What Do You All Think Of This Cool New Gadget???

OUStudent

what looks like an amazing cool new gadget for the home phone market:

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/5528051/c_1/1%7Ccategory_root%7COffice%252C%2BPCs%2Band%2Bphones%7C14418968/c_2/3%7C15701358%7CTelephones%7C14418985/c_3/4%7Ccat_14418985%7CDigital%2Bphones%2Bsingle%2Bhandsets%7C14418986.htm#pdpFullProductInformation

What I want to know is I wonder if there is any way I could run skype directly from this? Any ideas anyone? So in theory I could have it connected to the landline but running Skype as well via the browser or even a skype app if they have one for android??

Any comments most welcome

kwikbreaks

You'd need to find out what market it can access (if any). It won't be the official one and on there the official Skype app is for Android 2.1 and later. There are other SIP clients around but Skype isn't completely standard.

It looks an expensive way of getting VOIP without a computer - I bought an ATA on eBay for about £20 (it won't do Skype though but there are plenty of alternatives)

OUStudent

Hello thanks for posting

SO I would need to figure out what version of Android OS it uses and go from there? If it is a version that is not compatible will Skype run from the built in browser?

It is a bit expensive I must admit, it is a cool gadget though and I have to say I am a bit of a sucker for stuff like this so seriously thinking of giving it a whirl, I am justifying it as a purchase by thinking I was going to buy one of the RTX Dualphones, a single unit is around 80 quid ish so it was easy to talk myself into this instead lol

23n1th

Apparently a "large" 2.8in screen and android 1.6 is good. Give it a miss myself though.

custardy

Black.
Auto-screen rotation between portrait and landscape orientation.
Can access Micro SD card.
Internet browser, contact manager and email client.
MP3 music player, Picture viewer, calendar and internet radio.
Widgets for RSS, news, weather and stock.
Running at Android OS 1.6 with 256MB built-in memory.

who would use all the stuff in red at home?
wouldnt you use your PC?
I have an HTC desire but i dont sit on it at home when i have PC's and laptops to use

23n1th

custardy wrote: »

who would use all the stuff in red at home?
wouldnt you use your PC?
I have an HTC desire but i dont sit on it at home when i have PC's and laptops to use

I have a htc desire too and I use it at home on the bog, maybe they could use it there?

kwikbreaks

Just an eeensy weeensy bit too much information there I think....

That said so do I....

The_Grandmaster

The iDect sounds exactly like a mobile phone...

23n1th

kwikbreaks wrote: »

Just an eeensy weeensy bit too much information there I think....

That said so do I....

Hope you wash your hands and wipe the screen afterwards!

patman99

They had this on the Gadget Show, and it did not rate highly.

23n1th

patman99 wrote: »

They had this on the Gadget Show, and it did not rate highly.

Probably means its brilliant then!