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You can get a Plantronics Bluetooth phone maybe:

http://ozvoip.com/productCategory.php?cat=headset&PHPSESSID=91e007793ea1aca5e6ab754262a96bbe

I want a skype compatible wireless (802.11) free standing system 
though.

You mean, without computer being on ? Can't be done, due to Skype's 
proprietary protocol.

Skype Compatible Hardware:

http://ozvoip.com/skype.php?PHPSESSID=91e007793ea1aca5e6ab754262a96bbe

It's like: "DAMN DAMN DAMN !!"

If think if Skype gets big enough, they might come out with some 
small hardware adapter to connect phone to router.

But that remains to be seen.

I thought they had those already ?

Not using Skype protocol.

I had this overwhelming impression that was done, too.

what's this then ?

http://www.oncomp.com/apr05-1.htm

oh .. needs pc still.

Yeah, I was under the impression this had been worked out also.

Well, if anyone learns more, speak up.

I talk to a lot of you over Skype right now, I just wish I was not 
attached to my computer.

Mmm... some negative criticisms of Skype. It may make your computer 
a supernode, then you will be doing a lot of switching for the network.

An alternative service is wavigo, which I will check out now.

(still didn't see any skype direct from router technology yet.)

huh :)  http://www.wavigo.com/

Perhaps better than Skype because it claims "No supernodes", but 
you still need a computer as it uses a proprietary protocol.

Yeah, and Skype wins since so many people have it.  good or bad.

Maybe "supernoding" improves the final quality also compare to a 
more simple P2P?

That could be the case, and may explain why Skype became so popular 
so quickly.

Anyone else noticing that google seems to be getting worse ?

(with regard to advertising). Or are the advertisers getting too 
strong for google ?

(Wavigo has a mode for connecting to Skype, by the way, so there 
could be a "leak" from Skype's powerful position.)

Graham, yep your link first takes us to actiontec.com, but if you 
read carefully it still requires the use of a PC. :-(

I suspect unless you read it in big bold type (because it would be 
big news when it would happen) it is safe to assume that the feature 
is not there.

None of the D-Link stuff seems to support the Skype codec either.

The thing is Linksys routers run linux.. so it shouldn't be that 
difficult to build in the skype code.

Agreed.  Their little linux router is pretty cool.

What router? The best so far is Mikrotik :-)

You'd reckon someone would already have done that if Skype would 
allow it, don't you think ?

hmm, I just read about allpeers extension for Firefox, which is supposed 
to become a killer app! What will it allow? To share amongst defined 
set of friends, so riaa and mpaa can't find you ... altme anyone? 
It is a pity plug-in is not production ready, or such solution could 
be introduced by rebol app :-)

Powerfull 2D vector animation package was opensourced due to business 
problems - http://www.synfig.com/overview/

interview with the author is here - http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=13241
  . ... maybe Cyphre could use some techniques for draw, but it is 
GPL :-)

Apple keynote begins in 27 minutes... http://www.macrumorslive.com/web

and here we go...

new iMac dual core 2 Ghz intel. about 2-3 times faster than the current 
model

new MacBook Pro to replace the powerbook. 4-5 times faster than the 
current powerbook

So Reichart when are you moving to OSX. Speed is no longer an excuse 
;-)

Funny enough, I will be posting soon two articles: "Why I don't use 
the Mac" and "Why I don't use Linux"  and I was going to open this 
up to everyone to do battle with me on each point.  The idea being 
that all can learn from this and make the move to the machine they 
like best.  For some people they might read one of the articles and 
say "those five things don't matter to me, so I'm going to buy a 
Mac now" 


For others, it will serve as a thermometer of when it is worth going 
to Mac or Linux.

And I would post the article too "Why I don't use MagmaOS" :-), but 
the reasons are obvious :-) I want small rebol os :-)

new PowerBook is stylish ...

just what does Apple think? I hate their quick-time crap ...

they should use Nvidia, not ATI :-)

I find it hard to believe that any new "pc" can be 2-3x faster than 
another.  What metric are they using??

they always twist the logic. They twisted it even in case of defending 
their PPC ...

they gave up on PPC was too fast ....