Asus showcases SideShow-enabled AiGuru S2 VoIP Skype handset
It sure didn't take long for this SideShow bandwagon to get overcrowded, as now we've even got a VoIP phone touting its SideShow functionality, not to mention its ability to interface with iTunes and Windows Media Player as well. While Asus' first attempt, the AiGuru S1, received lukewarm reviews at best, the refreshed version sports a lot more functionality, a color display, and a much slimmer profile. Aside from playing nice with 802.11b/g networks, touting three hours of talk time, and offering full support for Skype (including Skype ID and caller photos / avatars), this handset also rocks an internal speaker / headphone jack for wireless music playback, and also supports streaming from iTunes / WMP; moreover, users can purportedly check their email right on the display thanks to its SideShow pizazz. Although pricing information was absent, the AiGuru S2 will be hitting shelves alongside those PSTN-to-VoIP motherboards in the first quarter of this year.[Via Skype]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
applesucksLeo @ Jan 12th 2007 9:27PM
Wow , it just keeps getting better.I used Skype all last year for free and this year only paid $14.95 unlimited.It lets you call any phone in the USA and Canada and the quality is better than landline.Been looking for a cool Skype phone to the free wifi hotspots and this one looks nice.I have only Skype and keep some cell phones around for 911. Next up...geting the EVDO REV.A package from Sprint to use Skype on my Pocket PC :) VOIP is where it`s at. But not the overpriced Vonage variety with the adapters to lug around.I figured out that Skype is 20x cheaper than Vonage and much more flexible.
Intrepid @ Jan 13th 2007 8:18AM
ASUS are truly legends in their field - their creativity never ceases to amaze me... and they love SideShow.
Ian Jardine @ Jan 13th 2007 11:30AM
Here's a serious question.
Wouldn't the Nokia N800 with BlueTooth be the ideal unit to use with Skype, via open WiFi AND you can seriously surf the web and play media on the device.....