In what will surely rile up the PSP fanbase, Sony recently unveiled its next communications and media portable – the mylo, which borrows its media and design features from the PSP. But unlike the PSP, it does not play video games or UMDs. Instead, Sony has included several features PSP gamers have been begging for since the PSP's launch, like a keyboard and built-in flash memory.
The mylo, which stands for "My Life Online," features a slide-up 2.4-inch screen, WiFi, 1GB of flash memory, VoIP capabilities via Skype, instant messaging, web access, media playback capabilities and a Memory Stick slot. It can be all yours next month for the hefty price of $350.
You may ask yourself why Sony didn't just include these features in a redesigned PSP, and quite frankly, I don't know why either. With Nintendo trouncing the PSP in Japan, I believe it would have been a great move to combat the DS Lite. Sigh.
[Via Eurogamer]
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8-08-2006 @ 10:21AM
Sgadowcast said...
Am I the only on that thinks these look like the PSP's inbreed cousin?
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8-08-2006 @ 11:55AM
Shadowcast said...
Am I the only one who thinks this looks like the PSP's inbred cousin?
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8-08-2006 @ 11:58AM
Dan said...
The real question is - will they allow homebrew on this thing? I can sort of understand why they don't want it on the PSP since they subsidize the cost of the hardware by selling games. The mylo does not play games and is $150 more than the PSP. If this thing supports homebrew (even embraces it) it will rock.
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8-08-2006 @ 1:54PM
Andrew Yoon said...
Argh, Chris! Check the CMS to see if any articles are pending publish! Yarg, matey!
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8-08-2006 @ 4:06PM
Chris Powell said...
Sorry, Andrew. When I was writing it, there wasn't anything pending. My apologies, though.
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8-08-2006 @ 4:32PM
Rashad said...
this looks like a cell phone that doesn't stay connected. waste of money in my eyes. (so far)
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8-09-2006 @ 1:48PM
centrafuge said...
wtf... i buy your system and games and this is how you repay me? all this time ive had your back defending you and shit, singing your praises telling everyone to be patient and all this time youve been going behind my back with another system, you know what... F*@$ YOU SONY!!!
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8-10-2006 @ 7:01PM
WHAT THE HELL!!!!!! said...
Continue the frikin PSP! "We will continue supporting the PSP for up to 10 years as we do with all our systems." Kazuo "Kaz" Hirai.
THIS IS TOTAL @&^*
ALSO, I THOUGHT SONY WAS ADDING VOIP ON A PSP UPDATE!!!!
SCREW YOU SONY, IM STICKING WITH THE PSP AS A MEDIA PLAYER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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8-10-2006 @ 8:10PM
pixelator said...
OK, it pisses me off that they include a slideout keyboard with none planned for the current PSP, but remember:
1). This Mylo has a 2.4" screen - that's tiny compared to the PSP's 4.3".
2). This is a SKYPE WIFI PHONE. It's not a game machine, it doesn't have the PSP hardware to be even in the same league. In fact, this device only owes some of its aesthetics to the PSP - otherwise, it's a completely different animal.
3). Multimedia wise, it's really pretty much the same, MP4, ATRAC, WMA, MP3, etc.
4). 1GB of Flash basically is nothing to be concerned about, although the PSP2 is rumored to have 4GB.
...This is something they're aiming at the IPOD NANO with. It's tiny and wireless for chatting. Does it mean Sony won't do a keyboard for the PSP so it doesn't compete? Or decide against a PSP2 slideout keyboard? I hope not - although that would explain why they shitcanned the 3Logic keyboard. If Sony doesn't have a keyboard accessory or a slider-equipped PSP2 by next year, I'll be joining in the Sony bashing melee.
Basically, unless this thing is dirt cheap, I don't see it going anywhere - especially against the iPOD line. The upside is, if Sony IS witholding a keyboard from the PSP because of the Mylo, the latter's quick death might see that restriction lifted, eventually. ;)
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10-17-2006 @ 3:50AM
Shite storm said...
this thing doesnt even play the games what the hell is sony thinking.
im wondering if they expect it to work with the psp rather then against.
ok actually i really want to buy one to break it and somehow hook the keyboard on to my psp
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