Sony Mylo 2 Details CES 2008

Sony Mylo 2 looks like a cross between the PSP and a HTC-style QWERTY sliderphone. The display is now a 4.5-inch 800 x 480 touchscreen, it has 1GB of internal memory and a 1.3-megapixel camera. The coloured LEDs to indicate different events are still there, but now there’s Flash Lite 3 for online video (such as YouTube and Google Video), a Netfront-based browser, IM client (supporting AIM, Gtalk and Yahoo! IM), Skype, podcast client and RSS aggregator.

Sony have also jumped on the widget bandwagon, with the mylo 2 compatible with web gadgets from Facebook, Google and more. As for media, it’ll play back WMA/PlaysForSure DRM, MP3, AAC, ATRAC and MPEG-4 files.

Sony Mylo 2 Features:
+ 800x480 touch display
+ USB : Computer Sync
+ supports MP3, AAC, WMA and ATRAC.
+ VoIP
+ up to 1728x1152 pixel photo viewer can support
+ 1.3 Megapixel camera
+ Video Replay : Mpeg4, 320x240, 29.97FPS, AAC audio 48Khz, Stereo.
+ QWERTY keyboard : Back-lit Keyboard
+ Homepage ; "Mylo" button in the (vertical) middle-right of the screen brings the user to a "home page" that looks like Netvibes or iGoogle.
+ WiFi G (54 Mbps) Networks Connectivity.
+ WiFi LAN
+ WiFi AdHoc ; Peer-to-peer (P2P) with other Mylo 2
+ Mylo 2 uses a 3.7V, 1200mAh battery.
+ 1GB of built-in memory, possible to extend the storage by using a Memory Stick flash card (4GB/8GB).
+ Accessories : Charging Cradle, Color FacePlate, AC Adapter, Extra battery and charger kit, Screen Protector
+ Removable faceplate
+ File upload/download supported
+ Widgets supported
+ Intgrated RSS reader

Connectivity is either USB 2.0 (with a standard mini-USB port) or WiFi, and Sony have agreed free Wayport WiFi at participating McDonald’s until December 31st, 2010. The price of Sony Mylo 2 will be $299, it is available end of January 2008.