04/08 5:37 AM (CommentID #624586)
anybody want to trade a sony mylo for psp with games and acessories if u want to email sonysaleman@gmail.com
By Yoda , 09/04/08 8:28 PM (CommentID #621288)
My mom said that i should get a laptop so that i could spend less time on our PC so she could use it. Mostly because im gumming it up with all of my games (Sims 2, Harry Potter, Diner Dash, etc.) and i only really go on MSN or Yahoo! and Facebook. I can last without the games. This thing looks amazing! its slick and has tons of features that are great! im starting to save and im almost there. Come ooooooooon birthday money!
By isha , 06/04/08 7:18 PM (CommentID #614723)
Can it open pdf files?
By donaskjii , 05/04/08 10:55 AM (CommentID #612169)
Can you play youtube on it
By RyZoRz , 30/03/08 3:22 PM (CommentID #599578)
hi, im a 14 yr old and i was wondering your guys opinions on this....i have saved up 270$ (my mom gunn pay 4 rest if i buy tha mylo) nd i was wonderin if the mylo is worth ALL of MY money????
By gabby , 29/03/08 4:06 PM (CommentID #598230)
you can call ppl with this thing!? AWESOME!
By looku , 22/03/08 9:49 PM (CommentID #579402)
get the ipod touch
By Samii , 22/03/08 8:10 AM (CommentID #577582)
Im pretty pumped... im saving money to get this! Being 16, and free talking thinger... im excited. Im just wondering, can you text to cell phones... like is there a widget for that, or can you do it through the IM thing?
By teck-kid , 13/03/08 4:57 PM (CommentID #555027)
Check out the nokia n800 and the newer model the n810. Although the nokia n810 is much more expensive, the overall performance is really good and the reviews seem pretty solid.
By unknown , 11/03/08 4:58 AM (CommentID #548535)
is there other text editor or word processor than Notepad in Somy Mylo com 2 PDA?
By lester , 09/03/08 7:55 PM (CommentID #544514)
if they do it as a phone, it will be more expensive
By john , 09/03/08 11:18 AM (CommentID #543865)
does the mylo 2 work with runescape cus that would be awsome please tell me if it does
By Carmelo Uria , 07/03/08 6:53 PM (CommentID #542104)
I bought both the mylo 1 and mylo 2 and I have to say that mylo 1 was more stable. After using both, I have to say "save your money!". If you want a small device where you can use Skype, then just buy a new PSP 2000. Its cheaper and its a better device!!!
By tia239 , 07/03/08 3:16 PM (CommentID #541871)
where can i purchase the sony mylo 2 with no contract?
By sony , 05/03/08 11:23 AM (CommentID #535021)
sonysaleman@gmail.com
anybody who is selling their mylo 1 or 2 will buy
By Ding-a-Ling-Dong , 04/03/08 7:53 PM (CommentID #533224)
I think the screen looks awesome, but no bluetooth and no GPS mean it wont be as good as I thought, but the screen and the advantages over the first one are awesome!
By Skype fan , 28/02/08 6:46 PM (CommentID #518866)
I purchased the Mylo com-2 and have been somewhat disappointed in it's overall capabilities. The screen IS awesome, but the system memory for running applications is woefully inadequate. I'm way past the 18-22 crowd and was looking for a portable device (the nokia is too big) that I could use Skype on while traveling overseas. For that application, the Mylo com-2 works great, but you cannot multi-task with it. In other words, watch a movie while signed into skype. There is not enough system memory and you are prompted to close an application. In fact, some web pages (A National Weather Service Radar page) will not open due to lack of available system memory with ONLY the browser and connection manager running.
Like I mentioned, I purchased this to use with skype, especially where browser authentication is required since skype wi-fi phones won't do that. It works great with skype, so I can't complain too loud. But, this thing could be GREAT if there were more system memory to speed things up and run more than one application.
By Reese , 27/02/08 5:49 AM (CommentID #514881)
Well I've been using a Sidekick now for the past 6 years and let me tell you, this would be quite a step up from that. Sidekicks are for a much younger crowd who prefer to have cell phone contracts and pay a monthly fee for their phone minutes as well as paying for text/online usage. Overall, the sidekick costs me 80 dollars a month to use, with AIM/YIM disconnecting all of the time, a browser that does not support flash, video, and most javascripts.
Now that I am 30 years old, I realize that this is rather pointless and somewhat of a waste of money, I never use the minutes of the cell phone, they don't roll over, and I barely use the browser other then to read faq's and text based web pages - with the MYLO 2 I think that will change. With SKYPE as the phone provider, a "decent" browser that you can watch movies and youtube and play flash games? All of which require no contract? You guys are nuts to believe that people would not buy this for that aspect alone.
Only problem is that most people have no idea what a mylo is due to the lack of advertising other than on the web, this is why it will fail in a mass marketing perspective.
If you think I am in error, please provide me with an alternative OTHER than an iphone.
Thank you for your time.
By beachbum1788 , 19/02/08 9:31 PM (CommentID #498502)
Yeah it comes with that.
By Austin , 19/02/08 5:42 PM (CommentID #498065)
Wondering if this one will have an organizer on it. Most ppl wanted this, so I'm wondering if Sony listened.
By Brock , 10/02/08 11:57 PM (CommentID #477436)
Does mylo support multi languages?
By Kron , 08/02/08 9:16 AM (CommentID #472173)
I used my Mylo to watch movies in excellent quality. Sony has a program called "Image Converter 2"and now I think that its version 3. It allows you to put full movies onto the Mylo via the usb PC connection. Way better than an Ipod. Go Sony!
By Jade , 06/02/08 11:49 AM (CommentID #469344)
I noticed that the review said it would appear as a USB device when connected to a computer. Does that mean that it's also compatible with macs?
By hoberion , 31/01/08 10:37 AM (CommentID #456227)
id buy it if google reader works and it was $200, nice couch surfer and should be great for checking the mail... a GPS or bluetooth would be nice
By Joshua , 30/01/08 5:16 PM (CommentID #454750)
Hey, if you could answer this it would be greatly appreciated. Does the Mylo 2 support flash games running on the www.newgrounds.com site, and if it does, do they run fast or slow? Thanks =D
By alto , 30/01/08 4:24 PM (CommentID #454687)
IS THE INTERNET ON IT FASTER THAN THE PSP?????
By john , 30/01/08 6:46 AM (CommentID #453914)
can you download programs from the net
and make it work? for example: MSN messenger!
By jenny , 29/01/08 11:45 PM (CommentID #453337)
jw how slow is the internet on this?
By Praveen Premchandran , 29/01/08 1:55 PM (CommentID #452645)
Does this capture video?
By goolo , 29/01/08 12:05 PM (CommentID #452503)
when is it comin out? they keep movin the dates
By dja , 24/01/08 5:50 PM (CommentID #445417)
if anyone is selling the first sony mylo under 50 bucks email me at sonysaleman@gmail.com
By adi , 24/01/08 4:42 PM (CommentID #445322)
its coming out tomroorw it says it on sonystyle.com
By Robert , 22/01/08 10:50 PM (CommentID #442782)
i had the first mylo. it had its big list of flaws. but over all i liked it. i live in riverside california and there is wifi almost everywhere. anywhere i am i culd find a free hotspot so a simple device like this would be great. im planning on buying this. i already started saving up. my main complaint with the first mylo was that there was no aim... thats all i use. they fixed it along with other things like the backlit keyboard so i am happy! i will be on aim all the time when i get this. i understand ur complaints, but great product for the area i live in where wifi is standard everywhere...
By thefanboy , 21/01/08 7:05 AM (CommentID #440127)
on the mylo, no internet needed for opening its notepad.
By stephan , 19/01/08 5:41 PM (CommentID #437771)
u only have to pay for a wireless router
By hariru , 19/01/08 10:41 AM (CommentID #437303)
anything new guys????
By adi , 17/01/08 3:25 PM (CommentID #434727)
when is it fin coming out
By kaado , 17/01/08 11:39 AM (CommentID #434553)
ohh thats rerally cool where do u open it through inteneet or its on the mylo wihtout wifi connection
By kaado , 16/01/08 4:32 PM (CommentID #433378)
guys does it support some kind of thing like u no notes where u can like write stuff for ex. microsfot word or notepad somehting in that sense.
Reply from Hubert
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Yes the Mylo has a "Notepad" application that you can use to write down non-formatted text.
By louis , 16/01/08 11:28 AM (CommentID #433063)
jasjam is 900 and sony myloo 300 900-300=600;)
By DM , 16/01/08 5:54 AM (CommentID #432700)
GSM + Bluetooth + Wifi + Media player + phone + full qwerty + skype + windows mobile (etc etc) = JasJam
By Yannis Gkaragkanis , 16/01/08 5:26 AM (CommentID #432674)
I also tried out Nokia 770. I had no problem except YouTube video and Skype, and I'm on buing an N800. I think Sony Mylo is more toyish and closed (so great for its target group but not so powerful generally).
By Dylan , 15/01/08 9:28 AM (CommentID #431339)
That phone is cool but with the WiFi radio reciever in such a small device.....I really doubt it will have much service when your driveng
By Unhappy in NYC , 15/01/08 12:51 AM (CommentID #430754)
I bought the original Mylo (white with orange keyboard). I feel strongly that Sony should refund my money and give me the new one since the original was so poorly designed. It was IMPOSSIBLE to see the orange on orange keyboard in dim lighting. What were the engineers thinking when they came up with it? Further, the membrane keyboard was just so-so in reliability. It should have been backlit. It was a huge process to load videos on the Mylo 1 and you could not watch youtube.
By mikey , 14/01/08 6:51 PM (CommentID #430410)
but wait like in partic. mcdonalds could u go into their wifi network free or is there a password?
By Bill , 14/01/08 1:24 PM (CommentID #430050)
Sorry, I'd have to say you could have done better. I'm in the 40 and over and although this has some good features, you should have made made a deal with verizon or some one else so it could be used as a phone as well. I would buy my children a cell phone first.
By Hubert , 14/01/08 1:23 PM (CommentID #430047)
Peoder, it works with any WiFi network if:
1/ the network is open (no password)
2/ if you have the password
By mikey , 14/01/08 12:08 PM (CommentID #429960)
no u can get wifi in mcdonalds i dont know if u have to pay but u get could get wifi in ur house too
By Peoder , 13/01/08 11:02 PM (CommentID #429151)
hey guys im kinda lost. i wanna know for the internet like wifi can u only use it at mcdonalds or is it anywhere? because from what i read it sounded like u get wifi only from mcdonalds :O
By David , 13/01/08 2:23 PM (CommentID #428731)
This device seems to have missed the boat for me... The only place I can be sure to get wi-fi is at home, where I'd use my PC anyhow.
I'd use it on the train to work, but no wi-fi there, so it's then just a media player - and there's lots of good alternatives already available. If it could bluetooth to use my 3G phone connection then suddenly this gadget would have a point.
By linny , 13/01/08 1:27 PM (CommentID #428703)
when does it come out? and umm.. where can i try it out like a store or somehitng
By mikey , 13/01/08 10:38 AM (CommentID #428594)
should i get it if i already have the pssp
By Hubert , 13/01/08 9:29 AM (CommentID #428506)
There is no support for MSN Live/ MSN messenger at this moment. As the review says, it is possible to cat with your MSN buddies by using a Yahoo IM account.
By HIRO , 13/01/08 8:35 AM (CommentID #428468)
IN THE MYLO 2 I CAN DOWNLOAD THE WINDOWS LIVE MESSENGER OR MSN MESSENGER
By mikey , 12/01/08 6:18 PM (CommentID #427634)
i have a psp but iwanna get this but it is kind of small as julie said
By julie , 12/01/08 4:04 PM (CommentID #427487)
ahh good why is it so small because like u cant even hold it with anice grip and u cant see the scnreen as well?
By Hubert , 11/01/08 11:42 PM (CommentID #426694)
Julie, the photo gallery shows the Mylo 2 next to a PSP: it is much smaller.
Julian: although WiMax will be rolled out by Sprint in 2008 (in theory), this is just not an option for a devices that ships in Q1 2008.
By julie , 11/01/08 10:28 PM (CommentID #426645)
is it any bigger than the sony mylo like is it as big as the psp
By thefanboy , 11/01/08 9:11 PM (CommentID #426601)
I am seriously loving it.
The screen is 250% better resolution(800x480)than iphone or ipod touch(320x480).
shd be a breeze to read web pages. I am getting one, I just cant wait......
By adi , 11/01/08 4:57 PM (CommentID #426439)
is it bigger than the sony mylo 1 because the first one was tooo smallllllll
Reply from Hubert: it has a size that is comparable to the first Sony Mylo.
By dodo , 09/01/08 12:36 AM (CommentID #422847)
w/o bluetooth DUN, this really really limits it to the make-believe world of accessible WiFi, and thus not making it useful in the real world.
By Arun , 08/01/08 7:45 PM (CommentID #422635)
Does anyone know when this is coming out?
By MCD , 08/01/08 3:09 PM (CommentID #422371)
No video for Skype is a big minus
By davisovitch , 08/01/08 8:44 AM (CommentID #421937)
If this had GSM and GPS then it would be the best device in the world.
By disapointed mylo1 user , 08/01/08 2:13 AM (CommentID #421621)
can the mylo2 adhoc with mylo1?
By Mike Caine , 07/01/08 10:46 PM (CommentID #421474)
Just get a Nokia N800 or N810 (the latter with hardware keyboard and GPS, the former now very cheap at about $250). Both are more functional than the Mylo 2, have the same screen resolution, come with WiFi 11g AND Bluetooth, and have an extensive library of free applications (to name a few - VoIP: Skype, Google Talk, Gizmo; IM: Pidgin [formerly GAIM] with just about every IM protocol under the sun supported).
Sony are late to the game - Nokia have been quietly selling devices in this category for over 2 years.
By MEYRICK , 07/01/08 3:06 PM (CommentID #421119)
WHY CAN'T THEY JUST MAKE THIS INTO A REAL CELLPHONE???? IF THIS A CELLPHONE IT WOULD BE A REAL HIT!
By Sharry , 07/01/08 9:58 AM (CommentID #420809)
Great review, some valid points are brought us. I especially like the Mylo Widgets idea, I hope this will expand the 'hacking' scene as it was virtually non-existent on the Mylo 1.
www.myloforums.net
By Almost sold , 07/01/08 9:09 AM (CommentID #420759)
Because of work related issues, I need a portable AIM client, even when I am at home. A keyboard is a must. This is perfect at home when Wifi is available. But when I am out, I really wish it has BlueTooth support. Wayport is good, but it's definitely not enough. I can always use my phone's AIM client, but again it's not the same as having a dedicated machine just for IM.
By gerardo , 06/01/08 10:45 PM (CommentID #420143)
i would so get this
maybe
By Noel , 06/01/08 9:54 PM (CommentID #420087)
I agree with you this was what the PSP was supposed to be. In fact I was expecting something like this all along for a "PSP 2". However looking at how well the PSP is selling already without all these addition such as qwerty and higher resolutions, Sony decide to build another "killer gadget" to add to their product line..... but true to be said, I can hardly imagine someone with a PSP to spent $299 to get this device.... so it will be a failure... Just my opinion though...
By jay , 06/01/08 9:17 PM (CommentID #420050)
Just like the first model, this will fail miserably.
Why would you buy this? To surf the web at home or work? No, you do that on your pc.
To surf the web when not at home or work? No, you better do that on your (i)Phone, useable also when no Wifi is available.. most of the time.
And to use just as a media player? Way to big for a max of 8GB of storage?
By Alexei , 06/01/08 7:19 PM (CommentID #419944)
This is rather exciting. I am hoping my girlfriend would like one. The screen alone is almost a selling point!
By Jeff , 06/01/08 6:49 PM (CommentID #419919)
This is what the PSP was supposed to offer. If they can get the video resolution better I might be willing to pick this up over an Archos PVP or a Zune. Sony needs to market this better, though. The 18-22 demographic is too limited.
By pheer6224 , 06/01/08 6:40 PM (CommentID #419909)
I'll buy one if it goes down to 200 dollars. I'll take one anytime.
By Perry , 06/01/08 5:15 PM (CommentID #419831)
This looks cool. I can't wait to get my hands on one.
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