Do you hear an echo? Nothing beats a great idea. Jeff LaPorte, co-founder & chief software architect of Eqo Communications took voice over IP one step further. He placed it on the phone.	Nic Mokhoff Research Editor
When an Eqo (pronounced "echo") user dials an international number, software downloaded for free to the phone connects the call to a local Eqo number, as other VoIP providers do for computers. The Vancouver, British Columbia, startup has an Eqo server convert the user's voice into data packets for transmitting them over the Internet to an Eqo server in the destination country, which puts the call back onto the wireless voice network. You need another Eqo user with an Eqo account to take advantage of this of course. You just click to dial another online EQO contact in your EQO phonebook, and voila! You also get free access to most Instant Messaging providers. LaPorte is being honored as a top 2007 "TR35er" – the top 35 innovators under the age of 35 at Technology Review’s Emerging Technologies Conference at the Massachussets Institute of Technology September 25-27. The event brings together business leaders, venture capitalists, senior technologists, and of course the "TR35ers". Don't miss it! Posted by Nic Mokhoff on Aug 16, 2007 10:37 AM in Consumer

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