I’m a sucker for convergence devices (and anything with lots of buttons and lights).

Any company that makes a product that combines several devices in one, has my attention. So, when I got the chance to review the Sony mylo personal communicator, I was naturally excited (yeah, I’m a geek…).

The Sony mylo COM-2 is a 6.9oz (196 gram) "personal communicator". The specifications are:

• High resolution 3.5" 800×480 touch screen display
• 802.11B/G Wi-Fi
• 1Gb built in memory, expandable with Memory Stick Duo cards
• Slide out backlit full QWERTY keyboard
• 1 year free Wi-Fi access at Wayport McDonalds locations
• 1.3MP camera with macro mode

The mylo (which stands for "MY Life Online" runs a proprietary Sony OS with support for Adobe Flash widgets. The default software package includes the following applications:

• Instant Messaging support for AIM, Yahoo! and Google Talk
• Skype
• RSS and Podcast player
• Web browser with flash support
• Music, video and photo player
• Games
• Camera application
• Flash Widgets (Facebook, Youtube, Google and Shoutcast are pre-installed)

Later in this review I’ll show off each of these applications, but let’s take a look at the mylo hardware first:

Read the rest of this entry »

• 0 Comments