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1.10.2009

Sony Mylo Com-2

This year I did in fact receive an electronic present, the Sony Mylo Com-2. The Mylo is what Sony calls a "personal communicator". At first glance most people would assume it is a cell phone. This is not the case, however. In actuality it is a media player with Wi-Fi and messenger functionality. The Mylo features Skype, allowing you to call your friends who use Skype or call ordinary phones. With this version of the Mylo, Skype features file sending, so you can send your friends pictures that you took with the Mylo's built in 1.3 megapixel camera. In addition to Skype, the device features Yahoo messenger, AOL messenger, and Google talk messenger.
One of my favorite features is the built in RSS reader. I use it to subscribe to and download podcasts from the Internet. I no longer need to connect it to a computer to get my podcasts. The Mylo now supports widgets as well. I like the Shoutcast widget for streaming music from the Internet. I also use the Gmail notifier, the Accuweather widget, and the Google search widget. The Sony Mylo website has a number of widgets and games available for download, although the number of widgets is only about 30.
The Mylo communicator has a built in web browser which supports Flash. This is quite an improvement over the com-1 Mylo which rendered most web pages in an unusable format. Browsing the web on the Com-2 is quite doable, but is somewhat slow. Using the Com-2's touch screen, you can scroll the web page by dragging up or down in a similar fassion to the iPhone. Sometimes this motion can yield undesired results, such as highlighting everything on the page, or clicking on random links.
I am quite satisfied with the Sony Mylo Com-2 as an all around internet device and as a media player. Though I do like the Mylo, it is not without fault. I had to rebox the device, and I am in the process of getting a replacement unit from Sony. The unit I received had a pixel stuck in white on the display. This is not a huge deal, but it was annoying when watching video with black scenes.
I will post my unboxing video later along with more details at a later time.

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