Gizmo5 was a VOIP communications network and a proprietary freeware soft phone for that network. Launched November 12, 2009; shut down April 3, 2011 — it lived 1 year. One of 26 Google products killed in 2011. Gizmo5 was a voice over IP communications network and a proprietary freeware soft phone for that network. On November 12, 2009, Google announced that it had acquired Gizmo5. On March 4, 2011, Google announced that the service would be discontinued as of April 3, 2011. Wiki link Data: Killed by Google (killedbygoogle.com, MIT).