I decided to talk now about a product that Sony is hoping will change the way people communicate when they are on the move. Practically, Sony thinks the majority of people need no phone when they have the mylo with them as they offer a new solution: using Skype and a a WiFi adapter to connect to the internet. As hotspots become more and more spread Sony believes we won’t be needing a phone as we can substitute him with a permanent internet connection.

But they mylo isn’t just a device that allows an internet connection for using Skype, pretty much like today’s phones are not just simple gadgets that intermediate audio contacts between people. As we live in a multimedia era, the product of our interest is suited with the ability of playing both the audio and video the clips present on the 1 GB of built-in flash memory. The internet connection won’t serve just for Skype telephony, customers being able to check emails and surf the web with the included browser or even use the instant messaging clients of Yahoo!, Google or Skype.

All the above functionalities are covered by the technology inside the small 123mm (4.843in) x 63mm (2.48in) x 24.2mm (0.9528in) stylish device. A sleek 2.4″ LCD (320×240 resolution) will slide to display the full QWERTY keyboard that enables precise typing necessary for both the instant messaging and the web browsing activities. The standard of the wireless connection in WiFI 802.11b and this might be a disadvantage as numerous hotspots still use the a or g versions of the 802.11 standard. Unlike most of the mp3 players, the mylo has a buil-in speaker usable only for music playback and a built-in microphone . The provided rechargeable battery allows up to 16 hours of music playing, but if you chose to watch videos or use the internet telephony system the time will decrease to 8 hours, respectively 3.5 hours.

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