Can Skype USB Phones work with Google Talk?
Devices to enhance the Google Talk experience: Google Talk is becoming more and more popular of late, especially among students. We tested several USB phones and adapters while trying to find accessories that will enhance the Google Talk experience. We know that some people prefer to speak through an old-fashioned, regular home phone or cell phone-like device, and we also know that others like to have the freedom to move around while talking. The compatibility test results so far don’t look very good with the devices we had on hand to test. Like the Google Talk application itself, the supporting software for the devices we used is currently in the early beta-test stage. You can definitely use the USB phones as a microphone and speaker like a normal phone and the volume control buttons on the phones will usually work because they are a hardware switch for the device itself. For some phones, you can even use the call button to make a call, but for most of the devices you still need to op