Sotec's SKP-001 cordless Skype phone: Japan can have it
Sotec is offering-up the latest in wireless Skype handsets with this, their SKP-001 sold by Comfix. Skype's where the money is for vendors, but rest assured, it's SIP compatible too. That's a good start, and it even operates in the 2.4GHz range like our old friends 802.11b/g. However, WiFi this Skype phone ain't, so you have to use the supplied USB dongle to connect. Oh, and you'll get a self-discharging, NiMH battery capable of up to 15 hours talk / 1200 hours standy, you know, until the memory effect hits. Hey, at least it's not NiCd, right? All this annoyance can be yours (in Japan) for ¥11,800 or about $100. Next.
[Via Akihabara News]
Filed under: Misc. Gadgets
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
strider_mt2k @ Dec 15th 2006 8:47AM
Agreed.
Daniel Rutter @ Dec 16th 2006 4:03AM
I agree that this does not look like a very exciting product, but NiMH is not that bad ( http://www.dansdata.com/gz011.htm ) - in brief, it does not have "memory effect", and neither did NiCd; voltage depression is not the same thing. And the only alternative is not that good ( http://www.dansdata.com/gz042.htm ).
julia @ Jan 4th 2007 1:13AM
I would like to know which processor is used inside this phone? And who has provided the SIP stack.
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