There’s certainly no shortage of Skype phone accessories and adding to the long and lustrous list is the Skype Travel Mouse.  Yup, it doubles as a VoIP phone and you can peep whose calling via the built-in LCD screen before you pickup.  To make a call just slide out the keypad, dial and press the mouse to your face or use the speaker phone function.  In case you’re wondering it has an 800 dpi optical sensor and appears to be Windows only compatible.  Yours for $34.69.

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It wasn’t too long ago that iPevo launched their latest Skype handset, the SO-10W.   I managed to get my hands on one and give it a once over.  It’s a straight forward Skype only phone that enables you to make and receive both Skype and Skype Out calls.  It features a 2-inch LCD and a set of relatively large buttons to navigate the exact same menus found in the Skype PC application.

The iPevo SO-10W can be connected to your network via Ethernet or WiFi.  WiFi is not built directly to the phone, so iPevo has included a small, but somewhat cumbersome wireless dongle.  The wireless dongle plugs into the handset via USB and draws its power from the phone, which is powered by an AC plug.  Setting up the wireless dongle proved to be the most challenging aspect of the device.  First, you’ll need to plug the dongle into the handset to be able access the appropriate menus. Simple enough, but that’s where the simplicity ends.  Since the iPevo lacks a QWERTY keyboard, punching in any security information can be a timely process.  Fortunately, you’ll only need to do it once since the phone will remember it.  After entering in all the necessary network info I found myself tapping my foot.  In other words, the SO-10W isn’t exactly expeditious when it comes to connecting to a wireless network.  In fact, the SO-10W seem to take minutes, not seconds as one would expect, to join the network. Furthermore, it actually took me a few attempts to join my home’s network before the SO-10W would accept it.  Fortunately, everything following that was as simple as logging into my Skype account and dialing as normal.

The phone features 3 speed dials buttons, a speakerphone and the usual set of buttons and features you’d expect to find on a corded phone of this type. As previously mentioned it includes a 2-inch LCD that is very bright and easy to read – no complaints there.  The handset is derived from previous iPevo VoIP devices and is actually a bit too light weight for my liking – something with some more heft would have been preferred – and is a tad on the slim side for pressing your ear to your shoulder.  Nonetheless, these are all subjective observations and some my appreciate the iPevo’s sleek minimalist design.

Unlike some other VoIP handsets I’ve used, the iPevo’s buttons are very responsive (the center green button was a little wobbley, though) and I experienced no delays when accessing the phone’s Skype menus or contact list.  And they’ve done the uncoordinated a favor and made the answer and end call buttons large and unmissable.

The speaker phone on the iPevo SO-10W is very loud and crisp, although this resulted in callers complaining that they could hear themselves.  The handset on the other hand is a bit too loud and even at the lowest volume was slightly ear blistering, but nothing one couldn’t tolerate although it would have been nice to have the option of less volume.

During my few weeks of use I’ve only had the phone freeze on me once, which required me to unplug its power.  Unfortunately, and surprisingly, I had to manual locate my home’s network and select it in order to get back online – I would have expected it to rejoin the network automatically.

The SO-10W is a nice little corded Skype only phone .  I vastly enjoyed its ease of use with the exception of setting up the wireless connection, and would have much preferred WiFi built-in since the dongle just takes up more counter space.  Given its lack of feature set and simplicity the iPevo is probably best suited for the old school (e.g. my Mom) looking to go new school.

Pros:

• Bright and easy to read screen
• Large and responsive buttons
• Loud speakerphone with quality sound

Cons:

• Wireless isn’t the device’s fortey
• Handset volume too loud
• No camera for video confrerencing

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Out with the old, in with the new. Today iPevo launched their Skype friendly phone.  It’s not exactly a revolution in communication, but since the SO-10W meshes new tech with an old form factor it might just appeal to the baby boomer crowd, such as my Mom.  It’s got built-in WiFi so no need to string an Ethernet cord across the kitchen and although there is a 2.4-inch tilting LCD screen, it lacks a camera for video chats.  It’s yours for $169.99.

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Skype for the iPhone hit the App store last week and it has become a massive success with over 1 million downloads since its launch.  As expected, the Skype service, which traditionally makes calls over a data connection from a computer, has been restricted on the iPhone so that consumers can’t make VoIP calls over AT&T’s 3G network.  Clearly, from a business logic this makes sense since consumers pay a monthly data fee with their iPhone service and if allowed could make unlimited calls with no restrictions on minutes, which in turn would heavily tax the carrier and contradict their business model.

But would it really?  At this point carriers, at least from my understanding make most of their money off data plans and text messages, with the latter being a God send since each message requires so little data usage it’s practically free for them to transmit and that means massive profits.  But one consumer group, Free Press, isn’t happy about the current Skype calling restriction on the iPhone and has requested that the Federal Communications Commission to investigate if Apple and AT&T are contradicting federal guidelines by preventing VoIP application from accessing the carrier’s 3G network.  Until an answer has been provided Skype iPhone users will be restricted to making calls over WiFi, which is free to all AT&T iPhone customers for free at hundred of Starbucks locations.

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Without a moment of hesitation and as promised, Skype released their iPhone app to the iTunes store at 12am EST March 30th, 2009.  As mentioned yesterday, this version, 1.01, includes Skype-to-Skype and VoIP calls, and instant messaging.  It’s free to download.  Enjoy!

Update: I rang my girlfriend.  Her first response: ‘I’m echoing’.  But within a few seconds the app, or Skype seemed to remedy itself and the audio was cell phone quality.  I attempted one other call and couldn’t connect, but didn’t reattempt.

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‘Take a deep breath’ because Skype, which has long existed on computers and via other iPhone apps, will officially launch its iPhone app tomorrow.  Skype users will be able to make VoIP calls over WiFi only, while cellular Skype calls will be reserved to earlier iPhone apps and hacks.  To keep things clean and neat the Skype iPhone app will utilize your iPhone’s phonebook eliminating the need for importing and deduplicating.  IM will be available while voicemail, SMS, video conferencing and conference calling are void from the first iteration.

I’ll be testing out the app when it hits tomorrow.  When I checked out Fring’s Skype abilities I ended up with a 1 second delay during voice calls, but I’m assuming Skype has worked through those types of hiccups.

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iSkoot for Skype will be available in the Android store starting today.

Official release after the ‘leap’

iSkoot is First VoIP Application Available in the Android Market

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 22 /PRNewswire/ — iSkoot, a leading provider of
Web communication services made for mobile phones, today announced that its
mobile application, iSkoot for Skype, is launching in the Android Market,
Google’s new mobile application store. iSkoot for Skype is the first VoIP
solution available in Google’s Android Market.

iSkoot for Skype makes it easy and affordable for people to keep in
touch with friends, family and contacts with an always-on-the-go lifestyle.
iSkoot for Skype leverages the voice-optimized circuit-switched wireless
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Normal carrier voice and data charges always apply.

“We are honored to be the first mobile VoIP application available in
the Android Market because we are dedicated to bringing carrier-grade Web
communications services to mobile phones and platforms around the globe,”
said Jim Hudak, iSkoot Vice President of Business Development. “iSkoot
continues to work on delivering innovative products that give people a rich
mobile experience so that they can cut the cord from their desktop.”

Available immediately for download in Google’s Android Market, iSkoot
for Skype also runs on nearly all major mobile platforms, including J2ME,
S60v3, UIQ, Palm, Windows Mobile and BlackBerry. Android is an open and
compressive mobile operating platform developed by an alliance of leading
technology and wireless companies including Google Inc., T-Mobile, HTC,
Qualcomm, Motorola, and many others.

iSkoot has built significant momentum during the past year with the
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I”ve downloaded the app and I’m trying to login, but having trouble ’subscribing to Skype’.  It just times out, but if I punch in the wrong password I get a notification.  I’ll update once I’ve tested it out.

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