What is YapperNut's next VoIP product? Enter your guess in... The Y Zone and win a YapperProductToBeNamed25December.

Ray Chen says the winners are those who come closest to the real product. My guesses: The YapperGasm: a Skype compatible telesex vibrator (ringtones, baby), Elephone: rubber elephant phone headset, and The YapperNut Webcam Cozy Line: stylish privacy covers for your cams. Guess away.

These are the guys who brought you the exceptionally stylish YapperBox home phone adapter, and the increasingly smart Amy software. Amy now can route incoming calls based on how directly the caller knows you. Small manufacturers like this are making Skype easier to understand for everyone.

• Tom Online comes to Skype's aid in China (ChinaTechNews.com). Skype's closest partner in China is negotiating with China's telcom operators on Skype's behalf.
• US Verso Tech confirms sale of Skype-blocking software in China (Forbes). How do you say "negotiating power" in Mandarin?
• Microsoft roars into VoIP market (Computerworld). "Industry observers say the catalyst for this is Skype..."
• Radio Shack to offer a range of Skype-related Products (The New York Times). Skype to be featured in holiday catalogs and displayed in stores with special "kiosks."
• ETel: Makers Wanted! (O'Reilly Radar Blog) "...looking for participants in the ETel Fair at our Emerging Telephony conference (conference is Jan 24-26, San Francisco; Fair is the evening of the 25th)".

Thanks to contributor Rick Hultz,a telecom and technology analyst who has followed Skype since it's beginning.