iPod

SPOTLIGHT: iPod Touch finally VoIP-able

Pete Wylie — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 13:04:45 -0400

Clever hardware buffs have found a pathway to enable VoIP calls on the newly released iPod Touch and Classic. Apple enabled the headphone jack to accept external microphones, with the intention of letting clients record voice memos on the devices. But with the right application, users could manipulate the external microphone capability to enable VoIP calls over WiFi through clients like Jajah and Skype.

Apple has yet to clarlify on its stance on VoIP calls over WiFi; the company expressly forbids VoIP calls using either the EDGE of 3G networks.

For more:
- see the blog post on macrumors.com

Ten Mobile VoIP Phones

Thu, 20 Sep 2007 11:23:34 -0400

The spread of wireless broadband lends itself increasingly to mobile VoIP, which stimulates the market for compatible handsets. FierceVoIP has collected a short list of WiFi-enabled mobile devices that are either VoIP ready or in the hands of users intent on making them so. This is by no means an exhaustive list, so we welcome reader feedback. Know of a great mobile VoIP device? Let us know…

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VoIP Phones: iPod Touch Image

Thu, 20 Sep 2007 10:27:35 -0400

iPod Touch
The iPod Touch, not to be confused with the iPhone, is not a phone and wasn't meant to be. Except that it's WiFi-enabled, has a headset jack and is getting dissected six ways from Sunday by lock pickers.

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