In January, two of my best friends are traveling to Europe. One friend is backpacking around the continent with no specific plans, and the other is studying as a foreign exchange student in Wales. Both friends have gigantic powerhouse laptops. What is the end-all gadget for people who won’t want to carry around their laptops, but need portable communication with friends overseas? A cell phone? No, too expensive. A Mylo!
Okay, at $350, the Mylo isn’t cheap, but it offers some very unique features:
- Skype, Google Talk, and Yahoo Messenger
- Opera web browser
- 320×240 2.4″ screen
- 802.11b Connection
- Slide-out Querty Keyboard
- fText Editor
- Support for Atrac3, WMA, and MP3
- Support for JPEG images and MPEG4 video playback
Thoughts: the Skype connectivity almost makes this a viable phone replacement, and the ability to avoid lugging around a laptop all the time seems like a great idea. I do think a built-in camera would be nice, though, as well as more storage.
Learning Center [Sony]
where is it sold at?
Europe?
USA?