http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/17/sonys-cookin-up-a-mylo-2/ Engadget Comments for Sony's cookin' up a mylo 2 http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2009 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/17/sonys-cookin-up-a-mylo-2/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/17/sonys-cookin-up-a-mylo-2/Dec 17th 2007 12:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/17/sonys-cookin-up-a-mylo-2/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/17/sonys-cookin-up-a-mylo-2/Dec 17th 2007 12:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/17/sonys-cookin-up-a-mylo-2/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/17/sonys-cookin-up-a-mylo-2/
The mylo is the worst thing i ever own. It is a bad mp3 player, bad video player, extremely bad web browser and sound bad on skype...

Please Sony, don't put another thing like that on a market that have the PERFECT n800 and n810 for the same price]]>Dec 17th 2007 1:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/17/sonys-cookin-up-a-mylo-2/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/17/sonys-cookin-up-a-mylo-2/I work at Circuit City and I was surprised how many people were actually interested in the device we had on display, the thing is they've never heard of it]]>Dec 17th 2007 5:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/17/sonys-cookin-up-a-mylo-2/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/17/sonys-cookin-up-a-mylo-2/1. The Price
2. no AIM myself and alot of people i know uses aim
3. I kept away because I was hoping for a iPod Touch around the same price....which happened]]>Dec 17th 2007 12:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/17/sonys-cookin-up-a-mylo-2/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/17/sonys-cookin-up-a-mylo-2/
the mylo looked pretty cool but since my PSP can do all those things i didnt even bother with it ]]>Dec 17th 2007 12:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/17/sonys-cookin-up-a-mylo-2/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/17/sonys-cookin-up-a-mylo-2/Dec 17th 2007 1:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/17/sonys-cookin-up-a-mylo-2/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/17/sonys-cookin-up-a-mylo-2/]]>Dec 17th 2007 2:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/17/sonys-cookin-up-a-mylo-2/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/17/sonys-cookin-up-a-mylo-2/
theres AFKIM (aim/icq/yahoo/etc.)
and so many other programs which i dont use alot]]>Dec 17th 2007 3:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/17/sonys-cookin-up-a-mylo-2/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/17/sonys-cookin-up-a-mylo-2/
I do all of these frequently on a psp. (And these don't even require homebrew, it's just that IMing through a web portal on the psp is horrible, that's why I use a homebrew IM app.)]]>Dec 17th 2007 3:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/17/sonys-cookin-up-a-mylo-2/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/17/sonys-cookin-up-a-mylo-2/Dec 27th 2007 2:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/17/sonys-cookin-up-a-mylo-2/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/17/sonys-cookin-up-a-mylo-2/Dec 17th 2007 12:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/17/sonys-cookin-up-a-mylo-2/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/17/sonys-cookin-up-a-mylo-2/The reasons I never bought were:
1. The Price
2. 802.11b
3. Buttons were hard to press
4. The resolution

I'd consider buying the the new mylo when it comes out but I'm probably going to be leaning towards the devices on the Open Handset Alliance]]>Dec 17th 2007 5:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/17/sonys-cookin-up-a-mylo-2/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/17/sonys-cookin-up-a-mylo-2/Dec 18th 2007 3:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/17/sonys-cookin-up-a-mylo-2/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/17/sonys-cookin-up-a-mylo-2/Dec 17th 2007 1:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/17/sonys-cookin-up-a-mylo-2/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/17/sonys-cookin-up-a-mylo-2/
Unless it has AIM and Bluetooth please do not bother.

]]>Dec 17th 2007 1:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/17/sonys-cookin-up-a-mylo-2/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/17/sonys-cookin-up-a-mylo-2/
1. The price is way too high.

2. They do not have an online presence

In order for the Mylo to really work flawlessly it needs to have an ecosystem to exist in. This is actually a device that would be perfect for Microsoft to roll out to integrate into the whole Live.com suite. Blogging, IM, email, voice chat, Xbox Live and so forth. Unfortunately, Sony does not have any sort of service and we have seen in the past Sony is rather horrible with developing software and online properties (ahem…Connect Store).

The question however with a device like this is, do they tailor it to one service provider or do they try to make it work with all services? If they strike a deal with Yahoo, Microsoft, or Google for example to work with one company’s suite of tools I would imagine it would work extremely well. You are just locked into one service though. On the other hand we have seen time and time again Sony try to be a “Jack of all Trades” with its devices and they always end up being mediocre at best. The tools in a Mylo need to be built in and not be done through a web browser or something to make it work. Sadly, I also think Sony will need to really tailor the device to an entire ecosystem for it to really be useful. Make it work with ALL of Yahoo’s, or Microsoft’s or Google’s services. Just putting in support for AIM, MSN and Yahoo with chat and email won’t cut it. I would need something like full Flickr support, full Google Docs, or Fully Live.com support.
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From the drawing it looks like they'll put in a pretty decent camera too.]]>Dec 18th 2007 5:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/17/sonys-cookin-up-a-mylo-2/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/17/sonys-cookin-up-a-mylo-2/
Considering the memory is the biggest cost in the iPod Touch, how cheap would a 1 or 2GB version be? Trade the larger screen for a slider with decent keyboard, and throw in a memory card slot.

The problem is the mylo was built to scale to millions sold per month, that's why it ended up being so half-assed in many ways. Sony's old Palm PDA's were actually better for the mylo's intended tasks. I used a TG50 for years and it was a very nice unit.]]>Dec 17th 2007 2:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/17/sonys-cookin-up-a-mylo-2/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/17/sonys-cookin-up-a-mylo-2/Dec 17th 2007 2:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/17/sonys-cookin-up-a-mylo-2/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/17/sonys-cookin-up-a-mylo-2/Dec 17th 2007 3:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/17/sonys-cookin-up-a-mylo-2/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/17/sonys-cookin-up-a-mylo-2/Dec 17th 2007 4:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/17/sonys-cookin-up-a-mylo-2/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/17/sonys-cookin-up-a-mylo-2/Dec 17th 2007 6:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/17/sonys-cookin-up-a-mylo-2/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/17/sonys-cookin-up-a-mylo-2/Dec 17th 2007 6:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/17/sonys-cookin-up-a-mylo-2/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/17/sonys-cookin-up-a-mylo-2/
Unless everyone gets access to wimax I just don't see the point save for college students or people who never leave a wifi environment.]]>Dec 17th 2007 7:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/17/sonys-cookin-up-a-mylo-2/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/17/sonys-cookin-up-a-mylo-2/
I think the Mylo represented a very funky version of the "Great Gadget Convergence" that is happening now, only that it failed to take off. I'd certainly be interested to take a look at it if they get it right though. I'm not holding my breath however, since they had ample opportunity to fix the PSP slim with camera and an extra thumb stick upgrade but didn't. ]]>Dec 18th 2007 1:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/17/sonys-cookin-up-a-mylo-2/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/17/sonys-cookin-up-a-mylo-2/Dec 18th 2007 11:10PM