IOCELL contents phone logs conversations, sends 'em around the web

Not quite sure why, but we get this whole Get Smart vibe from this thing. IOCELL's contents phone would probably be more suited for a highly covert spy agency rather than your grandmother's home, but we suppose even granny could appreciate the built-in hard drive that logs conversations, plays 'em back and makes remembering things that much easier. Furthermore, the firm asserts that this thing can send completed calls out on the internet should you want to pass along the audio to someone else, and there also appears to be a USB port for possibly offloading those onto flash drives. Heck, it even syncs caller ID information with calls and provides background music during conversations (uh, okay?). Take a wild guess on the price, chances are you'll be fairly close.

[Via The Red Ferret Journal]

[Samo @ Jul 27th 2008 8:58AM]

Man, can you say fugly?

Also, does that mean you need a disclaimer before every call?

"you call may be recorded for training purposes" --> "your call may be recorded for legal backlash purposes"

[HunterXI @ Jul 27th 2008 12:10PM]

Oh shit, it does. You can't legally record a phone conversation in the US without both parties' knowledge & consent (unless you're a certain illegitimate, sleazy-as-fuck government).

[Phil @ Jul 27th 2008 2:56PM]

Unfortunately you're wrong. In many states, only one party to the conversation needs to know the conversation is being recorded to make it admissible evidence in court.

[XenoX101 @ Jul 27th 2008 8:59AM]

If this becomes the norm hackers will be having a field day. Why have a conversation when you can listen to someone else's?

[nickels @ Jul 27th 2008 9:01AM]

now to comment about the phone

sounds good, would want it just because i like my gadgets, but ive never needed to record conversations let alone send them to other people :/

and playing music in the background? that would just distract me so i would have to listen to the conversation back?

not going to guess the price, something stupidly high i guess?

[adam @ Jul 27th 2008 10:30AM]

5 dollars.

[Eric @ Jul 27th 2008 9:14AM]

It does look like something Dr Evil might have in his evil, underground lair. "I took the liberty of recording our conversation, and if I don't get $1,000,000 I'll send it to everyone I know... BWAHAHAHAHA!"

[Flashpoint @ Jul 27th 2008 9:18AM]

This is stupid. There is already a free service that logs your phone conversations and stores them digitaly.

Its called the Bush domestic Spying Program.

Just call up 1600 Pennsylvavia Ave and they'll email em to you

[tbone @ Jul 27th 2008 9:21AM]

it'll be especially useful for prank calls

[liv @ Jul 27th 2008 9:29AM]

It looks like an iPhone :| ... "Keepin It Real Fake, Part..."

[mackid105 @ Jul 27th 2008 4:17PM]

this looks nothing like an iPhone. ok yea its black but thats it there's no touch screen and an iPhone doesnt have an USB port

[Getnikar @ Jul 27th 2008 9:34AM]

Actually, ignoring the shallow-brained geeks above, this would actaally be very useful to real estate agents, lawyers, and any other business people whose livelihood can depend on exactly what people say. Did you clowns know that the spoken word can be taken as a contract? Often though, the issue is simply not being able to prove what was said. This would clarify issues beyond doubt.

[KilgoreTrout @ Jul 27th 2008 11:18AM]

do you know that all this (recording & lying detection included) has been possible for years to all skype, skype out, skype phone users?.
Unless you wanna buy a dedicated skype phone all these add ons cost 0, nada, zilch.

[deyanimay @ Jul 27th 2008 1:25PM]

Even cell phones record conversations if you want.

[derX @ Jul 27th 2008 2:03PM]

Aren't we a little* condescending?




*Not a little, actually, if you looked down any more, your eyeballs would scrape against the pavement.

Regardless, you do make a good point, of course there are certain demographics to which this appeals; however, EVERY item has a demographic--though the size will vary, of course.

Yeah, I was gonna write more, but I just got really lazy. This is sufficient. And if not *shrugs shoulders*

[Captain Drew @ Jul 27th 2008 9:45AM]

Do I be the only one what's wondered why landline units don't ALL sport larger memories, the ability to synchronize with your computer's address book (or better yet, your addressbook in the cloud), as well as the ability to archive, access and distribute messages and phone conversations in an open format?

You know, the sort of control that VoIP provides.

Hardware innovation for landline equipment has been stagnant for years, which is curious as the biggest slice of the pie are users who want dedicated hardware. Microsoft did it years and years ago with a phone what synced to your Outlook contacts, but no competing systems or standards ever emerged to continue that idea. Perhaps the time be right to revisit the concept?

I don't know if there be any way to lift the traditional telephone out of the commodity pit, but the features this curious artifact display DO intrigue THIS space pirate.

Yarr.

[Ricardo @ Jul 27th 2008 9:45AM]

I definately should waste money on one of these instead of using my $300 phone which records calls the same way...

[Evan @ Jul 27th 2008 9:55AM]

Did I hear the word spy?

Gentlemen....

[kadajawi @ Jul 27th 2008 9:55AM]

Not sure I'd want that functionality (though surely there are situations where it is useful... business stuff maybe?), but that must be one of the sexiest phones lately. It looks brilliant.

[AlphaTeam @ Jul 27th 2008 10:22AM]

My guess there will be some sort of DRM on the records, so you have pay some monthly fee for the service; if you stop paying they'll just sell it to government.

[projektR @ Jul 27th 2008 10:45AM]

Bush Domestic Spying Program, BDSP actually has a nice ring to it. Get it? - ring, ring? Sigh :-|

[Bufsabre @ Jul 27th 2008 10:58AM]

i always love when we make the nsa's job easier

[CraigJ @ Jul 27th 2008 11:13AM]

The Jerky Boys would love this.

[Valgas @ Jul 27th 2008 11:41AM]

for probably about 10-20 dollars you can make an RJ11 audio patch cable. Hook it up to your computer or digital voice recorder and booyakasha. you have an IOCELL phone.

[youngcalihottie @ Jul 27th 2008 6:16PM]

thats right.

or even for $15 you can buy a cassette recorder at walmart and for $5 you can buy an adapter from radio shack that allows you to connect a phone to it. so for $20 you can set this up without even knowing how to make anything at all and most people can understand cassette players. i think most people wouldnt be smart enough to use an iocell. people still cant figure out how to use their digital answering machines. "what? you mean i can record memos to myself or access my messages remotely using a code? wow!"

[@froM@n @ Jul 27th 2008 12:39PM]

It's able to do all that but still has a cord? Fassive Mailure!

[derX @ Jul 27th 2008 1:56PM]

What a productive thread. We have someone who came out First, then someone who came out gay, and someone who's revealed a fondness of BDSP.

Would anyone else like to make an announcement? It's terribly interesting.

[Blackstar @ Jul 27th 2008 2:44PM]

Why do I get the feeling using this thing, like bear traps, is going to be illegal in 37 states?

[blarvh @ Jul 27th 2008 2:57PM]

Most Nokia phones can do that. I think I'll pass.

[Geoff King @ Jul 27th 2008 8:48PM]

This little doohickey seems like it could put the unwary on the wrong side of state wiretap laws.

In my state of California, for example, Cal. Penal Code sections 631 and 632 require two-party consent for taped calls, and Cal. Penal Code section 637.2 establishes a civil cause of action, to boot.

Hopefully these folks have thought to put an automatic "your call may be recorded" warning in this thing...

[tommy @ Jul 27th 2008 11:05PM]

LET'S NOT FORGET THIS RECORDING OF CONVERSATIONS IS ILLEGAL IN MARYLAND WHERE LINDA TRIPP LOST HER JOB IN MONICAGATE

[granny down east @ Jul 28th 2008 12:02AM]

"... even granny could appreciate the built-in hard drive..."
All right, you can stop referencing me now, I don't give a crap about this. Why would I appreciate it? I do all my communication by handwritten notes.
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[Randy @ Jul 28th 2008 9:50AM]

One BIG reason this is a bad idea - recording a phone call is illegal in many states without two-party consent.

Even in states where it is legal, interstate calls can still get you in trouble.

http://www.rcfp.org/taping/

[cwm @ Jul 28th 2008 1:11PM]

Not quite the same: but people are constantly providing recordings of their voice calls, with implicit consent. I'm stunned (and amused) by some of the extremely sensitive info left on my answering machine or voicemail by people who thought they'd reached someone else.