Google Talk VoIP phone in development... again?

One can't help but wonder if the recent decisions regarding the FCC's 700MHz frequency auction aren't having an effect on Google's desire to bring a WiFi phone to market as quickly as possible. What better way to use the new "open" frequency than to put Google Talk on a device and get it into the hands of customers about to get "choices" for what they're using to ride the celestial-wavelengths? According to sources, a Taiwanese ODM called Wistron NeWeb has entered "design-in development" for phones with Google Talk compatibility. Of course, we've heard similar rumors before, but the company already makes Skype phones, so moving the technology to Google's implementation of VoIP would be easy as pie -- and who doesn't like pie?

[Via SmallNetBuilder]

[NeoteriX @ Aug 1st 2007 9:25AM]

Who cares about a Google Talk phone? Instead Google should make a GPS device based on its Google maps and start raking in the dough.

[Art @ Aug 1st 2007 9:32AM]

So Google will not only know everything about us, where we live, what we search online, what we buy, but now they'll be able to listen in on what you talk about! Big brother is watching?

[Todd @ Aug 1st 2007 9:33AM]

I seriously doubt you will see a physical piece of hardware issued by Google itself. Much more likely is a download bit you install in an OpenMoko type phone. Whether or not Google the company underwrites a hardware purchase with some sort of coupon code ( "...enter your gmail user name and password to receive 90% off your OpenMoko purchase." )I cannot say.

http://www.openmoko.org/

[James @ Aug 1st 2007 9:35AM]

I don't like pie.

I like cookies, but not pie. Pie is made up of baby seal fins. Who would feast on baby seal fins? Not me, I'm not a callous butcher like you.

[AlexP @ Aug 1st 2007 10:02AM]

What's the point? Google Talk is probably one of the least popular IM clients out there. I mean, I don't hate it, it's just that I don't know anyone that uses it.

Skype on the other hand...

[riggs @ Aug 1st 2007 11:31AM]

skype is to me as google talk is to you, my point is its different for every person.

[sinhumane @ Aug 1st 2007 11:38AM]

am i out of the loop.. or has no one noticed the camera lens next to the earpiece?

[steve @ Aug 1st 2007 12:11PM]

regardless what google's intentions are for the 700 MHz frequency, they would still have to wait for the local TV stations to vacate the frequency which has been pushed back again to 2009, because the small market stations don't have the money required to convert to full digital

[Steven Marcotte @ Jan 2nd 2009 1:12AM]

I don't care who it is a WiFi phone is the way to go.. Hope google and other VOIP providers keep working on it