So I ran across the Linksys NSLU2 at ThinkGeek today. A perfectly simple device, it has an Ethernet port and 2 USB 2.0 ports. You can plug in UBS drives (or a memory key) and make it available over the network. Tom’s Hardware has a good review of it, where they mention it can also [...]
I’ve been shopping for a new phone, and one of my considerations (although low on the list) was getting one that would work with Cingular’s Fast Forward Service. None of the phones I like work with the service, so I gave up on it for dead. Until I ran across PhoneLabs’ Dock ‘n’ Talk. Unlike [...]
BBC is reporting on MIT’s Media Labs’ attempt to produce a very inexpensive laptop, predominantly aimed at education in the 3rd world. It’s being aimed at a textbook replacement. They only envision selling in in very large lots (millions) to governments, so don’t count on picking one up anytime soon. Tweet
After reading about PhoneLabs’ Dock ‘n’ Talk in a Slashdot thread, I came also came across Telular Corporation. They make enterprise versions of cell to landline converters that are designed to be integrated with a company’s PBX. You could use their Least Cost Routing or other products to make calls to cell phones from your [...]
Interesting read – basically instructions on how to install Apache, MySQL and PHP on a thumb drive (USB memory key) so you can run it on different windows machines. It could come in very handy for testing or demos. I only wish they had a zip file of everything ready to go rather than making [...]
I stumbled across the new service from Jeff Pulver over the weekend. I’m not sure how I missed the Slashdot article on the story, but I’m glad I stumbled across it. The basic premise is that home Asterisk users ‘donate’ their outgoing dialtone to internet VoIP users in a Napster-style PTP way. You would get [...]
I just ran across startup Realm Systems‘ Mobile Personal Server. It’s basically a cell phone sized server (400 MHz dual PowerPC processors, up to 64 MByte DRAM, up to 20 GByte hard disk space, up to one GByte Flash memory) that you plug into any USB equipped host computer (OS X, Windows or Linux) and [...]
It took me a while to get to this one, but last week’s eWeek has an interesting review of Zultys‘ MX250. I’ve been intrigued by their advertisements of inexpensive VoIP systems, and have ready very positive reviews of their phones. The downside seems to be very restrictive licensing. According to the article, the report detailing [...]
This week’s Network magazine is a veritable smorgasborg of VoIP info. This story is about the offerings MCI and AT&T have for offering VoIP over Private IP VPN services. An interesting read. Tweet
Well, another article is out slamming VoIP – because our networks aren’t “ready” for it. I started reading it expecting to find gems of hidden knowledge on VoIP implementation pitfalls, but instead found another naysayer who is holding VoIP to higher standards than POTS. The main thrust of the story is that VoIP can’t possibly [...]