clipped from: www.businesshackers.com
Gizmo Call is a nice step forward in VoIP, because users don’t need to download a big client and run a traditional installer. They don’t even need to setup an account. After the Flash plugin is installed, users can immediately make calls - albeit limited to 5 free minutes of calling per day “to just about any phone number”. They can get 10 minutes free calling if they register with an email address and can also buy Call Out minutes. Besides PSTN phones, Gizmo Call users can call for free Google Talk users, Windows Live users, Gizmo Project users and any SIP address/device. There’s also a feature enabling users to customize their CallerID, so when they make a web call it can appear to come from their mobile or office phone. Plus, being a browser-based service, users can integrate Gizmo Call into their blogs and social network pages.
You do need to download a 1MB Flash plugin for Gizmo Call to work, so it’s not a download-free browser app. However it’s a once-only install and it lowers the bar for consumers wanting to start using VoIP.
Readwriteweb reports: VoIP company SIPphone is at DEMO today, where it is launching Gizmo Call - an online service that makes VoIP phone calls possible from any web browser. It works via a Flash plugin, which enables users to make calls simply by typing a phone number into a text-field in a browser. Users can also use URLs like http://gizmocall.com/18005551212 (that link is an example only and will not work). Gizmo Call is separate from SIPphone’s other app, The Gizmo Project, which is a download VoIP app like Skype.