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Ripcord Canopy: iPhone for Grownups, or Just Dreamers?
There's a slight blip on the radar we're detecting off in the distance, and it's the Ripcord Canopy, made by a company called Ripcord Networks and characterized as "the iPhone for grown-ups." It looks like a VoIP phone with built-in video conferencing, similar to that Verizon FiOS Fone we were perusing yesterday. More »
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DUALjack Wirelessly Extends Telephone Lines
By plugging in the DUALjack into any standard power outlet you can wireless add a telephone jack to your house. Split into two units, the base unit plugs an electrical outlet and has a plug for the main telephone line. In the next room you plug in the extension unit which then wirelessly receives the telephone line signal. Think of it as a wireless router, but only for your telephone line. The obvious applications are things like TiVo, satellite TV (for pay-per-view programming) and fax machines. More »
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VIVOphone VoiceKey: Skype Gets Even Easier
Voice-over IP (VoIP) gets easier to deal with every day as the old-skool phone companies shake in their boots, and here's the next nail in their coffin from VIVOphone, the VoiceKey which is scarcely larger than a thumb drive. It's so tiny that VIVOphone calls it the world's smallest VoIP adapter, and it works with either Skype or VIVOphone's own copycat VoIP service. More »
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Crank Calls: Motorola PVOT
Designer Andre Minoli has created the hand-cranked Motorola PVOT phone, aimed at developing countries. It gives up a minute of talk time for every 25 turns of the crank, giving new meaning to the term "crank calls." All that cranking charges up a AA battery inside, powering a 125x125 dot matrix LCD controlled by a futuristic-looking "Eraser Shield" keypad. More »
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Telephoneboxing
In a world filled with small cell phones it is good to see a big-ass phone. This phone is the size of a 20-foot room, and even requires boxing gloves. Large buttons are placed around the room and dialing is done by punching the buttons. Once the dialing is completed communication is done by standing in a specific area of the telephone-boxing booth and shouting at a speakerphone. This project was designed by Allard Roeterink. More »
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Skype Gets Good Ringtones
Just a small heads-up to let you know that if you have a Skype phone, you'll soon be able to buy any of Warner Music Group's songs to use as ringtones. Labels include Atlantic, Asylum and Rhino so get ready for your fave Bjork and Black Sabbath songs to ring in your ears. It's always been a dream, I know. No specific details yet, but we'll keep you updated. More »
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