Many of you may have read about the Mylo 2 a few weeks ago when someone else broke embargo, but we chose to take the high road and follow the rules. The purported images of the Mylo 2 were legitimate, but you could have figured it out for yourselves. It’s much larger than the first gen Mylo and while it’s features are above and beyond that of the its predecessor, one has to wonder what Sony was on to think it was a good idea to release another one.
It builds on the Mylo’s greatest feature, which I thought was Wi-Fi and expanded upon that for the Mylo 2. You still have the standard suite of IM clients including Skype so you can make VoIP calls. Well, the Mylo 2 now includes a slide out backlit QWERTY, camera, 2.5-inch touchscreen and widgets. Cool, I guess, but it’s a beast of a device. Much, much larger than the original. About three times the size.
The nice thing about the Mylo 2 is that it doesn’t require a monthly service contract, and Sony was generous enough to offer free access to participating Wayport hotspot locations in the U.S. including more than 9,000 McDonald’s locations until Dec. 31, 2010. That’s not a bad deal at all because the Web browser is much improved. With Adobe Flash Lite 3 software, the Mylo 2 can access YouTube and flash-based sites. You can also upload and download content.
The added 1.3-megapixel camera surprisingly takes good photos and there is pre-loaded photo editing software so you can resize, draw and add text to your photos, which can be uploaded to Facebook and other sites as you please. Which brings me to the addition of widgets on the communications device. It’s actually pretty cool. You have immediate access to Google search, YouTube and Facebook among other widgets that you can add. The firmware on our unit was pre-production so we didn’t have access to anything, but what came pre-loaded. Surprisingly, it wasn’t glitchy, at least not that I noticed. There is a MyContacts widget that was essentially on the original Mylo, but that was limited to just your Mylo contacts. Now it compiles all of your IM contacts to let you know who is on and ready to mingle.
In terms of storage for music and video, which it does quite nicely, there is 1GB (850MB available to use) of built-in storage and you can have up to 8GB with Memory Stick Duo. But this isn’t limited to photos, video and music. You can store flash games, downloaded content form the Internet or anything side loaded from your computer or digital camera.
The Mylo 2 supports Windows Media DRM 10 and plays MP3, AAC, ATRAC or WMA files. Video support includes MPEG4 and MPEG4/AVC. Battery life is rated at 20 hours for music playback, six hours of constant Skype talk time and seven hours of video playback. Included with the handheld is a microphone, stereo headphones, USB cable, a stylus and neoprene case. There are also accessories for the Mylo 2 like face plates ($20 per pair) and an optional charging cradle ($30).
LIke the first Mylo, I think it’s a great device in terms of features, but the I just don’t see the point of it. The PSP will soon get Skype and I’m sure the next generation PSP will have the same feature sets as the Mylo. I’m guessing Sony is trying to grab the folks that don’t play games and just want a communications device, which I guess could work, but I don’t think it will. The one thing I have a problem with is the keyboard. It sucks and it’s very confusing to use and attempt to figure out. Other than that, it’s fine for what it is and will retail for $300 later this month. Oh, and it comes in black and white.
How does this compare to something like the Nokia N800 or N810? They sound like similar devices, so a head to head run down of the specs might be useful …
I was so gonna get a MYLO until I found out about the Helio Ocean.
i have tha ocean but ima get this 2
wow, I am loving it.
the screen is 250% better resolution(800×480) than iphone or ipod touch(320×480)
amazing stuff
Ok i get it the mylo is a love or hate device but how bout the name? i know im not lovin it so how bout the Sony G.O.L.E.M? Get Online Like Easy Mac……..and there you go world cool and catchy let it spread like wild fire. USAEAM ~_0
how is the keyboard sukkish??
This looks awesome~ I think the only promblems “few” may have is that *no flas on camera *no phone(who cares, just buy one) * and wireless interenet inorder for internet to work!
With an unlimited Skype account ($70 for unlimited calling to US and Canada, with an actual number people can call… per YEAR) it has a wifi phone. Carry a prepaid for when you’re in the sticks.
And are you serious about the wireless gripe? Any wifi device needs… wifi… to work.
I love mylo i got one for free and i love it its great i can textx my friends using yahoo and i can im them to the camera does take good pictures. If you wonn look up something realy quick your mylo is there its touch screen the touch screen isnt that greater than the ipod touch but other than that its way better that the ipod touch you can do way more on the mylo thN THE IPOD TOUCH. Get a mylo you will LOVE IT
this is really an inexpenisve way to get on the internet, and use communications, the only thing that sucks is that everyone around me has security on their wireless. the only thing that’s bugg’n me is “Is it worth having for the money it is, and not being able to get wifi for a while?” if there’s any better solutions, please reply, cause I’m thinking of buying one, everyone says they’re great, but I just don’t know for sure.
I love the mylo it comes in handy I highly recomend it even if you dont have a digital camera or mp3 player you will love this its all in one and it comes with head phone plus the usb coeds so you have basically everything in one and if you update it you can also record videos its great
hello, i would like to say that the Mylo is a very nice device. it has everything you already need for the internet. If you are trying to compare it to that Nokia thing, dont, the Nokia is bigger and problaby faster. But they are too different divices for different reasons.
i say go with the Mylo.
-john
i just got the mylo 2 its a good device but it cannot pick up internet sharing from other device’s like your phone
yawp, the mylo is a good multicapable portable device. i hav one. u can play flash games, watch videos, and download any internet content with its web browser. all of this is done with wireless internet which is said 2 b faster than 3G. only thing it lacks is a sim card slot. the video records in mp4 format as well which is very niice.
Should I get this or ipod touch
As much as I am an apple fanboy, I personally am getting this. Touch has inferior resolution, and lacks several of the functions. The article doesn’t mention the fact that the Mylo has a notepad program. Sure you could get one on a touch, probably. Just um, try typing something on it ;)
hello my name is hamid and i m from Hamburg Germany i want this phone, but i dont know how? pls help!
First off, the price of the Mylo 2 dropp from 300$ to 200$. My only concern is the size of the Mylo. Is it to big to conceal? Bigger then a normal sized phone? But other then that i’m personally going to get one of these. Sure you can be like EVERYONE else and get a Ipod Touch, or you can be original and stick out and go for the Mylo.