Asus to roll out Skype video phone
Thu Sep 18, 2008 7:54PM EDT
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Not only is Asus debuting
a smartphone soon, but the company is also releasing a Skype-enabled video phone
at the end of October. The Asus AiGuru SV1 video phone is completely independent
from your computer, so you can make VoIP calls from any room in the house. If
you have a computer and a webcam, you obviously don't need one of these bad
boys, unless of course, you want the rest of the family to make Skype calls
without taking over the family computer.
The device has a 7-inch TFT LCD, a webcam that sits above the display, Wi-Fi, speaker, microphone, and other buttons to manage calls. Sadly, the webcam only has a 640 x 480 resolution, and the battery is only good for twenty minutes per charge which means you'll have to charge the device pretty often. I'm not sure the target audience will appreciate the $300 price tag, but here's to hoping the price drops a little more to make it more appealing.
Link: Asus Announces World's First Skype Video Phone
Related: ASUS debuts Glide-enabled smartphone
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1 Posted by botellog2000 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 3:11PM EDT Report Abuse
expensive. i will not buy.... 20 minutes battery life, very frustrating........no way, i will not buy $300, i just have skype on my notebook...there is really no appeal because of the battery and price....