by manatee on August 9, 2008
Have you ever wanted to shout and let your voice be heard throughout the mountains of Norway? Telemegaphone Dale allows you to do just that. On August 2, 2008 a group of horn carriers climbed the top of the Bergskletten mountain and installed a giant megaphone that stands seven meters tall.
Call +47 90 369389 to say whatever is on your mind to the people, sheep and other inhabitants of the village Dale - below the mountain in Western Norway.
No answer? Telemegaphone Dale is wind powered and self-reliant. Recently however, the weather has been exceptionally calm in Dale and there has been a massive amount of people calling.
I’d recommend using Skype when you try to project your voice across the hills of Norway as it will save you a lot on your phone bill. :) Visit the official Telemegaphone Dale project site at Unsworn Industries.
by manatee on August 6, 2008
So you have your iPhone want to download the Skype iPhone application. Well, as of this writing they haven’t released a standalone Skype app for the iPhone. BUT…. there is a way to use Skype on your iPhone and even your iPod Touch.
Take a look at IM+ for Skype. This is a web based application, but still does the job fine. You can chat with friends, family and colleagues and believe it or not can make outgoing phone calls to real land lines/cell phones via WiFi, Edge network or 3G. If you want to save your daytime minutes because you’re on the cheapo AT&T plan just find a wifi hotspot, connect to Skype and make calls for next to nothing.
Personally, I have an unlimited Skype out account which cost around $30 a year when I last paid for it. When you login to IM+ for Skype it will initially go into trial mode which lasts about 7 to 10 days. After that, you can subscribe for $5.95 a month or buy a lifetime license for $29.95. I recommend the latter. I just note that the $30 I paid was for the unlimited calling on my desktop iMac. So, I’m not sure if you have to pay twice or not. I’m guessing you only have to pay for the IM+ for Skype account, but may need to clarify this.
I wonder if they will bother making an application if this continues to work as well as it does. I suspect they will and charge $29.95 for the application. Stay tuned and I’ll make and update on this when and if the app is released.
