I received a Sony Mylo 2 personal communicator for review. Mylo stands for "my life online", by the way.

Once you understand that it works on wifi (no bills or pricey data plans!) and it's not a cell phone (though it does work with Skype) you have a cute little Internet device.

As a bonus, Sony Mylo owners receive free Wi-Fi access at over 10,000 Wayport Hotspot locations nationwide; including over 9,000 participating Wi-Fi enabled McDonald's® Restaurants, 70 IHOP restaurants, 600 hotels, and more.

With it's backlit, full QWERTY keyboard and a beautiful 800x 480 pixel high resolution touch screen, it's a fun way to stay connected to the Internet when you're on the go.

It was easy to operate right out of the box. The first thing you need to know is the little plastic tab thingy in the packaging is the stylus, and it goes on the wrist strap. Take it from me. It's very sharp looking, it looks kind of like a PSP, and it weighs about 7 oz., so it's easy to pack in a bag or purse.

It's got lots of features such as a 1.3 megapixel camera, ability to upload and download photos, photo editing software, 1g of internal memory, a mini USB port, expandable memory via a Memory Stick Duo/PRO Duo™ and it supports instant messaging.

If you want to store your music or video, the mylo comes with headphones and it supports Windows Media DRM 10 and plays MP3, AAC, ATRAC or WMA files. Video support includes MPEG4 and MPEG4/AVC.

My oldest child is a volleyball player and I spend a lot of time at the gym. The Mylo has been handy to have around since the gym has wifi. The battery life has been good and I'm looking forward to traveling with it after the first of the year.

The Sony Mylo comes in balck and white and currently retails for around $199.