Asus AiGuru S1

What is touted to be the 'World's First Wireless Music Skype Phone' is

actually quite 'handy'. With a connectivity of 802.11 b+g at 11/ 54Mbps, you can

coolly use it at around 30 mtrs. It can be used for Skype-to-Skype calls,

SkypeIn, SkypeOut, Conference calls, and Voicemail. All of which worked

beautifully with great sound clarity and minimal breakage. Even the music

capability is impressive. The Wi-Fi music bit works seamlessly with Windows

Media Player, without interfering with other audio functions on the

computer-thanks to the dual audio channel offering.

The 128x64 pixels LCD displays a very intuitive interface, which is schemed

much like a regular albeit outdated mobile phone. The claimed battery life is

that of 2.5 hours talk time, which more or less scores up to the mark, without

playing music. However, it requires the bundled USB wireless adapter plugged

into the computer, for it to work. Coming to the connectivity, too many physical

obstacles like doors, windows, etc do bring in some disturbance -but this is

only at the extreme distances of its range. The other issue is that the

impressive LOUD loudspeaker (for its music capability) is low-toned for VoIP

calls, which is weird as you'd expect better loudness for VoIP calls than for

music.

Bottom Line: Skype-ing wirelessly with supplemented Wi-Fi music

playback capability make it a good buy.