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Netgear Skype Phone

Yes, we've all seen the Netgear Skype phone.

http://www.netgear.com/Products/CommunicationsVoIP/Skype.aspx

I had the 19^th unit in production and let me tell you, it was clear that this was a 1.0 unit. First thing was that it got so darn HOT that it singed the hairs on my ear. Wait, did I admit to having hair on my ears? Anyways, setup proved to not be that big of a deal, but it was a little tricky to get used to typing in all the WEP keys into the thing. It did pickup my buddy lists as advertised and it truly did function. Try to plug a headset into the headset jack and you will be disappointed. You get a pretty screen that pops up showing a headset so you figure, cool it works. Nope. No sound and the other party can't hear you. So, I return it and get another. Same deal. It wasn't until I chatted with Netgear at the www.splashblog.com/ces - 2007 CES that they explained the goof up. The headset jack was a stereo headset meaning you have to plug in a stereo jack to make the thing work. A bit lame I'd say considering it's a PHONE not a music player. All in all, there are lots of these types of devices out there now, so check around, be picky, there are better options.

Credit Card Cell Phone

Alright now hold your horses, this thing is amazing. You've been hearing about a phone that is the size of a credit card, but I've got the thing. Check this out

It is the http://uk.samsungmobile.com/wcms/products/phones/phonedata/features/UK-SGH-P300.jsp! Ok I don't even know where to start with this baby. To begin with as you can see it is small and thin, looks like a small calculator. It comes in a little case, but the case itself actually has an extra battery in it for extra talk time. You can get it in the good ole' unlocked mode, so you can put your Cingular or T-Mobile or pre-pay SIM into this one. Can you also believe it has a media player and a 1.3 MP camera in it? Come ON! Depending on your cellular service, you can almost be sure that SMS will work, but the MMS function is tricky to get working, at least in the USA. Seems like all the really cool phones just aren't there and aren't supported. What IS with that anyways? Drop me a note if you're interested in finding out how I got my hands on this unit and you too can get one. Later!

Skype on your Cell

Ok, so how many of you would like to have Skype on your cell phone?  Well yes, you can get a few options at http://www.skype.com/download/skype/mobile/ but your options are somewhat limited.  You have options for well, Windows mobile cell phones ONLY.  No longer!   Now, drum roll please, we can have Skype on Palm devices, Motorola devices and Nokia!  Go visit http://www.iskoot.com/.  I've tested it on my Verizon Palm 700P and Motorola V3 device.  Amazing results.  On the Palm device, you have access to your buddy list, in real time.  You call those buddies and they can see and call you! The beauty of this is you aren't dependent on a data plan for your quality of call.  This service calls you (cell minutes used) then calls the other skype user for you.  Result - a simple interface, and hey it just works!  Sound quality was incredible, full duplex etc.  A must have for any Skype user.

Karl