Category: Sony
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Sony’s promising Mylo gets a poor review
I was intrigued by Sony’s announcement of a $350 mini portable device, Mylo, that could browse the web and play multimedia files. But the first review is in, by Tim Onosko, on Dave Farber’s Interesting People list and couldn’t be more negative: “Mylo, in my opinion, is a classic case of overpromising and underdelivering. It…
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Down goes Palm, yet another notch on Gates’ belt
(Updated 9/28) The depressing news that a once innovative and leading software company has been vanquished by Microsoft is hardly surprising. Palm, now called PalmSource, revolutionized the “personal digital assistant” by shedding features and focusing on simplicity and a good user experience. Now it lives to see the day that its own hardware unit, called…
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Someday my phone will come…
In the continuing saga of my seeking a new Sony Ericsson S710a cell phone that doesn’t cost $900, I discovered that Amazon.com is, or maybe is, selling the phone for just $420 and offering a $150 rebate making the final price just $270. That is an amount that could be in the budget. But —…
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Now everyone will want one
Engadget got their hands on the about-to-be-released Sony Ericsson S710a that I’m lustin’ for and, no surprise, they love it: “The screen, by the way, is a huge, bright QVGA affair that make all the other screens jealous. They will hide in shame and envy.” ” The phone is metal, not plastic, which gives it…
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How much is that phone(y) in the window?
I’ve said in print that I’m lusting for the new Sony Ericsson S710a mobile phone, but wow, $900? Ouch. I guess I’ll be lusting for a while longer.