Skype Handsets launch another worlds first - use your normal phone to make Skype calls

Added: (Sun Aug 13 2006)

Pressbox (Press Release) - Skype Handsets (Skypehandsets.com) has just launched a USB adaptor that allows you to use your normal phoner with Skype - the uConnect.

The uConnect erfectly integrated with Skype™, this compact USB to analog telephone adaptor brings more choice to the telephones used for Skype calls. With enhanced voice activated features ( It goes something like this:
VOICE PROMPT: 'Who would you like to Skype?'
YOU SAY: 'Sam' ( or the Skype name you want to call )
VOICE PROMPT: 'Contact to Skype Sam'
And the call is made to your contact!
To activate this feature, right click the VoIPvoice Integration icon and select Options. Click on the Speech tab and make sure that the 'Enable Speech Recognition' box is checked. , Skype users will find making Skype calls even more easier and even more enjoyable ).

Your ordinary telephone can still make regular analog calls, but it can now be upgraded and used with the PC so you can Skype your friends online anywhere in the world.

The uConnect is a genuine Skype certified product.

Features
-Switch between ordinary telephone calls and Internet calls
-Dial ** on the ordinary telephone to connect to Skype
-Go wireless – connect a cordless analogue phone to make calls from anywhere in the home or office
-The uConnect talks to you and tells you who is online*
-Receive SkypeIn calls on your regular telephone* but still use it for ordinary telephone calls without disconnecting anything
-The uConnect tells you when you have received Voicemail messages
-Caller ID for normal and Skype calls – Skype user ID of caller is shown on your telephone’s display
-Dial SkypeOut numbers direct from the analogue telephone keypad
-USB powered: 2m USB cable length
-LED indicates USB connection status

Benefits
-The uConnect brings more choice to the hardware used with Skype and other Internet chat services – so you do not feel tied to using phones you do not want to use
-Now you can conveniently make both everyday phone calls and Internet calls from the same telephone
-Voice activated features when used with Skype bring amazing call management
-By connecting cordless phones, you can chat on the move – away from the PC!
-PC sound card not required, so enjoy other multimedia as you chat

System Requirements
-400 MHz Processor
-128 MB RAM
-15 MB free hard disk space
-One Free USB port ( USB1.1 or USB2.0 )
-Microsoft Windows® 2000 or XP
-An Internet connection ( dialup:33kbs minimum or broadband )
-A telephone ( Caller ID optional ) that supports DTMF dialling
-A working telephone line ( required for PSTN calls )
-CD-ROM drive installed
-Suitable for use only on the UK telephone network
The uConnect voice activation and dialling features are available with the Skype service only.

Pc, not Mac compatible.