Mic to Turn an iPod Touch Into a Phone

Updated: Truphone has not yet set a price for their microphone attachment. It was originally stated in this post that the microphone would be free.

Truphone, best known here as a cheap international VoIP call service, is making a push to expand service in the United States.

As a part of that expansion it wants to put iPod Touch owners on its phone service, said Tom Carter, president for North and South American Operations for Truphone, and today’s record holder for longest official title.

So in the next 30 days Truphone will offer a microphone adapter that turns an iPod Touch into a Wi-Fi phone, he said. The price has not yet been set, but in Britain, the microphone costs around $14. Truphone is even including a voucher for $5 worth of minutes with the mic (you do have to buy $5 worth of minutes from Truphone, so it’s more of a two-for-one arrangement). The deal is already available in Britain, as you can see by the photo

By Roy Furchgott