Truphone boss James Tagg yesterday gave the first demonstration of a VoIP mobile using Apple’s iPhone in San Diego, California, using the iPhone’s built-in WiFi capability.
He made the call to another WiFi handset nearby on a stage in front over over 300 delegates at the DEMOfall 07 conference. Tagg took the opportunity to show off Truphone’s ability to offer VoIP calls on Apple’s device in what is believed to be the first time someone has done this using a bog-standard iPhone.
The company also gave a demonstration of another application it’s development, which will enable phone calls to be made direct from networking site Facebook. The application lets any Facebook user click on a friend’s ‘Call Me’ button (Shown on their friend’s page on the website), to initiate a free VoIP call, either from their phone or the website.
Neither application is quite ready for release just yet, but their demonstrations have given Truphone a handy bit of publicity. Expect to see announcements about the applications’ launches at some point in the near future though.
See the video on Truphone’s website here
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