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Linux Based IP Videophone

Posted by michael on from the phone-of-the-future-ha-ha-ha dept.

Meltoast writes "As reported in Communications Convergence Magazine, Innomedia has launched the MTA 3368 IP Videophone. It's 4-inch TFT color LCD can deliver video up to 768 kpbs and with a Linux based OS it supports video streaming, gaming, IM, HTTP, SNMP, TFTP, FTP and Telnet."

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  1. SIP? by bodin · · Score: 3, Interesting

    The big question is why it doesn't support the VoIP standard rendevouz mechanism, namely SIP, defined by RFC3261 and supported by many ip-phones software and hardware out there.
    H323 is dead. Should be, anyway.

  2. TCP stack? by gazbo · · Score: 4, Interesting
    IIRC, the TCP stack in Linux is what is known as a "trusting stack" rather than the widely used BSD stack which is a "hostile stack". Now, this is what makes Linux so fast at packet handling, but is also why the Linux stack is so tied to iptables/ipchains/$firewall.

    In order to prevent man-in-the-middle attacks on an IP videophone running on Linux, you'd have to have such a stateful firewall running on the phone - wouldn't this be a little heavyweight for a phone? Or have they modified Linux to use the BSD TCP-stack?

  3. Yet another... by mikeophile · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Overhyped, overpriced videophone that won't sell.

    If you have a broadband connection and a laptop, why on earth would you need this? The thing doesn't even use encryption.

    I've seen a lot of videophones come and go. Just because it uses Linux, doesn't make it better.

    Ok, it does make it better, but would you buy one?

  4. Price is too high, I can build one cheaper! by MrJerryNormandinSir · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I guess this product is for non technical people.
    I can build one cheaper:
    1 Wall Mart Linux PC $199.00
    Video Phone Software Free on Net (Linux based)
    WinTV Card $59.00
    MiniCamera $60.00
    Monitor $99.00
    Linux Telphony gateway Software
    That's it!
    $1,200.00 bucks.. gee this product is overpriced

  5. Re:Video phones-- do people really want them? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Interesting

    Video phones-- do people really want them?

    Recently, H.320 videoconferencing has eliminated several >$5000 business trips to Asia, in the place where I work now. Face to face is very important in Big Business today and videoconferencing (when it works properly) can save a bundle.

    Seriously... Go look at how expensive a round trip flight to Japan is for a days notice. Not cheap...