NETGEAR SPH200D Dual-Mode Cordless Phone with Skype

NETGEAR announced the launch of the company’s first dual-mode DECT cordless phone to support both landline phone calls and Skype Internet calls.
The NETGEAR Dual-Mode Cordless Phone with Skype (SPH200D) includes a handset and a base station which simultaneously connects to a user’s home network router and phone line wall jack enabling users to place and receive both traditional phone calls and Skype Internet calls from a single cordless handset without the need to be connected to a computer... more

NETGEAR SPH200D

iPhone is defining a new consumer category

iPhone is defining a new consumer category

Sitting here in the Bloghaus with a few Nokia bloggers. They are slamming the iPhone. Can't expand memory. Can't update battery. Closed software environment. Two years of "selling your soul to Cingular." Glass keyboard sans tactile feedback. Scoble says iPhone OSX is as much OSX as WinMobile is Vista. Scoble also points out that it's vaporware, and a lot can change between slideware and the reality of manufacturing.
I'm sure they are all correct.
And it doesn't matter.
The iPhone will overcome these limitations.
Think of it as a statement of intent: Apple is ... more
by Phil Wolff on January 9, 2007 Skype Journal

Apple with iPod and iPhone is today but…
Some years ago people were asking: what is Voip?
VoIP can turn a standard Internet connection into a way to place free phone calls. The practical upshot of this is that by using some of the free VoIP software that is available to make Internet phone calls, you are bypassing the phone company (and its charges) entirely.
In 2005 people start asking: what is Skype™?
Skype™ is a little piece of software that lets you make free calls to anyone else on Skype™, anywhere in the ... more
by Oscorp 16/01 2007

New Skype Desktop Internet Phones Enable Internet Calling Without a PC

Skype is setting Internet conversations free at the 2007 International Consumer Electronics

Show with the debut of the first available Skype desktop Internet phones, bringing more flexibility in how users place Skype Internet calls at home or at work.
The two new desktop Internet phones announced are IPEVO’s Solo.1 and TOPCOM’s Webt@lker 5000 with Skype... more

Skype Replaces Free SkypeOut Calls With Flat Rate

Skype Replaces Free SkypeOut Calls With Flat Rate
12.13.2006
By Bryan Gardiner
On Wednesday, Skype announced it will be offering U.S. and Canadian customers a new unlimited calling plan at a flat rate of $29.95 per year, or, for those who decide to subscribe before January 31, 2007, $14.95.
The Skype Unlimited Calling plan will let users make 12 months of unlimited SkypeOut calls to any phone in Canada or the U.S. and, according to the company, is the first time that Skype is making an annual calling plan available anywhere in the world.
Wednesday's announcement comes on the heels ... more

Skype says time is not ripe for cell phone version

Skype says time is not ripe for cell phone version

LAS VEGAS--eBay's Skype believes the cell phone world is not ready for a version of its Internet telephone service that can be downloaded on any mobile phone, because of high carrier charges, the company's hardware and software business development chief said on Wednesday.
Skype uses a broadband Internet connection to place a voice call, cutting out the telephony network for which telecoms operators charge by the minute. Skype calls to other broadband-connected Skype users are free, and Skype calls to normal phones are inexpensive.
If a cell phone customer had an inexpensive data connection, then using Skype to make long distance calls, especially more