ClearOne and Speakables today announced that ClearOne’s Chat 50 is the first speaker phone that allows Mac users to operate VoIP applications such as Skype and iChat by voice command, using Speakable Items (Apple’s embedded speech recognition technology) and the new Speakables or Skype. The combination of the Chat 50 and Speakables gives Mac users flexibility and control, particularly in the Mac Digital Home environment. These products enable simple control of VoIP applications without the need to access the keyboard, mouse, or even view the screen. In addition, the audio processing technologies of the Chat 50 deliver full-duplex audio and full echo cancellation.