Sony said it is set to introduce its first wireless broadband communications and entertainment device, aimed at heavy users of instant messaging.
Sony’s new “mylo” personal communicator is a hybrid electronic device that competes with a range of gadgets already on the market, including the Sidekick, created by Danger, and Nokia’s 770 wireless Internet mini-tablet.
The name mylo stands for “my life online” and provides users access to online instant messaging services, HTML Web pages, e-mails, and to play music or view photos. Mylo will be available in September retail for about $350, Sony said.
Sony is borrowing the name mylo from a prior, ill-fated generation of its handheld devices the Japanese consumer electronics giant had planned to launch in the United States on Sept. 11, 2001, but subsequently canceled.
