UPDATE: The Contest is now closed. We will announce the winner shortly. We told you about Vonage’s massive iPad 2 giveaway in a post entitled “Vonage Kicks off Massive ‘Time to Call’ Promotion by Giving Away 75 iPad 2s on 75 Sites!” We then reviewed the new Vonage Time to Call iOS app and… We [...]
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Review: Vonage Time to Call App for iOS
I used Vonage as my main home phone service for a bit of time a number of years ago. I’ve since moved on to other solutions (Ooma), but I took note when the company released their new iOS app the other day. I know what you are thinking, “Another phone app for iOS? Who needs [...]
Vonage Kicks off Massive ‘Time to Call’ Promotion by Giving Away 75 iPad 2s on 75 Sites!
Vonage is introducing their Time To Call app for Apple iPhone and iPad mobile devices, which allows you to make affordable phone calls that can be charged to your iTunes account. As part of the roll-out, they are giving away a 32GB WiFi iPad 2 on participating blogs, and Gear Diary happens to be one of them! There [...]
New Gear Daily Deal: OBi100 VoIP Telephone Adapter and Voice Service Bridge
I’m working on a review of an Obihai Voice Over iP system. The system lets you use Google Voice, OBiTALK or other VOiP services and replace your landline. The Amazon product page explains the unit this way: From the Manufacturer: The OBi100 has one phone port. It supports Google Voice, SIP & OBiTALK VoIP services. [...]
An Open Letter to Apple After Microsoft’s Purchase of Skype
Dear Apple, There is big news in the tech sector these days and, one way or another, you are part of all of it. Not a surprise considering the amazing growth you have maintained and the way in which you are shaping the next era of computing. It looks pretty likely that the Nuance deal [...]
Paltalk Releases Vumber App – Full Mobile VoIP App for Calls Thru Wi-Fi
When the iPhone 4 came out last year along with Facetime, one reviewer noted that this gave Apple a way to get their foot in the door of the phone carrier business instead of just the hardware business. After all, Facetime only works across the WiFi network, not the cell network, and so the calls [...]
More Details on Skype’s Group Calling
Earlier today Dan brought us a quick post live from the CES floor, reporting on Skype’s new group video calling (and their Qik acquisition!) Now we have some more details on Skype’s new calling feature, straight from their press release. It certainly sounds like a great idea, and the prices look reasonable. Plus, if you’re [...]
GV Connect + Talkatone = iPad Phone
When the iPad was first released there were many who commented that one of the device’s shortcomings, among many, was that it could not be used as a phone. That wasn’t quite accurate. Sure the iPad isn’t a device you would want to hold up to your ear but with apps like Skype or Ooma’s [...]
Headset Review: FREETALK Handsfree Headset
I have a number of headsets that I use on a regular basis. Some are relatively inexpensive deals such as the buds Apple includes with each iPhone, and others are far more expensive units such as the Etymotic HF2s I have been using for about two years. When FREETALK reached out and offered a review [...]
Ooma HD Voice Goes Live and Calls Never Sounded This Good
I’ve written about Ooma and my fondness for the “buy it once and never pay for calls again” system numerous times. At CES last year I got to see the Ooma Telo system and, subsequently, I had the chance to review it. At CES they also previewed many of the new services they planned to [...]
Ooma Rolls Out Cheap iPhone VOiP Plan
Thanks to Ooma, my home phone system now costs me a grand total of $0.00 each month. I liked the original Ooma system quite a bit, and I LOVE the new Ooma Telo I reviewed early in the summer. One of the best new features of the Ooma system isn’t exactly part of the Ooma [...]
Ooma Telo, Handsets and Advanced Services- Review
I love my Ooma. I know, I know; when you hear the name you think of Letterman- “Oprah-Uma, Uma-Oprah”, but Ooma isn’t a comedy bit. No, Ooma is a phone service that lets you buy hardware once and then get unlimited calls within the US and low cost calls internationally for the life of the [...]
Fring + iPhone 3GS + Mirror??? = Two-Way Video Chat
Yes it is a bit buggy, but Fring’s iPhone app does let you make video calls over 3G, and that’s something you just can’t do with FaceTime. No, the quality isn’t nearly as good, but it DOES WORK! How do I know? Because Larry and I just video chatted, and there isn’t a stitch of [...]
Ooma Releases Ooma Mobile for iPhone- Neat Idea… but It Will Cost You
Ooma, the company that makes the stand alone VOiP phone system that lets you buy the hardware once and then make and receive free calls for the life of the unit, has finally released the iPhone app we first told you about in January. The app lets you “put Ooma in your pocket and take [...]
Gear Deal- Samsung 55″ 1080p 240Hz 3D LED HDTV
When Judie, Kevin, Larry and I were at CES in January one of the “big things” was the oncoming rush of 3D televisions. Well the first ones have been rolling out and Samsung has gotten with the program. Their new 55″ 1080p 240Hz 3D LED HDTV is today’s Gear Deal. Samsung UN55C7000 provides 55″ of [...]
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