Here's three Skype products that aim to enhance your Skypeing experience that leaves me questioning exactly what I'm buying with Skype Certified. The three products are the VoSky Chatterbox, Jawbone Headset and the Motorola Wireless Interenet Calling Kit. Each provide a different angle on bettering the standard Skyper's headset and as you might expect each has their pro's and con's. VoSky Chatterbox. This simple USB device provides an easily portable plug and play speakerphone for ... continue reading.....

About to visit your family for a Chrismakah party and, on your way out the door, you realize: no gift. What do you do? Introducting the Skype Journal Labs Last Minute Privacy Shield. It's simple, affordable, and stylish. It shows you are plugged in to the public policy implications of our interconnected lifestyle. It demonstrates you care about your giftee's confidentiality, privacy, and digital identity. Recycled from recycled paper, so it is uberecofriendly. And it ... continue reading.....

I've been giving these out as gifts for the last week. Great for diagrams, doodles, maps, caricatures, tables, creative visuals, and all that other non-text stuff we use white boards for in meetings. Small enough to fit in a backpack (the size of a magazine), cheap enough to buy for all your friends (US$22.32 for a 10-pack), round corners for safety. Built for schools but no webcammer should be without one. Bundle, if you like, ... continue reading.....

Smile! You're on Skype! Nothing makes up for bad lighting or last year's camera like lightbulb-bright teeth. These Crest Premium White Strips bring you whiter teeth in just two weeks! Just in time for the holidays! You'll look better on Skype with Crest! ... continue reading.....

The phone rings and - suddenly you're on camera! Guys can get ready for formal calls with a good clip-on necktie. This Orange and Navy Stripe Clip-on Tie (extra long) goes with almost any shirt and clips in seconds! A great gift for college students looking for work and for telecommuters working in their pajamas. More options on eBay. ... continue reading.....

Today Santa Cruz Networks made available a new version of Festoon that integrates to either Skype or Google Talk. It is free. Festoon is available for download here. View image --> I caught up with Santa Cruz Networks’ CEO Itzik Cohen, former VP of Corporate Development at WebEx, on his mobile using SkypeOut: SJ: “Okay Itzik, first Skype, now Google. Who is your next target for Festoon? And when?” Itzik: “AOL is next, before year ... continue reading.....

I keep getting Chat Messages requesting information to help people select a webcam. I keep recommending the Logitech 4000 Pro along with some words about why. Do people listen? Sure they go off listening to their wallet. (grin) This picture should tell the story. Carlo bought a new webcam. It is dark in Denmark. Carlo had to have a light shining in his face as well as the ceiling light. Very uncomfortable for him. So ... continue reading.....

Flash your smile around the globe. This WigiWigi is the best video application I have tested. Others agree. "It's great... cool... this is awesome, I love it", commented Adnan Topuz President of AdoSoft INC in Toronto, Canada. "This is amazing, this is amazing, this is great stuff". Charles Power, CEO of a web dating site Friendsation This screenshot tells part of the story. It is my fellow tester Johnny in Denmark who was helping me ... continue reading.....

Logitech has announced a new family of webcams. I accepted an invitation to visit Logitech while I was in Palo Alto for Skype Night in California last week. Karen Hoskins, a Public Relations Specialist at Logitech kindly hosted my visit. She hooked me up with Andrew Heymann, Senior Product Marketing Manager and Todd Hernandez, Software Marketing Dude. I can best sum up the demo with this comment, “I want one NOW!” I own a Logitech ... continue reading.....

Choosing a WebCam What web cam is best? That is a tough question. There seems to be no end of the number of web cams available with a wide range of prices from $10 to thousands of dollars fitting every imaginable application. The word "ultimate" in the title refers only to supporting basic video picture quality while conferencing with Skype. ... continue reading.....