SONY MYLO
Instant Messaging. Web Browsing. Music. Pictures. Videos. Imagine all the fun things you do on your PC, concentrated in the palm of your hand. Introducing the mylo personal communicator.
It connects to open 802.11b WiFi networks anywhere in the world1. So you can get away from your desk and roam your wireless network. Or step out to a coffee shop while staying in touch with your friends. Or move around your campus from the dorm to library.
The mylo communicator is about fun, convenience and near-instant gratification wherever theres WiFi access. IM is easy because of the built in QWERTY keyboard. There are no monthly service fees.
So you can chat, talk and share with your friends nonstop. And the mylo communicator is made to multitask. You can play your tunes while you IM, email or browse the web! The mylo name stands for My Life Online™. And Sony puts it right under your thumbs.
Whats Up Screen
The unique Whats Up screen is an at-a-glance overview of your choice of friends, showing whos available for IM or voice calling. The Whats Up screen also displays what music is currently being played.
Instant Messaging
Reach friends on three of the fastest-growing instant messaging services: Yahoo!, Google and Skype. Use the Info button to switch among multiple IM conversations.
Send and receive email with many of the most popular web mail clients: Yahoo! Mail®, GMail™ and more. The slide-out QWERTY keyboard means you can type without the hassle of the repeated key-presses youd need on the number keypad of the typical mobile device.
Web Browsing
The mylo communicator allows you to browse virtually any HTML website allowing you to scroll horizontally and vertically through the page, fit to the QVGA width of the communicator screen or you can zoom in to display Web pages at full resolution or zoom out to fit pages to the width of the screen (50%-150%). Mylo communicator’s Web browser is HTML not WAP like the browsers found on many portable devices.
Internet Voice Calls
Skype lets you enjoy free Internet phone calls to and from any Skype-enabled device, anywhere in the world! Or SkypeOut to any phone number for a nominal fee.
Music
The mylo communicator plays back MP3, ATRAC or WMA (secured and unsecured) audio formats. Play music you’ve purchased from many online music stores. Perfect for multi-tasking, you can listen to music while you IM or surf the Web. With Sonys Ad Hoc communication mode, you can share your play lists and stream songs directly between two mylo units-one at a time.
Video
Enjoy MPEG-4 personal videos on the color screen. Transfer files to the Memory Stick Duo™ media card (optional) or by Sonys Image Converter 2 software (optional).
Long Battery Life
Mylo communicator’s Lithium-ion battery life offers up to 3.5 hours of talk time in Internet calling, up to 7 hours Web browsing and up to 45 hours of Music Playback1.
Pictures
Download and view hundreds of JPEG pictures from the Internet or from your digital camera. Transfer pictures using the supplied mylo Image Transfer software, by dragging and dropping or via an optional Memory Stick Duo™ media card.
Hotspot Locator
There are millions of WiFi hotspots including over 15 million American homes, almost every university campus, plus shopping malls, coffee shops, fast food restaurants, hotels, airports and border-to-border coverage in a growing number of U.S. cities.
Enter your current location and the mylo communicator will direct you to the nearest of over 20,000 free and pay public hotspots in the U.S.
Pictures
From: Transfer pictures using the supplied mylo Image Transfer software, by dragging and dropping or via an optional Memory Stick Duo™ media card. To: Transfer pictures using the supplied mylo Image Transfer software, by dragging and dropping or view from an optional Memory Stick Duo™ media card.
Features:
Hardware
Wireless LAN: IEEE802.11b WiFi
LCD: 2.4" QVGA (320 x 240 pixels)*2
Processor: ARM 9
Keyboard: QWERTY
Memory: 1GB Flash Memory3
Memory Stick® Media Slot: Memory Stick PRO Duo™ Expansion Slot
Battery: Removable Lithium-Ion Rechargeable Battery 3.7V 1200mAh
Estimated Battery Life: Talk Time with Internet Calling: up to 3.5 hours, Video Playback: up to 8 hours
Music Playback: up to 45 hours
Security: WEP, WPA-PSK (TKIP)
Speakers: Built-In (for music playback purpose only - not speakerphone)
Microphone: Built-In
Output(s): headset: 10pin flat jack (16 ohms)
Headphone Type: Headphones, Microphone/Stereo Mini Connector
Video
Format: MPEG4/AAC (QVGA 30 fps, 384/768 kbps)
Audio
Format: MP3, ATRAC® and WMA
Power
AC Power: Adaptor DC IN 6V
Operating Conditions
Operating Temperature: 5 to 35°C(41 to 95°F)
Weights and Measurements
Packaging: Main Unit: H 24.2mm (0.9528in) x W 123mm (4.843in) x D 63mm (2.48in)
Weight 0.1293 kg (0.2851 lb)
Packaging: Carton: H 103mm (4.055in) x W 156mm (6.142in) x D 156mm (6.142in)
Weight 0.541kg (1.193 lb)
Packaging: Master Carton (5 cartons included): H 186mm (7.323in) x W 169mm (6.654in) x D 536mm (21.1in)
Weight 3.050kg (6.724 lb)
General
Case Type: Neoprene Slipcase
Software
Supplied Software: mylo™ Utility
Supplied Software: SonicStage®
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I donno though, I've found that the more gadgets and gizmos that come out onto the market apparently making life simpler by bundling a bunch of features into one palm sized electronic masterpiece, the less spare time I seem to accumulate.