Skype announced support for a wide variety of new wireless devices and accessories at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) last week. A variety of new wireless devices and accessories will offer mobile support for Skype's free instant messaging and voice calling among and also for Skype premium features.
These features include SkypeOut, which offers users cheap calls from Skype to traditional landlines or mobile phones, and SkypeIn, a personal and portable Skype number that people can call from anywhere in the world.
Here are few of the new wireless devices and accessories:
3 Skypephone: Introduced together with mobile operator 3, this new affordable mass market 3G wireless handset (see top image) lets users make Skype-to-Skype calls and send Skype instant messages from their mobile phone to other Skype users no matter where they are. The 3 Skypephone is available in the UK, Australia, Austria, Denmark, Ireland, Italy and Sweden, and will soon be available in Hong Kong.
Freetalk Wireless Stereo Headset: A wireless Stereo Headset, enabled by the new AvneraAudio technology, delivers CD-quality sound and the freedom of hands-free Skype calls at any time.
Nokia N810 Internet Tablet: A sleek, pocket-sized Wi-Fi device with a slide-out keyboard which frees Skype users from their desktop, allowing Skype-to-Skype conversations and SkypeOut calls to take place in any Wi-Fi connection, including thousands of Boingo Wireless and Earthlink Wi-Fi hotspot locations.
Sony PSP (PlayStation Portable): With a simple system software update slated for late January, PSP users worldwide will be able to make free voice calls to other Skype users, see which friends are online and available to talk, and — with the purchase of Skype Credit — make cheap SkypeOut calls and receive SkypeIn calls.
