Filed in archive Telephony by Chris Matier on June 8, 2009

Thank goodness for the World Wide Developers Conference; the deafening roar of Apple iPhone rumors were becoming a bit too much. None the less, WWDC begins today, and at the keynote address today Appl...

BlackBerry Releases Media Sync for Mac Users

Filed in archive Telephony by Chris Matier on December 22, 2008

My wife uses a BlackBerry, and she uses a Mac. In other words, Research In Motion hasn't cared about her at all. She has been subjugated to using software like "The Missing Sync for Blackberr...

Cell Phone Jamming Key Fob for Punishes Kids so You Don't Have To

Filed in archive Telephony by Chris Matier on December 12, 2008

I have always thought that there are two methods of raising children. You can childproof your house, or you can houseproof your child. That is to say you can skip blocking wall-sockets if you make sur...

Ooma is VOIP on Steroids

Filed in archive Telephony by Chris Matier on November 13, 2008

VOIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol) has been hit and miss for many people; myself included. I have tooled around with Vonage, Skype, and others, but I have not been completely sold on any current VOIP...

I'm a little Jealous of the T-Mobile G1 Today

Filed in archive Telephony by Chris Matier on November 5, 2008

Honestly, despite the hype surrounding the Google phones, Android, and the T-Mobile G1, I have had almost no interest what-so-ever. That changed just a little bit today. Graham Stewart, a programmer f...

UseeIsee Picture Fone

Filed in archive Telephony by Mark Rollins on August 8, 2008

Some of you may enjoy using services like Skype and webcams for video conferences, but there are those, like our parents and grandparents, that do not have the technological know-how for video transm...

Ring Voltage Booster II

Filed in archive Telephony by Dameon Welch-Abemathy on May 2, 2008

If you've ever tried to distribute VoIP throughout your home and you have a lot of old phones, chances are you've run into problems with either the phones not ringing or ring improperly. This ...

Thomson's Symbio Cordless DECT VoIP Phone

Filed in archive Telephony by Dameon Welch-Abemathy on April 13, 2008

France-based Thomson commissioned the folks at EliumStudio to design a Cordless DECT VoIP Phone. It is quite an innovative looking handset with some unique features. The phone sports an Internet rad...