Buffalo's stylish Skype speakerphone on the cheap

Headsets for making internet telephone calls, particularly for Skype, are ten-a-penny, but there aren’t a great number of speakerphones and certainly none is as stylish or cheap as the latest from Buffalo Japan.

For ¥9,800, Tokyo businesses operating on a shoestring can avail themselves of Buffalo’s elegant BSKP-CU202/SV. As with most products from the firm, the naming is a mess, yet the functionality is anything but.

The desk-phone needs no drivers, simply plugging into a USB port. As it’s bus-powered, there’s no need for an AC adapter either. In addition, a total audio output of 6W through three channels makes the setup a reasonable speaker system for most machines.

Lastly, with both echo- and noise-canceling circuitry installed, the CU202 should put paid to those annoying quality problems that dog Skype and its 171 million users worldwide. Oh, and we should probably point out that there’s absolutely no reason not to plug in and fire up an alternative/better VoIP app, such as Gizmo.

Golden Week in Japan: Showers predicted...

This weekend sees the sticky old Golden Week public holiday period begin in Japan, with a mad rush to do exactly the same thing as everyone else and sit in traffic jams or visit incredibly crowded 'attractions.' Naturally, we can't help ourselves and will be doing the same, as will all the tech companies in this fair land.

New desktop computers from Hewlett Packard

Update immediately three series of its desktop computers presented by Hewlett Packard. Ей были представлены новые модели серий s3000, a6000 и m8000.It had before new models s3000 series, and m8000 a6000.


Все новинки выполненные в интересном и привлекательном дизайне.All new items performed in an interesting and attractive design. Модели серии a6000, в минимальной конфигурации будут стоить около 350 долларов США.Models series a6000, as a minimum configuration will cost about $ 350. Модели этой серии построены на базе процессоров Intel, и оснащены, по умолчанию, 512 Мб оперативной памяти.Models in this series are based on Intel and equipped by default, 512 Mb RAM.

Modei, s3000 series, are based on processors from AMD and a default 1 GB of memory. Эти модели обойдутся пользователю в 500 долларов США, в минимальной конфигурации.These models cost a user $ 500 in a minimum configuration.
And the most expensive and advanced, m8000 will be equipped as Intel, and AMD. Иц цена начинается от 950 долларов.Its price starts at 950 dollars. Модели этой линейки будут поставляться с HD DVD приводами.Models this line will ship with HD DVD drives.

Все новинки уже доступны в продаже.All new items are available for sale. Их цена изменяется в зависимости от конфигурации, которую можно варьировать в самых широких пределах.Their price varies depending on configuration, which can vary in a wide range. Компьютеры всех трех серий будут поставляться с предустановленной Windows Vista.Computers of all three series will ship with Windows Vista preloade