Sony mylo Personal Communicator COM-1 2.4" LCD (Black)

Also available in White

Features:

• Access e-mail, browse the Web, and make Skype VOIP internet phone calls
• Reach friends on three instant messaging services--Yahoo!, Google, and Skype
• MP3, ATRAC, WMA (secure) audio, MPEG4 video, JPEG photo playback
• 2.4-inch LCD display (320 x 240 resolution), slide-out QWERTY keyboard, Memory Stick PRO Duo slot

Editorial Review
Stay in touch with all your IM and e-mail contacts without having to lug around a laptop with the lightweight, wireless Sony mylo Personal Communicator COM-1, which also offers multimedia playback and VOIP Internet telephony capabilities. The mylo COM-1 enables you to use Wi-Fi (802.11b) connections found in your home, on your school campus, and at a variety hotspot locations to send e-mail, chat across multiple IM conversations, and browse the Web. While it doesn't communicate via cellular networks, you can use the built-in Skype VOIP (voice over IP) software to make phone calls over the Internet via the integrated microphone or the included external mic. This model comes in black with a gray keyboard, but it also comes in white with an orange keyboard.

The mylo COM-1 has 1 GB of flash memory, a 2.4-inch LCD display with a 320 x 240-pixel resolution (QVGA), slide-out QWERTY keyboard that's easy to operate, an embedded microphone and speaker, Memory Stick slot (PRO Duo) slot, and USB 2.0 port for connectivity to your PC and for charging the battery. The lithium-ion rechargeable battery provides up to 3.5 hours of Internet calling talk time, up to 7 hours web browsing, and up to 45 hours of music playback.

The What's Up screen provides an at-a-glance overview of your circle of friends, showing who's available for IM or Voice calling, and it displays what music is currently being played. You can easily control music playback without sliding open the keyboard using the handy music keys next to the LCD (play/stop/rewind/forward).

Communication and Connectivity
Reach friends using three of the fastest-growing instant messaging services--Yahoo!, Google and Skype--and use the Info button on the mylo COM-1's face to switch among multiple IM conversations. And with the built-in Skype software, you can 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.

Sony has partnered with Google's GMail and Yahoo! to provide easy access to on-the-go email. The slide-out QWERTY keyboard means you can type without the hassle of the repeated key-presses you'd need on the number keypad of a typical mobile device. The mylo COM-1 also enables you to browse virtually any Web site (via the built-in Opera browser)--allowing you to scroll horizontally and vertically through the page, fit to the QVGA width of the screen, zoom in to display web pages at full resolution, or zoom out to fit pages to the width of the screen. Mylo communicator's Web browser renders full HTML--not truncated WAP pages like browsers found on many cell phones and portable internet devices.

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 COM-1 will direct you to the nearest of over 20,000 free and pay public hotspots in the U.S.

Multimedia
In addition to powerful communication features, the mylo COM-1 also provides a wide variety of digital audio, video, and photo playback. Offering compatibility with MP3, WMA (Secured and Un-Secured) and ATRAC formats, you'll be able to play music you've purchased from many online music stores. You'll also be able to watch MPEG4 video transferred to an optional Memory Stick Duo or saved to the 1 GB memory after processing on your PC using the optional Image Converter 2 software. You can also download and view hundreds of JPEG pictures from the Internet or from your digital camera. Transfer is easy using the supplied Mylo Image Transfer software, via drag and drop from your PC desktop, or onto saved to an optional Memory Stick Duo media card.

You can also connect to other nearby mylo COM-1 devices using a device-to-device ad-hoc network, enabling you to listen to streaming music and transfer data files wirelessly.

Note About Connectivity
The mylo Personal Communicator COM-1 requires a compatible wireless LAN access point to use the interactive IM, email, and Web features. It generally requires no additional monthly service charges as long as you are connected to free access points found in homes, cafes, businesses, and campuses. However, some access points and features may rely on Internet services which may require a fee.

What's in the Box
Sony mylo Personal Communicator COM-1 (black), stereo headphones, external microphone, carry case, USB 2.0 cable, printed operating instructions