Comments on: Profile: Gizmo

By: Kevin Oates

Kevin Oates — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 10:21:57 +0000

Hi I am a Skype caster and the service is ceasing as from Monday. Do you have anything like Skypecasts? I would also like to know if there is a monthly charge . Also is there a charge for computer to computer calls?
I have been dissatisfied with the quality of computer to computer calls on many occasions. Is the quality any better with this set up ? How do I dowload the System ?

By: Blue flower

Blue flower — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 22:26:37 +0000

Good site.

By: Technology News in Vietnamese » Giới thiệu về Gizmo

Technology News in Vietnamese » Giới thiệu về Gizmo — Sun, 28 Jan 2007 10:29:26 +0000

[...] Gizmo được thành lập 19 tháng trước bởi một nhóm dẫn dắt bởi Michael Robertson, người sáng lập ra SIPphone, MP3.com, AjaxLaunch và hàng loạt ứng dụng khác. Additional features that Gizmo has offered for some time include very nice one-click recording, $3/month call-in telephone numbers in 50 US and UK cities and a partnership with FreeConferenceCall.com. The use of open standards means that Gizmo is not a siloed service and can make calls across any other VOIP network that participates. [...]

By: TechCrunch en français » Gizmo défie les standards du business VOIP

TechCrunch en français » Gizmo défie les standards du business VOIP — Mon, 24 Jul 2006 17:43:51 +0000

[...] Gizmo a été lancé il y a founded just 13 months ago13 mois par une équipe incluant Michael Robertson, le fondateur de SIPphone, MP3.com, AjaxLaunch et quelques autres projets variés. Jusqu’à présent Gizmo offrait d’autres options telles que l’enregistrement en 1 clic, un crédit de $3 par mois pour les appels entrants d’une cinquantaine de villes du Royaume-Uni et des Etats-Unis ainsi qu’un partenariat avec FreeConferenceCall.com. L’usage des standards ouverts signifie que Gizmo n’est pas un service fermé et peut être utilisé pour passer des appels sur d’autres réseaux VOIP. [...]

By: TechCrunch Japanese アーカイブ » Gizmo、既存のVOIPビジネスモデルに大打撃

TechCrunch Japanese アーカイブ » Gizmo、既存のVOIPビジネスモデルに大打撃 — Fri, 21 Jul 2006 00:11:21 +0000

[...] Gizmoは、SIPphone、MP3.com、AjaxLaunchとその他様々なプロジェクトのファウンダーであるMichael Robertsonを含むチームによりほんの13ヶ月前に設立された。 [...]

By: TechCrunch » Blog Archive » Gizmo nukes standard VOIP business model

TechCrunch » Blog Archive » Gizmo nukes standard VOIP business model — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 17:52:22 +0000

[...] The open source internet telephony service ,a href=”http://gizmoproject.com”>Gizmo Project made a drastic move today by dropping the cost to zero for all calls to phones in 60 countries, permanently. Gizmo was founded just 13 months ago by a team that includes Michael Robertson, the founder of SIPphone, MP3.com, AjaxLaunch and a variety of other projects. [...]

By: 随笔

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By: levtdyjdoy

levtdyjdoy — Sat, 03 Jun 2006 18:43:09 +0000

I hold Nigella Lawson entirely responsible for making me think that food is sexy. Here I want to emphasize that I am not talking about Nigella herself being sexy, which she most certainly is.

By: TechCrunch en français » Yahoo Messenger lance son service VOIP

TechCrunch en français » Yahoo Messenger lance son service VOIP — Wed, 22 Mar 2006 08:55:01 +0000

[...] Les appels sortants sur Yahoo sont légèrement moins chers que Skype en moyenne. Les appels entrants également – Skype facture 30 euros pour un produit comparable. Skype lui permet les appels vidéos alors que Yahoo non. En revanche aucune des 2 compagnies permet l’enregistrement d’appel (possible avec l’ajout de logiciels périphériques comme pamela pour skype ou directement intégré chez Gizmo). [...]

By: oBeattie » VOIP Yahoo Messenger Launches Tomorrow

oBeattie » VOIP Yahoo Messenger Launches Tomorrow — Wed, 22 Mar 2006 08:02:23 +0000

[...] Phone Out on Yahoo is a little cheaper than Skype on average (Skype rates, in Euros, are here). Phone In is also cheaper – Skype charges 30 Euros per year for their comparable product. Skype has video calls, of course, and Yahoo doesn’t. Neither company frustratingly, allows for call recording (Gizmo has this feature and I love it). [...]

By: TechCrunch » New VOIP Yahoo Messenger Launches Tomorrow

TechCrunch » New VOIP Yahoo Messenger Launches Tomorrow — Wed, 22 Mar 2006 07:08:16 +0000

[...] Phone Out on Yahoo is a little cheaper than Skype on average (Skype rates, in Euros, are here). Phone in is also cheaper – Skype charges 30 Euros per year for their comparable product. Skype has video calls, of course, and Yahoo doesn’t. Neither company frustratingly, allows for call recording (Gizmo has this feature and I love it). [...]

By: Ted Smith

Ted Smith — Sun, 29 Jan 2006 20:21:34 +0000

Wireless World: Enormous innovation, but big challenges
A record number of mobile phones were shipped last year, and analysts and investors are now saying that the promises made 10 years ago about the potential for the wireless economy are truly being realized. Still, some of the foremost investors and analysts tell United Press International’s Wireless World that they are nervous that the United States may not maintain its competitive edge in the global information economy unless certain changes are made — by federal policymakers and business leaders — soon.

“There is enormous innovation in our economy — no doubt,” said James Melcher, founder of the New York City-based hedge fund, Balestra Capital Management, in an interview with Wireless World. “It’s incredible. But there are problems. Why are countries with only 40 percent of the world’s population (e.g., China) graduating ten times as many engineers and scientists as we are? Why are our schools pumping out so many lawyers? There is no value-added in legal work.” By Gene Koprowski

By: TechCrunch » Google Talk Puts Gun To Skype’s Head

TechCrunch » Google Talk Puts Gun To Skype’s Head — Sat, 17 Dec 2005 19:25:07 +0000

[...] Here’s an example of a potential mashup – putting google map location information in the same application as google talk, allowing mapping of everyone in the conversation (Gizmo does this). See local businesses and people and add them to the conversation. Tags: gtalk, google, googletalk, skype, voip, techcrunch, web2.0, web+2.0 Categories: Profiles, Social Networking | Bookmark this post with del.icio.us [...]

By: Bayle Shanks

Bayle Shanks — Thu, 01 Sep 2005 05:54:58 +0000

(although I guess it may be “built on” open source)

By: Bayle Shanks

Bayle Shanks — Thu, 01 Sep 2005 05:54:20 +0000

According to a comment by a Michael Robertson in this thread, Gizmo is NOT open source:

http://gigaom.c...open-after-all/

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Ñ‚Ñ€Ð°Ð½Ñ?Ð¿Ð¾Ñ€Ñ‚ÐµÑ€Ð½Ð°Ñ? Ð»ÐµÐ½Ñ‚Ð° — Sun, 21 Aug 2005 21:52:08 +0000

good!

By: Pocket Planet Radio

Pocket Planet Radio — Sun, 17 Jul 2005 02:51:57 +0000

I use Skype a lot to do interviews for live and recorded network radio broadcast and podcast (www.pocketplanetradio.com – there’s one up there recorded with an internet cafe in hyderabad) so Gizmo is of great interest.

Chief concern is call quality – I’ve used skype to do live shows on the radio and it is I think better than a POTS call over a $2000+ Telos Xport codec. BUT it’s still not up there with ISDN. As I understand it Skypes system is at least partially distributed – Gizmo’s server based – so I wonder if once the number of people using Gizmo increases the call quality won’t suffer?

Secondly much as we hate to acknowledge such things Skype has a good first mover advantage – and their directory is a great resource for broadcasters looking for ordinary folk in hard to reach parts of the world.

The recording is a nice touch – somebody described it as a podcasters dream – to be honest I think relying on an automated system to balance calls is a bit iffy if you are looking to use them for broadcast. I’d always recommend buying a mixer and throwing the call into a separate recorder – one that isn’t prone to crashes.

Anyway I’m keen to give Gizmo the benefit of the doubt – if anyone is interesting in doing a few trials for a podcast review drop me a line editor-at-pocketplanetradio.com will reach me.

By: TechCrunch » Blog Archive » Profile - Connexion (Boeing)

TechCrunch » Blog Archive » Profile - Connexion (Boeing) — Thu, 07 Jul 2005 08:08:06 +0000

[...] It’s high speed internet access in the sky. I just posted a profile of a new skype tool and did it all sitting here on an SAS flight from Seattle to Copenhagen (heading to the ICANN conference in Luxembourg next week). The technology for this has been around for a few years, but this is my first experience using it. I’m skype-outing at $0.02 per minute, gizmo’ing, IMing with people, uploading and downloading like crazy, and generally making a nuisance of myself to everyone around me. [...]

By: TechCrunch » Blog Archive » Profile - Skype (Outlook Toolbar)

TechCrunch » Blog Archive » Profile - Skype (Outlook Toolbar) — Thu, 07 Jul 2005 07:45:12 +0000

[...] There are at least two features that would make it much more compelling – application sharing (meaning you can share powerpoint demonstrations, websites, or whatever with people on your call) (see our profile on vskype, which has this as well as video), and call record (see our profile on Gizmo, which has this feature as well as others like mapping). [...]

By: digi

digi — Wed, 06 Jul 2005 07:50:12 +0000

Nice review of our software.. Very thorough..

Gizmo Project has more surprises to come..