Comments on: Skype on the new Sony mylo http://www.oberle.org/blog/2006/08/10/skype-on-the-new-sony-mylo/ The Weblog of Vincent Oberle - Thoughts and opinions about technology and business Tue, 07 Sep 2010 01:24:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.11 by: M2 http://www.oberle.org/blog/2006/08/10/skype-on-the-new-sony-mylo/#comment-38445 Tue, 28 Aug 2007 20:27:15 +0000 http://www.oberle.org/blog/2006/08/10/skype-on-the-new-sony-mylo/#comment-38445 Hello Friends i lost that crazy headphone adapter that comes with the MYLO ... and now I can not get it anywhere exept for SONY PARTS at $69 + TAX + Shipping !!!!!! ridiculous ... does anyone know where can I get one of this adapters ??? thanks a lot .. M2 Hello Friends

i lost that crazy headphone adapter that comes with the MYLO … and now I can not get it anywhere exept for SONY PARTS at $69 + TAX + Shipping !!!!!! ridiculous …

does anyone know where can I get one of this adapters ???

thanks a lot ..

M2

]]> by: Alex http://www.oberle.org/blog/2006/08/10/skype-on-the-new-sony-mylo/#comment-26409 Wed, 25 Apr 2007 11:20:01 +0000 http://www.oberle.org/blog/2006/08/10/skype-on-the-new-sony-mylo/#comment-26409 Thank You Thank You

]]> by: jan http://www.oberle.org/blog/2006/08/10/skype-on-the-new-sony-mylo/#comment-22555 Wed, 14 Mar 2007 09:39:08 +0000 http://www.oberle.org/blog/2006/08/10/skype-on-the-new-sony-mylo/#comment-22555 Sony is so lame. They put Linux on PS3 to make it open as as a computer to saves taxes on export an stuff... but did they learn sth.? The Mylo actually is not that cool and needs a lot of fixing (3rd Firmware upgrade by now),no backlight and so on. But Skype for MYLO? What did you coders think? Have u heard about useability? NO! It is impossible to click a link you get in a skype message. New messages highlight a new event flag...which is senseless if you chat with 10 ppl simutaniously...you just get an indication that you got a new message...and have to use several clicks to get there. (e.g. Info or NewMessages) It would have been easy to make that flag behind the user who sent the message... Skype is just rite for Sony... two groups who havent ever heard of accessibility or useability. Sony is so lame. They put Linux on PS3 to make it open as as a computer to saves taxes on export an stuff…
but did they learn sth.? The Mylo actually is not that cool and needs a lot of fixing (3rd Firmware upgrade by now),no backlight and so on.

But Skype for MYLO? What did you coders think?
Have u heard about useability? NO!
It is impossible to click a link you get in a skype message.
New messages highlight a new event flag…which is senseless if you chat with 10 ppl simutaniously…you just get an indication that you got a new message…and have to use several clicks to get there.
(e.g. Info or NewMessages)
It would have been easy to make that flag behind the user who sent the message…

Skype is just rite for Sony…
two groups who havent ever heard of accessibility or useability.

]]> by: Vincent Oberle http://www.oberle.org/blog/2006/08/10/skype-on-the-new-sony-mylo/#comment-17323 Thu, 01 Feb 2007 19:51:38 +0000 http://www.oberle.org/blog/2006/08/10/skype-on-the-new-sony-mylo/#comment-17323 The Mylo is not an open platform, external developers cannot add applications to it, you need to talk with Sony if you want your application in it. The Mylo is not an open platform, external developers cannot add applications to it, you need to talk with Sony if you want your application in it.

]]> by: richyrich http://www.oberle.org/blog/2006/08/10/skype-on-the-new-sony-mylo/#comment-16995 Tue, 30 Jan 2007 21:00:17 +0000 http://www.oberle.org/blog/2006/08/10/skype-on-the-new-sony-mylo/#comment-16995 As you helped develop skype or the sony mylo would you be able to port other programs to the mylo? As you helped develop skype or the sony mylo would you be able to port other programs to the mylo?

]]> by: Vincent Oberle http://www.oberle.org/blog/2006/08/10/skype-on-the-new-sony-mylo/#comment-16400 Fri, 26 Jan 2007 14:07:10 +0000 http://www.oberle.org/blog/2006/08/10/skype-on-the-new-sony-mylo/#comment-16400 Yes Skype is developed in Estonia, started by a small team of estonian programmers in 2003. Now there are over 200 people working in Tallinn Estonia to develop Skype. Yes Skype is developed in Estonia, started by a small team of estonian programmers in 2003.

Now there are over 200 people working in Tallinn Estonia to develop Skype.

]]> by: Jay Barner http://www.oberle.org/blog/2006/08/10/skype-on-the-new-sony-mylo/#comment-16393 Fri, 26 Jan 2007 13:25:36 +0000 http://www.oberle.org/blog/2006/08/10/skype-on-the-new-sony-mylo/#comment-16393 Estonia is such a small country but I noticed that one of the posts is from there. Was Skype developed by an Estonian person? Was he/She a Russian-Estonian? Just curious. Estonia is such a small country but I noticed that one of the posts is from there. Was Skype developed by an Estonian person? Was he/She a Russian-Estonian? Just curious.

]]> by: Sharry http://www.oberle.org/blog/2006/08/10/skype-on-the-new-sony-mylo/#comment-16087 Wed, 24 Jan 2007 14:53:19 +0000 http://www.oberle.org/blog/2006/08/10/skype-on-the-new-sony-mylo/#comment-16087 Fore more details about the Mylo & skype on the mylo please visit www.myloforums.net Fore more details about the Mylo & skype on the mylo please visit www.myloforums.net

]]> by: Albert http://www.oberle.org/blog/2006/08/10/skype-on-the-new-sony-mylo/#comment-7218 Sun, 22 Oct 2006 15:47:07 +0000 http://www.oberle.org/blog/2006/08/10/skype-on-the-new-sony-mylo/#comment-7218 I just purchased a Sony Mylo last week in the U.S. Here is my review. Overall I'm pleased with it for my purpose though it's not a good value at $350 USD. I've never used the Nokia 770 so I cannot compare. Skype works great in both voice and chat. Yahoo Messenger also works fine. Import and playing MP3's is simple and even the onboard speaker sounds great at high volume. Importing photos onto the Mylo is also simple. The screen is small but clear and bright as long as you are inside. In the sun it's nearly impossible to see and difficult even in shaded areas outside. It has 1GB onboard flash memory but it will take a 4GB Sony memory card though that is quite expensive (~$160 USD) and makes the Mylo a really poor value. The WI-FI capability works fine and easily finds HotSpots. In the U.S. HotSpots usually require payment and free ones are not easily found. I wouldn't buy the Mylo if I planned to use it in the U.S. primarily. I bought it for use while travelling and in Estonia where there is better public WI-FI access. I also like that the Mylo charges itself via the USB cable while connected to another computer. Neat feature that allows you to not need a 110/220 voltage converter when travelling. Biggest disappointment was the video feature. The manual states that you need Sony's Image Converter 2 (not included) in order to load videos to the Mylo. The Sony website says that the software is no longer available. I contact ed a Sony representative via live chat and was told Sony no longer offers the software and I would have to find some third party software for this. I find it unacceptable that they would no longer support the video function on a newly released device. So much for watching movies on the plane :-( Other negatives would be the keys do not light up at night so forget typing in the dark. Also you can not plug headphones directly into the Mylo. Sony uses some bizarre jack that requires a Sony headphone adapter which is something extra to carry around. To use Skype you also must use headphones as the device will not use the onboard speaker with Skype. There is a built in microphone on the Mylo. The Mylo is neat device if you can justify the price vs. features. It suits my purpose but I doubt this will be a success for Sony. I just purchased a Sony Mylo last week in the U.S. Here is my review. Overall I’m pleased with it for my purpose though it’s not a good value at $350 USD. I’ve never used the Nokia 770 so I cannot compare.

Skype works great in both voice and chat. Yahoo Messenger also works fine. Import and playing MP3’s is simple and even the onboard speaker sounds great at high volume. Importing photos onto the Mylo is also simple. The screen is small but clear and bright as long as you are inside. In the sun it’s nearly impossible to see and difficult even in shaded areas outside.

It has 1GB onboard flash memory but it will take a 4GB Sony memory card though that is quite expensive (~$160 USD) and makes the Mylo a really poor value.

The WI-FI capability works fine and easily finds HotSpots. In the U.S. HotSpots usually require payment and free ones are not easily found. I wouldn’t buy the Mylo if I planned to use it in the U.S. primarily. I bought it for use while travelling and in Estonia where there is better public WI-FI access.

I also like that the Mylo charges itself via the USB cable while connected to another computer. Neat feature that allows you to not need a 110/220 voltage converter when travelling.

Biggest disappointment was the video feature. The manual states that you need Sony’s Image Converter 2 (not included) in order to load videos to the Mylo. The Sony website says that the software is no longer available. I contact ed a Sony representative via live chat and was told Sony no longer offers the software and I would have to find some third party software for this. I find it unacceptable that they would no longer support the video function on a newly released device. So much for watching movies on the plane :-(

Other negatives would be the keys do not light up at night so forget typing in the dark. Also you can not plug headphones directly into the Mylo. Sony uses some bizarre jack that requires a Sony headphone adapter which is something extra to carry around.

To use Skype you also must use headphones as the device will not use the onboard speaker with Skype. There is a built in microphone on the Mylo.

The Mylo is neat device if you can justify the price vs. features. It suits my purpose but I doubt this will be a success for Sony.

]]> by: Vincent Oberle http://www.oberle.org/blog/2006/08/10/skype-on-the-new-sony-mylo/#comment-4304 Mon, 14 Aug 2006 10:40:13 +0000 http://www.oberle.org/blog/2006/08/10/skype-on-the-new-sony-mylo/#comment-4304 Jan, the Mylo is not an open platform like the Nokia 770. There is no SDK, 3rd parties won't be able to add applications. So no open-source community for the Mylo. Yes it's running Linux, I don't think I can say which distribution :) Jan, the Mylo is not an open platform like the Nokia 770. There is no SDK, 3rd parties won’t be able to add applications. So no open-source community for the Mylo.

Yes it’s running Linux, I don’t think I can say which distribution :)

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