Well, it’s command-line for now, but the iPod touch has been hacked to enable VoIP calling by a modder going by Eok.
The hack uses the utility SvSIP, which was originally created to enable the same capability on the Nintendo DS. It’s pretty far from usable by mere mortals for the time being — typing can be enough of a pain on the virtual keyboard, let alone doing any mucking around in a shell script — but this is fun. The touch is an iPhone in all but communication connectivity only anyway, why not make it a true little brother to the iPhone?
Also, can I get a German layout for my iPhone? I love the look of “QWERTZUIOP”.
Via iPodNN
Pete Mortensen is a design strategist for consulting firm Jump Associates and the co-author of Wired to Care: How Companies Prosper When They Create Widespread Empathy, a book and blog that are significantly more interesting than you might initially think. Pete’s particular Apple avocations are both around design–interface and industrial. Follow him on Twitter!
2 responses to “VoIP on iPod touch Proven Feasible”
Interesting to see VOIP as a potential app!
As far as the German keyboard… It’s REALLY annoying! As an American in Basel Switzerland, all i can say is that I constantly type words like “anzwaz”! The Shift values over the numbers and where the apostrophe and quote are always confuse me! Anyway(!) when you first set up an ipod or iphone you are asked to set localization language…. that probably set a german keyboard layout if you select German as your language