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Originally Posted by Milhouse
Totally not true for me - I use Bluetooth dial up networking to surf the web on the move all the time (eg. on the way into the office, settling arguments in the pub etc.)
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Not really sure why the Mylo lacks Bluetooth - perhaps because it's aimed at teenagers who will have access to WiFi at home and at school/college?
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You're definitely right, but that's not really relevant to the Mylo, or to an increasing number of phones with gradually improving web browsers. Opera Mobile definitely helps close that gap, of course. For you, it helps, but over time, BT for websurfing is probably going to become less relevant as phones gain higher resolution displays and better web browsers. If you have access to a HotSpot, you use the Mylo. If not, just fall back to your phone.
(Personally, I much prefer the 770 over Bluetooth to using my phone, but that's also connected to the lack of integrated offline bookmarks.)
However, if you want a depressing tidbit, think about the Mylo. It's got a 320x240 display, a slide-out keyboard, and a slot for a memory card, along with WiFi. So does the T-Mobile MDA/Cingular 8125 and the PPC-6700, and they have Bluetooth, cellular, *and* media playback capability, along with Exchange integration! Drop the WiFi, and the Treo 680 has a 320x320 display!
The Mylo is effectively a crippled smartphone. In its efforts to enter the same space as the 770, it ended up taking on the form of a smartphone with none of the bells and whistles. I somewhat understand where they were going with this, but by separating the Mylo from any overlapping devices, they missed the boat on a unique opportunity for convergence. |
