Toptone M808: a Skype phone and PMP love fest

Ok, here's an interesting point of convergence for you: the Skype phone and portable media player. Yeah ok, Toptone, the apparent Chinese OEM of this one-inch slim device, will actually pre-install any softphone solution into their M808 VoIP phone but we know it's Skype that most of you are digging on. As a media player you get an FM radio, up to 512MB of flash memory to store your audio (MP3, WMA, WAV) and video (WMV, MPEG-1/2/4, AVI) files for playback on the itty-bitty 1.2-inch, 65k color OLED screen. Of course, it also features a built-in Microphone to record voice memos, lectures, or whatever covert shenanigans you might be into. But plug this USB 2.0 pup into any PC with Internet connection and Skype will autolaunch with all your personal settings whether or not the PC has Skype installed. We just hope that autolaunch is configurable, eh? Expect these to drop under a dizzying array of names with pricing starting at $75 for the 128MB model in your choice of silver, red, or blue.

[Via Slashphone]

[anon @ May 23rd 2006 8:54AM]

I'm all for the combining of technologies into smaller, more unified devices, but this is just dumb.

[henway @ May 23rd 2006 9:40AM]

Available already on eBay in US. Silly because it has to be connected to a computer. Why not just buy headphones and a mic and connect it to the computer?

Same as 20 other Chinese "MP4" players with the exact same chipset.

[DS @ May 23rd 2006 12:18PM]

These guys have a *LONG* way to go before they are anywhere near Apple design wise. Nice try but like every other POS I think Ill pass....

DS

[prickly pete @ May 23rd 2006 12:38PM]

I like how the article talks about the 512mb model and then at the end of the article switches to a 128mb model and price.

Bait n switch

[keith @ May 23rd 2006 4:33PM]

I already have that with my treo 700w using skype as well as orb to stream music/video from my home pc....

[Shovel Lover @ May 23rd 2006 7:08PM]

No, it's actually Digg that we're digging on.

[treatments for mesothelioma @ May 23rd 2006 10:06PM]

I'd rather pay a bit more to have a bigger screen rather than having one that's so small that it's nearly useless.

If it also allowed analog/pcs or whatever calls, instead of just skype, I may get it if it's that cheap, otherwise it's a pass.