Sony to sell Milo
Sony to launch wireless broadband gadget in US
TOKYO (AFP) August 8, 2006 - Sony has said it will market in the United States a first-of-a-kind wireless broadband device allowing users to exchange online voice and text messages, browse the Internet and listen to music. The palm-size personal communicator, named mylo and aimed largely at university students, is capable of operating in Wi-Fi networks in public spaces or at home, the Japanese electronics giant said.
The mylo — standing for “my life online” — will be sold in September for about 350 dollars in the US marke…more...
Sony is going to sell Milo drinks, hee, hee. Actually, Sony has been flogging Mylo since 2001 as a pricey service but now they are claiming to be making the system open. In theory, I would be first in line to buy this device. But given Sony’s history as the maker of worst-in-the-world computer software full of DRM viruses…maybe I would wait until after Christmas to see how users are “enjoying” their Mylo experience.
UPDATE: For a more informative report, read The Register: Sony touts handheld Skype, Wi-Fi communicator.
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August 9th, 2006 at 11:01 pm
More info….
Sony: Meet Mylo
Wi-Fi handheld device works with Google Talk, Skype, and Yahoo Messenger.
redherring.com, August 8, 2006
…Sony, the Tokyo-based electronics giant wants to open up some new turf in the field with an attractively designed product that can save users, especially young people, money on their phone bills.
Mylo is designed to let users browse the web, listen to music, exchange email and instant messages, and view photos. It works with Wi-Fi hot spots and could save people a lot of money on phone calls, especially those without cell phones who are comfortable using Skype.
“It’s ideal for people who want to stay connected to their online friends and family, but not be weighed down by a PC or buffeted by charges for IM and texting on cell phones,” John Kodera, director of product marketing for personal communications at Sony Electronics, said …more...
August 11th, 2006 at 9:38 am
My friend “Kuang_Grade]” just wrote:
The point of the Mylo is that has free Skype and an Opera browser for people who want a free cellphone/texting and hang out in a free WiFi cloud on campus or Starbucks. The PSP is not Skype phone and its stylus input in the browser sucks.
As much as I hate the evil assmonkeys at Sony, I’d buy a Mylo but that small screen is stopping me—I wish the whole Mylo device was twice the size (but not the weight).
Can the Mylo be used with PSP games? I don’t see any mention of it anywhere.