Skype support is probably the mylo's strongest feature. The unit has a built-in microphone and speaker and also comes with a headphone cable with a built-in microphone. Skype-out, which enables phone calls to normal telephone numbers, is supported and worked easily with one exception: You are required to enter the country code of the person you are calling. It would be easier to be able to set that as a default somewhere.

Browsing, listening and watching

Browsing is via the well-established Opera browser and worked well, but the size of the screen limits the functionality of the mylo as a "Web tablet." It feels about the same as browsing the Web on a cell phone; it'll do in a pinch but isn't really comfortable for more than occasional use. Downloading is not supported; I couldn't even save an image locally.

The "face buttons" and the arrow keys all tab from link to link on a Web page by default. You must hold down a function button in order to get the controls to scroll a page smoothly. A better approach would have been for the buttons to tab between links and the arrows to scroll smoothly (or vice versa).

The mylo worked well, with no surprises, as an MP3 player (WMA and ATRAC formats are also supported.) Included software allows syncing music with Windows Media Player. Another application allows you to manually move audio and images files to the device. One neat bonus feature is the ability to stream audio from another mylo within ad-hoc wireless range. You cannot transfer the files, but you can listen to tracks on a friend's unit.