Sony mylo
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Mostly Unfavorable Reviews
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Stay in touch with all your IM and e-mail contacts without having to lug around a laptop wit h the lightweight, wireless Sony mylo Personal Communicator COM-1, which also offers multimedia play back and VOIP Internet telephony capabilities. The mylo COM-1 enables you to use Wi-Fi (802.11b) con nections found in your home, on your school campus, and at a variety hotspot locations to send e-mai l, chat across multiple IM conversations, and browse the Web. While it doesn’t communicate via cellu lar networks, you can use the built-in Skype VOIP (voice over IP) software to make phone calls over the Internet via the integrated microphone or the included external mic.
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JiWireNeither PDA, nor cell phone, nor dedicated music player, the mylo nevertheless encompasses many of the most compelling features of each of these devices: Skype VoIP calling, instant messaging galore, and versatile media playback on a crisp color screen. |
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Anything But iPodIn areas blanketed with open 802.11b networks, such as college campuses, the mylo could easily replace most students’ cell phones (and monthly plans) and IM devices, not to mention their lower-end MP3 players and PMPs. |
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LAPTOP MagazineIf you want to talk on the go, the mylo has Skype built in, too. Is all of that enough for youngsters to give the ever-popular Sidekick the boot? Yes, if they (or their parents) have a lot of dough. |
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Mobile Tech ReviewThe flashy design will ensure that you look cool when you pull mylo out of your cargo pants pocket or your backpack. Quite a few heads turned when we showed it off, not only younger folks but older as well. But the coolness comes at a high price, $349.95. |
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BusinessWeekAlthough the Mylo does have its good qualities, I’d rather not feel tethered to a Wi-Fi connection. I decided that the Mylo would not make the cut in the competition for my pocket space. |