 Apple has release the iPad today - their latest product - a tablet computer with a multi touch surface. It strikes me that this could potentially be used for a fantastic cheap receptionists console.
We've use touch sensitive displays for this type of thing in the past (more normally for Virtual Receptionists - where you touch the name of the person you want to speak to).
Just imaging running a DHTML Flash Operator Panel or something on it?
Drag calls around between extensions, view real time status of calls going on.
The other cool thing is the price - at $US499, it's about the same price as a receptionist's phone and could likely run a softphone at the same time.
Hmmm, well worth a thought - can't wait to see the first native app for working with Asterisk.
If someone buys me one I'll write an app for them - otherwise we'll have to wait till I get one myself :)
Current Rating: 6.17/10 (6 votes) Comments (6 posted)  Cheap?
Written by EllisGL (January 29, 2010, 11:09 am)
At $500, doesn't sound cheap. Why not get a a 21.5" multi-touch lcd monitor for ~$270 and throw together a cheap Intel Atom system for under $250. Buy One
Written by Tom Schouteden - http://www.sipcat.com (January 29, 2010, 11:09 am)
I'll buy you one if you write an app for us.
Get in touch with me through are website if you like.
Best regards
tom  Buy One
Written by Matt Riddell - http://www.venturevoip.com (January 29, 2010, 11:11 am)
:D sweet will be in contact later today - good thing is I use Apple for all other development too - bit harder for doing C# type of stuff, but ideal for Apple developments :D Flash
Written by Matt Riddell - http://www.venturevoip.com (January 30, 2010, 3:16 pm)
Heh, except that I said DHTML - another version of the flash operator panel which doesn't use flash :D @Matt Riddell
Written by EllisGL (February 4, 2010, 9:21 am)
No Flash
Written by not so fast (February 13, 2010, 1:17 pm)
you wont be running flash operator panel due to the key word FLASH which still not present in the iphoneOS platforms. Similar Articles (Based on Title)mac-*: Asterisk/ZeroConf at Apple WWDC - June 5, 2005
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