Skype certifies Asus videophone

Posted: 29 January 2009

Skype users have been offered the first ever videophone to carry a certification from the company.

The Asus AiGuru SV1 comes equipped with a seven-inch screen and is wirelessly-enabled to allow web users to connect to their friends and family via the Skype service.

A webcam, speaker and microphone are also integrated into the SV1 - which forms part of the company's Eee Videophone AiGuru range - and can be purchased from next week with an expected price tag of £219.95.

Skype's director of business development and product management for consumer electronics, Manrique Brenes, said around 25 per cent of Skype-to-Skype calls now included video - making the device an ideal solution for many.

"The videophone offers the benefits of video calling to a much wider audience, allowing friends and families to share their worlds face-to-face without being tied to a computer," he added.

Skype is a web-based telecommunications service that also utilises handsets from companies such as 3 Mobile.

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