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First Take

By Bonnie Cha, CNET.com

Remember a day when the most techie communication device a child could have was a walkie-talkie, or am I dating myself here? From preteens to college students, the younger generation is a growing and important segment for the consumer electronics market, as evidenced by the launch of many youth-oriented devices and services. Well, Sony wants a piece of that pie and today announced a new personal communication gadget aimed solely at 18- to 22-year-olds, called the Sony mylo. ...

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Very interesting product



Rating: 8 out of 10 (Excellent)
Pros: Has many entertainment/communication features
Cons: Opera Browser is not fully featured
Opinion:
I've had the Mylo for about 2 weeks now and wrote up a full review.

http://spicygadgetroll.blogspot.com/2006/09/sony-mylo-review-part-1.html

For the most part I'm happy with the device, it appears much smaller than the photos led me to believe. The GUI can get a tad sluggish at times depending on how many different things you are doing at once, but nothing that kills usability. The browser does a very good job making use of what space it does have on the 2.4 inch screen with the Opera Browser reformatting for webpages, but sadly it lacks flash support which was a big one for me. I won't rehash everything I said in the review here, hope you guys enjoy the in depth review.

 

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Rating: 2 out of 10 (Terrible)
Pros: Brand name Sony, good screen
Cons: only Playing machine
Opinion:
It is like a PSP + Keyboard rather than a PDA.

 

A product released a bit too early



Rating: 8 out of 10 (Excellent)
Pros: Integrated Wifi and Software
Cons: Basically useful only in hotspots
Opinion:
I think SONY is moving in the right direction in this one. However at the moment it just wont be appealing too many people, not until free wi-fi hotspots become more widespread. I beleive this is targetted at students more as most campuses offer good coverage, however this device better allow access to protected networks if that is the case. As for not including a gsm option... SONY is brave ... or fooldhardy in that aspect I think. Perhaps with a lower Price tag and more support for wireless networks this product would be a 10 in my book.

 

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