Tuesday, June 28, 2005

Free mobile phone calls (outgoing & incoming) anywhere in the world

Read an article (Cringely Shows How to Get Free Cell Calls) in slashdot which linked me to this:

And speaking of Skype, the dominant computer-to-computer phone application, I received last week an announcement for a product that purports to link Skype to any mobile phone system. This is really interesting, though more as an idea than a product.

This was one of those press releases that gets in its own way. It took me several readings to figure out how the product actually works. It's called the Mobile Skype Cable and comes from a Norwegian company called IPDrum (or will come when it ships in August). The cable connects a mobile phone to your computer. The illustrations all show one phone and one computer, but the power of the system can only be realized if you have at least two phones.

One phone stays at your PC as the interconnect with Skype. I'm hoping the cable also charges the phone, but that, again, isn't made clear. In the simplest case you could probably pick up the phone and use it as a dedicated handset to speak over the Skype network. But the true power of the Mobile Skype Cable comes from having multiple phones and some kind of family billing plan.

Read the entire article at:
A Flash in the Pan

Tuesday, June 14, 2005

USB, the master of all ports

What is not available in the form of an USB device? USB powered fan, light, coffee heater, cam, storage device and everything. Now there is another addition to the USB clan - an IP phone (claimed to be the smallest IP phone). USB just rocks!!!

Source:
World’s Smallest IP Phone

Wednesday, June 08, 2005

Atlast one UWB device comes to PC

Artimi showed off its single chip Ultra Wideband (UWB) and also let out its PCI board reference design. Soon UWB PCI cards will be available for people for use. It can process up to 4 GHz of bandwidth and provide throughputs up to 800 Mbit/s. Only one thing is pending: European Community has not approved though FCC has waved a green flag.

Source:
Single chip UWB thing snuck out

BenQ takes over Siemens mobile phone division

Earlier there was a rumour that Siemens was selling the mobile phone division to LG. But later it was denied by Siemens. Now it is official that BenQ is taking over Siemens mobile phones division.

Source:
Siemens sells mobile division to BenQ

Sunday, June 05, 2005

New hack cracks 'secure' Bluetooth devices

No system is fool proof. Nothing is secure :)

Source:
New hack cracks 'secure' Bluetooth devices

Thursday, June 02, 2005

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