Tag: VoIP
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Skype Rolls Out Free Video Messaging Feature on All Platforms
Skype has unveiled a new video messaging feature that takes a page from 1986’s hit sci-fi flick 2001: A Space Odyssey. Just like David Bowman in the movie, users will now be able to send and receive video messages for free. The feature is available on all platforms, so it doesn’t matter if you’re using Skype on…
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Superbeam USB Earbuds Are Boomless Binaural Recorders
By David Ponce Let’s break that headline down a bit, shall we? The Superbeam USB earbuds from Andrea Electronics are primarily meant to be used with your computer while doing video calls. They are boomless, which means you won’t have that annoying microphone extend right in front of your mouth, making you look like a…
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Video VoIP Calling Comes To iPhone
By Gaurav Kheterpal Somewhat old news here, but you should know that Apple has removed all restrictions that prohibited making Video VoIP calls on 3G networks using the iPhone. The iPhone SDK has also been modified in order to give developers access to the Video VoIP APIs. This means you can use either iCall or…
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VOIP Over 3G Coming To iPhone
By Chris Scott Barr It would appear that the forecast in Hell is cold and snowy. AT&T announced yesterday that they have officially decided to allow VOIP applications on the iPhone which use their 3G network. Yes, you did in fact read that correctly. You’ll be able to use a service such as Skype to…
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Star Trek VoIP/Skype Communicator Lets You Avoid Those Outrageous Federation Phone Bills
By Andrew Liszewski Obviously timed to cash-in on the resurgence Star Trek will be experiencing thanks to the upcoming movie, Dream Cheeky will be releasing a USB VoIP/Skype phone that’s a perfect replica of the communicators used on the original Star Trek TV series. Due out in April, the ‘phone’ is compatible with XP, Vista…
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ShowStoppers Macworld: The Cheapest Way To Call Antarctica
By Evan Ackerman ShowStoppers Macworld, which was the only selection of exhibitors I had a chance to see since I had to get my ass out to Vegas for CES, was kinda disappointing. There were perhaps 15 exhibitors in a room which felt the size of a small closet, and most of them were selling…
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Panasonic KX-WP800 Skype Phone With FON Support
By Andrew Liszewski Panasonic recently announced their KX-WP800 Skype phone and while it will currently only be available in Japan, let’s hope it will eventually be sold in other markets too. Besides the decent sized LCD color display, the 55 hours of standby and the 4.5 hours of talk time, the KX-WP800 includes built-in support…
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Skype Travel Mouse
By Andrew Liszewski If you’re a heavy Skype user this travel mouse will slightly reduce the number of laptop accessories you have to carry while away from home. It’s a pretty basic 800dpi optical mouse, with two buttons and a scroll wheel but it’s the Skype features that set it apart. First off there’s a…
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MagicJack To Be The New Skype?
By David Ponce Well, hell, maybe not; once you’ve got Skype’s momentum, it’s hard to come into the scene and kick some ass. Still, MagicJack is a promising new VoIP service that rests its strategy on a USB dongle with a regular, analog phone jack on one end, and… well, a USB connector on the…
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Kensington Vo200 BT Internet Phone
By Andrew Liszewski Here’s another great little gadget designed to stow away in your laptop’s PCMCIA card slot. The Vo200 from Kensington is a bluetooth enabled wireless phone that lets you make calls on any of the popular VoIP services like Skype, MSN, Yahoo or Google. The phone’s mouthpiece can fold out allowing the Vo200…