Although landlines are getting less and less popular we still use them to communicate in various situations. So why shouldn’t we get smarter desk phones? Why shouldn’t we be able to enjoy an Android-based regular phone?

It looks like Cloud Telecomputers is thinking similar thoughts as the company has announced a new platform made for desk phones. Glass is the name of it and it is based on Android. That means you get to play with an Android-based MID/cord phone which will have features similar to your favorite smartphones.

The phone will offer you an 8-inch screen, Bluetooth connectivity, Android apps support, Outlook support and lots of features that you don’t normally see in a cord phone. The new device will be available in the first quarter of the year and it will cost anywhere from $599 to $699. Anyone excited yet?

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Tags: Android, Cloud Telecomputers, Cord Phone, Glass, landline, MID, Mobile News, platform, Portable Devices

We’ve talked about that Hub a lot lately don’t you think? And Verizon has decided to make our lives easier and officially announce that landline phone. The phone is going to arrive on February 1st and it will cost $199 after a $50 mail-in-rebate with a $35 monthly fee. Verizon intends to have us use the Hub as a computer for casual info gathering. The phone will be connected to broadband Internet no matter if it’s from Verizon or not and it will let you manage it remotely. Now we need a specs sheet which Verizon failed to make available yet. After all we want to see what’s under that touchscreen, and what performance are we to expect from it!

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Tags: hub, landline, Mobile News, Portable Devices, Verizon, Verizon Wireless

What do you think about an iPhone for your home? Would you actually use? I certainly see the iPhone’s usability but would I get a home version? I think not, but let’s give it a closer look.

The company manufacturing this device is OpenPeak and it has been working on this version for about a year and a half. Are they ready? Not yet! The final version will hit the market sometime in the first quarter of 2009.

The phone is said to have been designed as a communication center for the whole family and third party developers will be able to create applications specially designed for this iPhone. Ok, but why keep investing in landlines when you are mostly talking on your cell phone?

This iPhone Home will be available from Verizon and AT&T but you might find it available with other private resellers too. The price is rumored to be somewhere between $200 to $300. The price is not that bad for a smartphone but it might be too much for a phone you’ll hardly use. Sure OpenPeak says their product will have lots of other features, but I really hate being the one that tells them we have computers at home which are more than able to perform complicated tasks. And VoIP is one of them.

Still skeptical about this phone, but if you do happen to get it, do tell us more about it!

Tags: Apple, Cell Phones, iPhone Home, landline, OpenPeak, Uncategorized

VoIP calling is more and more popular and Intel knows it. Their future PCs will pack motherboards that have a Remote Wake function. That function will let you take phone calls even when your PC is sleeping like a baby.
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Tags: Desktop PCs, Intel, landline, Mobile News, Mobile Software, VoIP

So you’re not looking for a cell phone are you? What about a regular, old fashioned phone for your home? What about a modern regular phone? The Iocell Contents Phone is exactly that. But besides regular phone calls it knows some neat tricks.

Inside the Iocell Phone there’s a hard drive which will store music, record conversations and play music in the background of your calls. Everything can be taken to your PC and stored over there if needed. Bad news for the stalker that was calling you all the time. Now you’ll be able to record him while making him listen to the Titanic soundtrack.

Tags: landline, Mobile News, Phone, Portable Devices

Skype is getting more and more popular with their close to free communication solutions. Talking with your friends for free is something Skype has been offering for years. They also happen to offer mobile solutions, skype phone numbers which can be called from anywhere and custom phones.
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Tags: landline, Mobile News, Phone, Skype, skype phone

Let’s go off the topic for a while for something worthy to be discussed. With people opting for mobile phones nowadays, a lot are getting rid of their old landline connections. Perhaps if people encounter more of something like the Kiss Me Phone, they’d change their minds about ridding themselves of their landlines completely. The Kiss Me landline Phone comes equipped with European and UK cables, and has its own push-button operation at the top lip. Very retro.

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Tags: landline, Off The Topic, Phone