Looking for an IP-PBX solution for your needs but can't find something that both works and appeals to your sense of aesthetics? Well, maybe this time we've got the answer for you in the form of Berlin-based 4S newcom GmbH's iBlue.

iBlue is an IP-PBX system based on the company's own software-based 4S IP PBX software. The whole thing uses SIP for VoIP and runs on a Mac Mini. In order to use the Mac Mini as an IP PBX, the iBlue boots off of an iPod Shuffle, which has been engineered to host the complete system, from OS to IP PBX. 4s's complete system is so small that even the 512MB Shuffles still leaves room for almost 4 hours of music, so once the iBlue has been booted up you can unplug the iPod Shuffle and enjoy the tunes you put in there.

Slick, eh? It's pretty-looking too, what with the simple design and the eye-grabbing iPod Shuffle sticking out of it. The iBlue is also pretty small, and even though it's not the smallest IP-PBX system out there, it's certainly small enough not to get in your way.

Takers can grab this baby (the package includes both the Mac Mini and the iPod shuffle) for Â? 2,999 (US$ 3,766) when online sales commence on November 6th. If that price tag sounds a bit too steep for you, keep in mind that 4S is also throwing in five snom300 VoIP phones, with the software licensed for up to 250 users and 30 parallel calls.