Skype gets sexy

Posted by T3 Online on Tue 6 Mar 2007

Amex rolls out the best-looking Skype blower yet - and it wants to DECT you up, too.

Amex's upcoming TSP-VS501 isn't the first phone to combine DECT and Skype in one handset, but it just might be the best looking. Okay, so that's not exactly an incredible feat given the state of the competition, but glowing touch sensitive controls and an LCD screen are nifty little features.

As well as letting you make basic landline calls, the cordless handset can quickly be flipped into Skype mode, where it works as any other VOIP phone. A USB connection on the base station allows you to update contacts and firmware, and there's a phonebook with space for 160 entries.

We don't have word on a price or launch date yet, but expect more info to emerge at the CeBIT tech expo later this month.