AMEX's i-Talk Nano VoIP Phone

Our friends at AMEX took the occasion of Computex to debut their oh-so-cleverly-named i-Talk Nano VoIP phone. Seriously guys, we're just dumb with amazement at your marketing staff. High fives all around for that one. The phone ain't too bad either, but it's not like there's a lot going here. The phone can work with nearly all VoIP software, including Skype, and operates over USB 2.0. No drivers are needed on XP or Mac OS, since this is about as basic as it gets for VoIP hardware. We do like the look, but we'll leave it at that.

[Via Akihabara]

[Jamie @ Jun 12th 2006 12:35PM]

In terms of design, just the iPod nano? What about the Sony Ericsson T630/K750i? Look at the keypad, and the fonts used.

[Scabies @ Jun 12th 2006 12:39PM]

Holy brand-name encroachment Batman!

[idle @ Jun 12th 2006 1:05PM]

This is going to end up like the domain name squatters problem. Companies are going to start adding an "i" before everything. I wonder when the iLitigation and iTrials will start.

[BiG? @ Jun 12th 2006 1:27PM]

My phone and mp3 player had a child! It totally is the nanoized K750!

[AA Mac Maven @ Jun 12th 2006 1:28PM]

Wow! This is just what I need. Really. A Skype travel phone that requires no drivers on either Mac or Windows. Is this for real? I hope it is available before July 7th

[Ben Hobbs @ Jun 12th 2006 1:43PM]

Apple weren't the first people to put an i in front of another word to name a product.

I like the name personally.

[DS @ Jun 12th 2006 2:25PM]

Look, Im the last person you would call an apple "fanboy", but this is a clear case of copyright infringement...

-DS

[LittleJoe @ Jun 12th 2006 2:59PM]

Im thinking this is the reason everything is being changed to Mac*****.

[gio @ Jun 12th 2006 3:21PM]

The black gloss and the screen def looks like a NANO copycat.

[Chris @ Jun 12th 2006 3:35PM]

Call it an iRipoff

[Joe Smith @ Jun 12th 2006 4:54PM]

Nice try, guys, but this has a long way to go to catch up to apple in terms of design and build quality. Just like every other POS out there, I think i'll pass.

-Joe Smith

[saleh @ Jun 12th 2006 5:49PM]

>Just like every other POS out there, I think i'll pass.

so... you're a POS? :)

[Spyvie @ Jun 12th 2006 8:14PM]

BTW:

Creative used the Nano name first for an MP3 player, Apple stole it from Creative.

[Perrey Z. @ Jun 12th 2006 9:34PM]

With a brand like AMEX and the size of the nano it's IMPOSSIBLE to leave home without it.

[Shunnabunich @ Jun 13th 2006 2:56AM]

"Companies are going to start adding an "i" before everything."
Err, they did already. A good while ago. :D

"I was gonna say.. isn't "Nano" an Apple registered trademark?"
Nope! It's a prefix in the metric system. Even "iPod nano" isn't explicitly counted as one of their trademarks (http://www.apple.com/legal/trademark/appletmlist.html), just "iPod". However, with the iPod family's mindshare and Apple's marketing clout, "nano" is indeed becoming more and more easily associated with the iPod nano.