[Dreamster]

i was very pleased when team avalaunch implemeted a ip-phone application into avalaunch. i was very disapointed when i found out that it was only compatible with other xboxes with avalaunch.

since xbmc one of those applications that are running most of the time, a ip-phone implemented in xbmc would be great.

i guess that the best way to get phone (and also webcam support) is via http://www.openh323.org project. i belive that it is written in c and it is gpled.

this would make the developed app compatible with netmeeting, gnomemeeting and other h323-based application.

another possible approach would be against the http://www.skype.com
company, this would make xbmc compatible with windows machines. however, i cant see anything at http://www.skype.com that indicates that they would be interested at sharing code.

xbmc is a wonderful application.
thanks alot.

dreamster

[despatch_uk]

i would love to see skype running on the xbox. this way people could pug un a usb phone and use it as a home telephone aswell.

i know it would prob just be as good as an external but how cool would it be flaqshing up in corner of movie who's calling and also playing your mp3 files as hold music.

ooh and if you dont know what skype is look at skype

[kinghowdy0]

i wouldn't get your hopes up for skype even though it is a nice program, although it'd be nice if avalaunch tried to implement skype seeing how they already support voip. but yeah it'd be a nice feature but i don't really see it going into xbmc anytime soon, of couse that's just my opinion i have no idea exactly what the devs are cooking up for the next release of xbmc, which is by far the most kick-ass xbox homebrew program ever created!

[senergy]

xlink kai now supports skype but im not sure if thats the pc application or the xbox intergration of it....

[Peteo]

any one think this would be a cool idea?
make the xbox a sip phone
you could use the xbox head set and to talk.

heres a link to some open source clients

http://www.voip-info.org/wiki-open+source+voip+software

[Peteo]

just noticed ms has announced video chat in japan!

http://www.xbox.com/ja-jp/videochat/

[Peteo]

also just noticed that the new avalaunch has voip

http://www.xbox-scene.com/xbox1data/sep/...qbidna.php

[heraldoffailure]

i think this would be a great feature! especially to go hand in hand with the kai/xlink integration.

[heraldoffailure]

this topic should be merged with the voip request. voip is used in avalaunch now, and is completely opensource. it won't work with skype, but it'll get you talking to other xbox users without a game running.

[_Morph_]

telephone like skype in xbmc would be cool, using the xbox communicator!! :kickass:

http://www.skype.com/

dont know if it can be done? coders?

[pike]

and how do you think that is relevant to a mediacenter ?

[_Morph_]

and how do you think that is relevant to a mediacenter ?

and how is "weather" relevant to a mediacenter.. its just an idea :nuts:

[Kain]

personally i like the idea

[pike]

=anything= can be done... but we make a mediacenter here, not an "all-in-one" app.

when we run out of items to improve upon in xbmc (the list is long) then, and first then stuff like this can be considered.

but, don't get me wrong, if anyone out there feels strongly enough about this, they have the power to add it themself, after all, we are open-source!

[Kain]

so u are thinking maybe more along the lines of a telephony script?