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Sony Mylo Challenges Nokia 770
An anonymous reader writes "Tomshardware says Sony's Tiny Mylo Internet Communicator is out. "The first page of MobilityGuru's July 2006 review of Nokia's 770 WiFi powered Internet based communicator was titled "In A Class Of Its Own." One Month later the title is no longer correct. With the recent announcement of its Mylo (for My life online) personal communicator Sony joined the battle for the hearts, minds and pocketbooks of people whose major means of communication is instant messaging and Web based phone calling."" I've got a 770 on my desk right now (review forthcoming) so I'm curious to see other takes on the genre.
So does this device have the rootkit built in, or do you still need to buy Sony Music separately?
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I've been blogging about the 770 since shortly after it's release and know it pretty intimately. the Mylo has no chance as a direct competitor. The 800x480 touchscreen just isn't there on the Mylo. Neither is Bluetooth or (a hackable) USB host port. The 770 is for mobile web browsing. The Mylo is for teens and tweens who want to chat with their buddies after their mothers told them to go to bed.
Really... saying the Mylo is a competitor to the Nokia 770 is like saying a Honda Fit is a competitor to a Rolls Royce. Sure, they're both cars. Sure, it's not likely people will own both. The target markets, however, are very different.
I have a new UMPC blog, by the way. Therein is a four part head-to-head comparison of the TabletKiosk eo UMPC and the Nokia 770.
So you aren't stuck with Windows Mobile, having to pay for any good tool to use on it, or installing freeware that barely works.
The thing is, the device in question does what the Mylo does out-of-the-box without any seperate software. My view of Windows Mobile is still somewhat mixed, but the messaging, web browsing picture view and music listening have been pretty good without the hassle of getting more software.
Caviate: The iPod succeeded where others failed because it was super easy to use and super slick. If the Mylo fits this mold, it'll probably find it pretty easy to beat Windows Mobile. Windows mobile is pretty good, but definately not "slick". However, if it's kind of like the PSP (also pretty good, but not slick) then I don't see how a person could justify spending 350 clams on it.
BTW, I consider the 770 to be practically a different category. It's a nifty web device with a nice sized screen, but no keyboard. You'd never use it in place of an iPod and only for very limited messaging, but you could comfortably sit on the couch or in a coffe shop and enjoy a nice browse session. I think comparing the two is a bit of a stretch.
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Well, I don't think "no one wants" an internet tablet. I want it at least. My Palm Zire 72 and iPod both recently died. I was desperately looking to find a new device to unite the functions of my PDA, iPod, and phone anyway, so I wouldn't have to wear cargo pants or a messenger bag constantly just to carry all my electronics. The Nokia 770 is by far my "dream machine" and I'm buying one as soon as my next paycheck comes. It's $50 less than a Palm Zire equipped with WiFi, only $50 more than a video iPod, has 4 times the pixels and 4 times the internal memory of my Palm Zire, has immediate access to the 1.4Gb of mp4 videos and aac audio I already have saved online through gmail, send text messages or sms messages and talk to people for free without any kind of cell phone plan, plus the operating system isn't written by an evil monopoly.
As a graphic design student who needs the ability to draw, sketch, and show his digital artwork on the go, who would rather type than write notes for classes, who deeply distrusts cellular providers, and who has wireless internet coverage at school, work, home, and all his favorite hangout spots, I think the Nokia 770 is ideal.