VoIP: I believe it is the future.
So you can turn an iTouch/iPhone into a VoIP machine. That almost makes me want to buy one.

For those of you not in the know, VoIP stands for Voice over Internet Protocol. Basically, instead of using phonelines or cell towers, we use the Internet. All you need is a mic and an internet connection. Skype and Yahoo Voice are some popular VoIP software that people frequently use to make low-cost PC to PC or PC to Phone calls. Yes, you can call a person's PC for free or their phone for a nominal fee. My major phone line is through Yahoo Voice (at $3 a month and a penny a minute, it is a steal) as I am almost always near a computer, even at work. I have a cell for emergencies, but before I bought that, I just hauled a laptop with me everywhere. Alas, that laptop has died. But wherever you can get an internet connection, you have a phone for virtually nothing.

But more and more devices like Nintendo DS Lites and in this case Mac products are being turned into small scale VoIP phones. If it can connect to the Internet, then it can probably get in on some VoIP action.

I think VoIP is the future. Why separate voice from data? In the future, they will merge. No longer will we have to put up with the whims of phone carriers. The high cost of phony minutes plans that expire (what is with that?). Data is data is data is data, be it a voice or HTML.

I don't think my VoIP obsession is unreasonable or cheap. I simply know that it is a more effective way of sending information. The more people who tune into it, the faster our information infrastructure will turn over to a cheaper, more efficient system.

I wonder what else can become a VoIP phone?