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Sony mylo Personal Communicator COM-1 2.4" LCD- (White)
Binding: Personal Computers
Brand: Sony
Color: White
Computer Hardware Type: Notebook Computer
Display Size: 2.4 inches
EAN: 0027242686847
Item Dimensions: 4.82.5
Label: Sony
Manufacturer: Sony
Model: COM1WHITE
Modem Description: None
MPN: MYLOW
Native Resolution: 320x240
Platform: No Operating System
Publisher: Sony
Studio: Sony
Features:- Ultra-portable, Wi-Fi-enabled personal communicator and multimedia player in white
- Access e-mail, browse the Web, and make Skype VOIP internet phone calls
- Reach friends on three instant messaging services--Yahoo!, Google, and Skype
- MP3, ATRAC, WMA (secure) audio, MPEG4 video, JPEG photo playback
- 2.4-inch LCD display (320 x 240 resolution), slide-out QWERTY keyboard, Memory Stick PRO Duo slot
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Editorial Review:
The name mylo stands for ?my life online? and the communicator lets you use instant messaging, browse the Internet, listen to music, send emails and view photos concurrently. Small enough for a pocket or purse, the slim, oblong-shaped device features a 2.4 inch color LCD (measured diagonally) with a slide out QWERTY keyboard for comfortable and quick thumb typing. The device comes embedded with popular instant messaging services: the Google Talk instant messaging service, Skype and Yahoo! Messenger. These services are free and the product does not require initial computer setup or a monthly service contract. Mylo includes JiWire's hotspot directory listing more than 20,000 WiFi networks in the United States. so you can find a hotspot near you. The mylo personal communicator boots up in seconds and can scan for available wireless networks right away. The ?What's Up? screen serves as the hub, storing up to 90 of your friends' avatars so you can quickly see who's online. You can store up to nine online identities per person which allows you to first choose who you want to chat with then easily initiate conversations using your preferred application.
The embedded HTML browser lets you quickly connect to full Web pages on the Internet. You can also send and receive text emails with web mail services like Yahoo! Mail and the Gmail web mail service. The communicator comes with Skype software built into it, allowing registered Skype users to make free Internet calls with the 113 million other Skype users worldwide. For a limited time, Skype is offering free SkypeOut calls from United States and Canada to most phone numbers in the United States or Canada. Mylo uses a lithium-ion battery that offers up to 45 hours of music playback, around seven hours of chatting and web surfing and more than three hours of continuous Skype talk time. It comes with a microphone, stereo headphones, a USB cable and a neoprene case. U
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. This model comes in white w ith an orange keyboard, but it also comes in black with a gray keyboard.
The mylo COM-1 has 1 GB of flash memory, a 2.4-inch LCD display with a 320 x 240-pixel resolution (Q VGA), slide-out QWERTY keyboard that's easy to operate, an embedded microphone and speaker, Memory S tick slot (PRO Duo) slot, and USB 2.0 port for connectivity to your PC and for charging the battery. The lithium-ion rechargeable battery provides up to 3.5 hours of Internet calling talk time, up to 7 hours web browsing, and up to 45 hours of music playback.
The What's Up screen provides an at-a-glance overview of your circle of friends, showing who's avail able for IM or Voice calling, and it displays what music is currently being played. You can easily c ontrol music playback without sliding open the keyboard using the handy music keys next to the LCD ( play/stop/rewind/forward).
Communication and Connectivity
Reach friends using three of the fastest-growing instant messaging services--Yahoo!, Google and Skyp e--and use the Info button on the mylo COM-1's face to switch among multiple IM conversations. And w ith the built-in Skype software, you can enjoy free Internet phone calls to and from any Skype-enabl ed device, anywhere in the world (or SkypeOut to any phone number for a nominal fee.
Sony has partnered with Google's GMail and Yahoo! to provide easy access to on-the-go email. The sli de-out QWERTY keyboard means you can type without the hassle of the repeated key-presses you'd need on the number keypad of a typical mobile device. The mylo COM-1 also enables you to browse virtually any Web site (via the built-in Opera browser)--allowing you to scroll horizontally and vertically t hrough the page, fit to the QVGA width of the screen, zoom in to display web pages at full resolutio n, or zoom out to fit pages to the width of the screen. Mylo communicator's Web browser renders ful l HTML--not truncated WAP pages like browsers found on many cell phones and portable internet device s.
There are millions of WiFi hotspots including over 15 million American homes, almost every universit y campus, plus shopping malls, coffee shops, fast food restaurants, hotels, airports and border-to-b order coverage in a growing number of U.S. cities. Enter your current location and the mylo COM-1 wi ll direct you to the nearest of over 20,000 free and pay public hotspots in the U.S.
Multimedia
In addition to powerful communication features, the mylo COM-1 also provides a wide variety of digit al audio, video, and photo playback. Offering compatibility with MP3, WMA (Secured and Un-Secured) a nd ATRAC formats, you'll be able to play music you've purchased from many online music stores. You'l l also be able to watch MPEG4 video transferred to an optional Memory Stick Duo or saved to the 1 GB memory after processing on your PC using the optional Image Converter 2 software. You can also down load and view hundreds of JPEG pictures from the Internet or from your digital camera. Transfer is e asy using the supplied Mylo Image Transfer software, via drag and drop from your PC desktop, or onto saved to an optional Memory Stick Duo media card.
You can also connect to other nearby mylo COM-1 devices using a device-to-device ad-hoc network, ena bling you to listen to streaming music and transfer data files wirelessly.
Note About Connectivity
The mylo Personal Communicator COM-1 requires a compatible wireless LAN access point to use the inte ractive IM, email, and Web features. It generally requires no additional monthly service charges as long as you are connected to free access points found in homes, cafes, businesses, and campuses. How ever, some access points and features may rely on Internet services which may require a fee.
What's in the Box
Sony mylo Personal Communicator COM-1 (orange), stereo headphones, external microphone, carry case, USB 2.0 cable, printed operating instructions.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - great customer service and speedy delivery!!!!
The product was delivered on time and when I had a question customer service was very very helpful. A+
Rating:  - Don't Buy Anything From Sony
I bought my son a Mylo for Christmas. It was a nice device while it worked. 3 weeks later and the screen is acting up. As I write this I am STILL on the phone after 72 minutes waiting to speak to the 5th person. Noone has any power to do anything not to mention know what to do. The level of incompetence exhibited by their personnal is beyond belief. If this is how Sony supports their products this will be the last Sony anything that makes it into this house.
Rating: - Great Little Device
This is a wonderful device for the average college student. Alright so:
pros-
1) It's got wireless internet (some people have said it may not work on college campuses due to lack of the authentication support but it does work at my campus (with that type of authentication) and I have a few friends with these devices that go to other colleges and it works well there also).
2) Its got messanging services (google talk does run AIM)
3) Its got a text program (essential for taking ... Read More
Rating: - Sony Mylo
The Sony Mylo is delightful, with great graphics and surprisingly good sound, even without headphones or external speaker. My only disappointment is that it will not play video without purchasing optional video software.
Rating:  - Cool looking, limited functionality
Good things:
Skype VOIP phone
Skype Messaging client
MP3 player
Photo Album
Bad things:
Terrible keyboard (too small, top row too close to display, space bar is not centered)
No VPN support for email
Display size is not optimized for web pages
No backlit keyboard
No games or flash support for web games
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