The SkyQube multi-phone mashup

Qool's had a few arbitrary devices over the years, but we definitely had to look twice at their SkyQube and SkyQube². It's apparently still early on in development, but the box gives you calling every which way possible, often using Skype as a call conduit: USB to PC audio / Skype, Skype to POTS forwarding, Skype to (integrated) GSM forwarding, Skype to Skype, SkypeOut, Skype messaging to SMS, followme to/from Skype -- all of which you use with your POTS telephone. It's also got conference calling and integrated contacts, just one giant Skype love-in, supposedly to go for $80 for the SkyQube and $150 for the SkyQube². We're just not ready for that much Skype though, man, you know?

[bobAcrossThePond Posted Apr 25th 2006 11:33AM]

Wot no SIP? When are we going to see a SIP and Skype 54G phone?

[Chris Bell Posted Apr 25th 2006 12:39PM]

Another stupid sounding word quickly making it's way into the media: mashup. Please use an existing word instead of creating another stupid sounding one.

http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=mashup

This is a mashup if you ask me:
http://www.southeastmissourihospital.com/foundation/IMAGES/monster-mash.jpg

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 25th 2006 4:12PM]

Chris,

Please check your grammar before posting comments to the website. In your statement, the word "it's" should omit the apostrophe. The word "it's" is a contraction of "it" and "is." Your sentence would not make much sense in the following context: "Another stupid sounding word quickly making it is way into the media: mashup."

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 25th 2006 4:13PM]

Maybe this could look like a cell phone, for starters, but anyway an interesting idea.

And Chris: All words were created somewhere in time....

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 25th 2006 7:47PM]

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