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Posted Dec 18th 2006 7:06PM by TMZ Staff
Verballs are here to help distinguish you from chumps still paying for long distance.
Software that helps you make free phone calls on the net is great, but this cutting edge technology now has a voice. Verballs are animated speakerphone "creatures" that move their heads and wave their hands while you talk to your friends and family over your favorite VOIP (Voice-Over-IP) software. If you prefer using an instant messaging service to chat, Verballs have you covered there too. Five different creatures can also sing along to your favorite MP3s.
These creatures are sure to brighten up any conversation, even your Aunt Gloria's story about her recalled Wii strap.
Filed under: Wacky & Weird, Celebritoyz
Tags: creature, im, instant messenger, InstantMessenger, skype, speakerphone, verballs, voip
Posted Dec 3rd 2006 11:40AM by TMZ Staff
Ever feel like asking Rainn Wilson how much of a nerd he is compared to his character Dwight on "The Office?" Or maybe you've been itching to talk to Fonzie ever since "Happy Days" went off the air. Well thanks to the nice people over at Skype, your time has come.
Teaming up with parent company eBay, Skype is auctioning off a chance to talk to celebrities on the phone. Not just any phone; a Skype phone that will allow them to see the celebrity on the other end, so you know that Rob Lowe isn't fixing himself a snack instead of focusing all his attention on your "West Wing" questions.
Participating celebrities include Kristen Bell, Adam Duritz of Counting Crows, Seth MacFarlane ("Family Guy"), Rachel Bilson (The OC) and the entire cast of Nickelodeon's "Zoey 101." It's a good chance you'll find someone you really want to chat.
Proceeds from the auctions will benefit The Young Storytellers Foundation, a Los Angeles based arts education organization.
Filed under: TV, Celebrity Auctions
Tags: auction, ebay, henry wilker, henry winkler, HenryWilker, HenryWinkler, rainn wilson, RainnWilson, rob lowe, RobLowe, skype, the fonz, TheFonz, west wing, WestWing
Posted Aug 8th 2006 6:57PM by TMZ Staff
You have a friend you need to IM and at the same time you need to look up directions to tonight's party, all while monitoring that auction on eBay. What's the solution? Well, you can drag your laptop around or you can buy mylo, Sony's new communication device.
The personal communicator, dubbed mylo (which stands for My Life Online) by Sony, comes with a ton of cool features. mylo offers WiFi for wireless networking, an HTML browser, an audio player that supports MP3, WMA and ATRAC audio files. It also plays video files and you can view pictures of your friends (or favorite celebrity).
Slide the 2.4 inch color LCD screen up and a full QWERTY keyboard emerges to make short order of those instant messages. For now, the device only supports Yahoo Messenger and Google Talk.
But what separates mylo from your average media player is that it allows phone calls utilizing the Skype Internet phone service over WiFi.
With the ability to communicate that much, you may never have to go home again. mylo hits the streets in September.
Filed under: Celebritoyz
Tags: mp3 player, Mp3Player, mylo, skype, sony, video player, VideoPlayer, wifi
