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Andy Abramson’s post on VoIP Watch, about FringMe! tracking feature made me double check my settings as well. Exactly like Andy mentions, my phone(s) get passed around and come back to me with all those settings that I have painstakingly configured, completely changed. Like Andy says I don’t like when something get too personal. (I don’t mind telling my girl friend from a pub that I am still at the campus, aloud,[Noises are basically the same], while half the pub turns around to look at me! She might know and that is half the fun!!) Location Services are nice, but do not locate me all the time.

Source: snapvoip.blogspot.com

With last few days being very busy, I missed Gizmo5 launch. But customary visit to Andy abramson’ webpage to catch up with few days fixed that. Gizmo5 is focused on providing Voice and IM services to mobile folks, which I am a part of. I am not a person who is always wanted to be connected. But I want to be able to be online when I need to and that turns out to be always ;).
One other thing Andy Pointed out was the lack of communication mediums at ITEXPO. I was at ITEXPO before leaving on another venture and needed to be connected but that forced me to get up early and stay at my friends apartment whole morning to get some work done. I second Andy in requesting good organizers to provide better communications methods to always connected.
Back to Gizmo5, Andy has a press release that I could not find! and the Gizmo5.com is up. Go explore both!

Source: snapvoip.blogspot.com

I have known SNOM for ages, I even beta tested their IP PBX a few years ago. Now the offshoot of SNOM, 4S newcom, has released or about to release a Mac Mini based IP PBX, iBlue®, That comes to you in a iPOD shuffle .
4S newcom focuses on delivering carrier-grade software platforms to VoIP providers, ISPs and enterprises. 4S newcom delivers system, components and know-how along the full VoIP value chain: carrier-grade class-4 "dial tone systems", (on-premise) IP PBX, hosted PBX as well as IP Centrex, based on SNOM technology.

If you are to visit VON Europe, which will be hosted in Berlin between November 6th and 8th, you will be able to see touch and if you got the bucks buy one.

According to Dr. Harry Behrens, Managing Director of 4S newcom, "We have put our complete IP PBX on it [the iPod Shuffle, It is so compact that even on the smallest iPod Shuffle (512 MB) enough room is left for 4 full hours of music." Hope it will not come with 4 hours of German music. Or if it does, it might help to expelthose thse sales calls.

The iBlue® entry level system consists of a Mac mini, the iPod Shuffle with the 4S IP PBX licensed for up to 250 users and 30 parallel calls, as well as five snom300 VoIP phones. It will be priced at 2,999.00 Euro or 3762.00 Dollars. According to 4S newcom online sales will commence on November 6th 2006 - just in time for VON Europe, which will be hosted in Berlin between November 6th and 8th.

But hold it, Andy at VOIP Watch, says;
"This is similar to a Voxilla offering based on Communigate Pro. The interesting point of distinction is how much less expensive Voxilla’s system is. So you don’t get the iPOD…."
So if you already have an iPod or similar, check out his post for Voxilla link.
Links: 4s Newcom and iBlue, SNOM, VON EUROPE, VOIP Watch