Every time I see something “new” about Ooma I keep thinking of PhoneGnome, which I helped Mr. Blog, David Beckemeyer launch back in 2004. With all the money they raised I would have expected something “Me Different” not so “me too.”
A study by two university professors has raised some doubts about the effectiveness of video conferencing. I politely disagree. The participation in a video conference, once you get the hang of it, is for me just like having a quick face to face chat with a colleague, and cuts down on driving, carbon emissions and … Read more
If you thought this would never happen because it would take hell to freeze over, it must have. Well at least that’s the rumor. What I’m hearing is that long time VON business brain-trust, Scott Kargman, and VON Conference impresario, Carl Ford have teamed up with TMC’s Rich Tehrani to produce the 4G Wireless Evolution … Read more
Mike Oeth, the CEO and one of the founders of client Junction Networks shared some news with me recently. It was the kind of news that I liked to hear, because it showed that imagination was alive. With glee in his voice and a smile on his face he told me they had turned the … Read more
The Washington Post via TechCrunch drew attention to the new iSkoot’s client for Skype on the Android G1. My experience with the app was one that was not really what I expected it to be and I really wasn’t going to write about it because I know from experience that the folks at iSkoot are … Read more
An eagle eyed pal pointed out that CounterPath, makers of the EyeBeam and Bria softphones for Macs and PC’s had some job cuts. I’m a fan of their products and have been in trials with their latest Beta release on the Mac that was supposed to have improved echo cancellation. Now I wonder who to … Read more
A report out of Taiwan has Skype looking seriously at WiMax. I view this as a very logical step for the company as they really don’t want to be a follower, but tend to lead in 2.0 type communications. Skype moving into WiMax isn’t new, as their client already resides on the Nokia N810 WiMax … Read more
2009 may really be the year for video conferencing. I know, we’ve heard this all before, but due to a few factors that are all converging, video conferencing may be in for a very big year next year. Here’s why I feel that way. 1) The gas crisis isn’t going away. 2) The economy is … Read more
Austria’s MobilKom, the mobile play that is doing lots of things with SIP is adding Fring to their cadre of offers in Austria. The trend that I’m seeing is that this is a counter to 3’s Skype product that is also available in Austria. My guess is you will see one of the UK carriers … Read more
TechDigest, out of the UK has an interesting and humorous read about mobile VoIP provider, VYKE and Tesco’s TalkWiFi products. While we don’t see either here in the USA (yet) the story is quite funny to read and surprising fact filled.
