Comments on: Skype for Groups http://saunderslog.com/2005/09/16/skype-for-groups/ A daily round table on the tech industry with experts and callers from all over the globe. Join us as we pick apart the news and get to the meat of what\'s happening out there. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:45:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Skype lover http://saunderslog.com/2005/09/16/skype-for-groups/#comment-251 Skype lover Sat, 17 Sep 2005 01:26:06 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/2005/09/16/skype-for-groups/#comment-251 The Skype handset market is starting to get crowded. Now IPEVO has entered this burgeoning frontier with their new FREE.1 USB (read: tethered) handset. That large opening at the receiver area supposedly “significantly eliminates echoing effects” which if true, would be a welcome feature indeed. The “phone”, which is really just a displayless Skype controller, boasts three function buttons: a Skype button which launches Skype on the PC; a SkypeOut button with pre-dial country codes; and an IM button (on a handset!?). In addition, it features a toggle-scroll for fast contact list searches and 3 user-programmable shortcut buttons for changing online status or setting the ring tone. Launched in Taiwan earlier this week, expect to see it Stateside around October. Oh, and regardless of the name, it’s not free — it currently sells for about $27. from http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000687058761/ The Skype handset market is starting to get crowded. Now IPEVO has entered this burgeoning frontier with their new FREE.1 USB (read: tethered) handset. That large opening at the receiver area supposedly “significantly eliminates echoing effects” which if true, would be a welcome feature indeed. The “phone”, which is really just a displayless Skype controller, boasts three function buttons: a Skype button which launches Skype on the PC; a SkypeOut button with pre-dial country codes; and an IM button (on a handset!?). In addition, it features a toggle-scroll for fast contact list searches and 3 user-programmable shortcut buttons for changing online status or setting the ring tone. Launched in Taiwan earlier this week, expect to see it Stateside around October. Oh, and regardless of the name, it’s not free — it currently sells for about $27.

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