Skype, VOIP and more Skype. It’s the latest buzz word around the conference circuit, and with Lenn leaving Microsoft to go work for Skype it’s a timely podcast about the technology. So who better to explore this with than two experts on Voice Over IP, James Seng,the Assistant Director of Enabler Technologies at the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore, and Stuart Henshall, among many other things the creator of Skype Journal.

I had fun talking with these guys about VOIP, Skype and where the technology is headed. In fact, because the subject is so vast, I feel like relabeling this podcast “VOIP 101″.

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The Gadget Show #9 - 21st April 2005 (47min 51sec): MP3 - 16MB

TIME
00:00 Network intro.

00:04 Welcome to James Seng and Stuart Henshall.

00:37 What does James do?

02:20 What does Stuart do, and his Skype Journal.

05:45 Why is VOIP so important?

11:45 What’s happening with VOIP in Asia Pacific and America.

20:12 Skype.

22:50 Skypes proprietary protocol.

25:45 Telcos complaining about Skype.

27:00 Using Skype and how cheap it really is.

28:30 Mobile VOIP.

32:45 VOIP and Presence.

35:30 Niklas Zennstrom and his mobile phone with Skype.

36:20 Negroponte and “Lily Pads and Frogs” and Mesh Networks.

39:55 James and Stuart’s thoughts on VON.

43:20 James favorite gadget, his Sharp Zaurus.

45:00 Stuarts favorite is the trusty iPod.

46:05 Thanks.

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