Check out the video below that Jeff Pulver pointed me to. Talk-Now might just be one of the most helpful applications to come out of the Voice 2.0 era. Kudos to Alec Saunders and the Iotum crew. Now If I could only have my Blackberry back….
If you are a Blackberry user and interested in checking out Talk-Now, Click Here.
Unlike many smartphones that come with WiFi/GSM capabilities, the HP iPAQ 500 will not require a thrid party client, like Skype, to make thrid party calls. The HP iPAQ Voice messenger’s SIP based client is built into the iPAQ 500 Windows Mobile 6.0 software, and is set to work with any SIP based IP PBX. This is smartphone is taking the next step in dual mode integration and it will be exciting to see how well the iPAQ’s SIP client interops with coroporate IP PBX systems.
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At only 7.5×36.5x123mm, the Apiotek VP-0002 VoIP phone is world slimest VoIP phone. Offering a stylish metal design and compatible with Skype (and other soft clients like Gizmo Project, GoogleTalk, and Yahoo!), this usb phone looks to break into the ultra-competitive usb phone marketplace by catering to those looking for a “less-clunky” alternative.
The Apiotek Skyphone weights just 69 grams, and with only display LED’s (what did you want a clor screen?), this usb phone is extremly basic. With a price of $39.99, it is worth the purchase, if for no other reason then to own the world’s slimest VoIP phone!
Originally posted at The VoIP Insiders.
I have seen a few of these home docking stations previously, but according to Information Week Ericsson has launched a personal cellular base station that allows users to “dock” their cellular phone when the arrive home allowing for the ability to use their cellular data plan to surf the web and make plain old voip calls.
Called the Femto Cell Solution, the cellular base station is a cellular access point that also acts like a Wi-Fi router in the home.
Even though VoIP hardware is boring, hardware like this could pose a real threat to mobile VoIP ambitions. Why? Cellular providers already have a huge install base. With increasing cellular data speeds and a lack of innovation by plain old VoIP service providers, why would a user want to move over to WiFi, when they can get VoIP over cellular, cellular calls, and internet access? Maybe VoIP hardware isn’t exciting, but this device should certainly wake some people up.
Debuting at CeBIT 2007 in Hanover, Germany, the Snom 370 is the latest in the IP Phone line-up from Snom. The Snom 370 features a large graphical, high-definition display and the offers and extenede presentation of call lists, address books, and caller information. The Snom 370 also features a mini-browser, allowing users to gain direct access to their own XML based applications via the display screen. Users of the Snom 370 can also customize the design of the display and also view news tickers and other information as well as access central or public phone directories.
The Snom 370 has it all. With the Snom 370, it looks like a hardware vendor has finally packaged together everything that many business class customers have be asking for in one unit.The Snom 370 has an MSRP of $369.99 USD, which will be a challenge in the market as the trend is towards IP Phones with increased features and functionality, with an ever decreasing price. Even still if you are looking for a phone with all of the bells and whistles and you can’t afford a Cisco, the 370 is the choice. The Snom 370 is not yet available, but is set to resellers like VoIP Supply this April.
Grandstream Networks has released their newest analog telephone adaptor, the Grandstream HandyTone 502. The Grandstream HT-502 is cobines a stylish new design and a significant increase in data router performance over the Grandstream GS-496. A sip based adaptor, the Grandstream HandyTone HT-502 features 2 FXS ports, dual 10M/100Mbps Ethernet ports with integrated high performance NAT router, port status and message waiting LED and a base stand for vertical positioning. It supports UPnP, SIP over TCP/TLS, up to 2 SIP account profiles and rich call features.
This is the first in the line of HandyTone telephone adaptor to receive a face lift, that by all accounts, will resinate with service providers and end users alike. At a street price of $79.99, it is a solid buy and is certainly on-par with the offerings from Linksys. The Grandstream HandyTone 502 is currently available and shipping through Grandstream channel partners nationwide.
For more information on the Grandstream HT-502 visit The VoIP Insiders.
The TRENDnet TVP-SP4BK is the latest in an emerging sector of conferencing solutions for soft client (especially Skype) users. The TRENDnet TVP-SP4BK ClearSky Bluetooth Conference Phone features advanced echo cancellation technology and superior noise suppression design provides a business quality conferencing experience. This Bluetooth Class I device can easily hold conference calls wirelessly up to 100 meters away (not sure why you would want to be that far away…).
The LCD display and control panel makes the TRENDnet ClearSky stand above many of it’s peers, especially my favorite conferencing phone the IP EVO Xing. The TRENDnet has a retail price of $160, and can be found “on the streets” at $144.99. At this price, it is an outstanding value, especially because of the range of the device (which crushes some of the wireless phones out there). Overall if you are looking for a conferencing unit to use with Skye, GoogleTalk, or Gizmo Project, I would highly recommend the TRENDnet TVP-SP4BK ClearSky Bluetooth VoIP conference phone.
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