mVox USB Speakerphone
A big step in the right direction
Mine arrived today. I tested it on Skype.<br /><br />Sound quality was a bit off, but Skype quality is poor to begin with -- this could have been all Skype issues. Still, it's workable. The device is quite compact, about the size of a very small cell phone or a compact pager. Very light. No mute or volume control -- have to do that using software.<br /><br />The included USB cable is cheap, long and bulky, I use the elegant Zip-LINQ retractable mini-B cable that came with my mouse. The device works with a cell phone earset and has better sound then -- this, in fact, is really what I wanted. They even include a cheap earset, which is a nice touch.<br /><br />It will be far easier to travel with this than with a bulky USB headset. My ideal device would cost the same but:<br /><br />  * dump the speaker phone, so make it smaller (use a cell phone earset)<br /><br />  * use a built-in short USB cable that nests in the body of the device<br /><br />  * add a mute button<br /><br />This isn't my ideal, but it's the best I've seen so far! I think I like it.