This is a very interesting article! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Pattison" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "GUI Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Access-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "PC Audio" <Pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 7:04 AM Subject: Fwd: Skype without a computer
> >>From: Jim Denham [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >>VoIP calling goes mainstream at CES event >> >>By BRUCE MEYERSON >>AP Business Writer >> >>NEW YORK (AP) -- Broadband gear maker NetGear Inc. is introducing a >>cordless >>phone to dial Skype Internet calls over any Wi-Fi connection without a >>personal computer, joining a parade of new products at the International >>Consumer Electronics Show bringing online telephony to the mainstream. >> >>Other announcements at CES involving VoIP, or Voice over Internet >>Protocol, >>included new phones from two major names in consumer electronics, >>Panasonic >>Communications Co. and Philips Electronics NV. >> >>Both companies said they are introducing cordless phones integrated with >>Skype, the popular provider of free and low-cost calls recently acquired >>by >>eBay Inc. for $2.6 billion. >> >>In addition, Panasonic said it is introducing a cordless system for VoIP >>phone service from Vonage Holdings Corp., while Philips unveiled an >>alliance >>with Microsoft Corp. to introduce VoIP products. >> >> >>None of the products are available yet, and no prices were disclosed. >> >>The NetGear WiFi phone will be compatible with public hotspots such as >>those >>available at coffee houses in addition to wireless routers in the home or >>office. >>The phone displays contacts, indicating who's available for a call and >>enables calls to non-Skype numbers using the paid version of the service. >> >>While a growing number of cordless handsets and desktop phones are >>integrated with Skype software, those devices generally plug into a PC or >>a >>special adapter that's connected to a broadband modem. >> >>The VoIP-enabled phones from Panasonic and Philips are the first Internet >>calling products targeting the consumer market from those companies. >> >>The move into consumer VoIP by the two leading names in home electronics >>and >>entertainment offers another sign of how the technology has begin to shake >>its image as cutting-edge or unproven. >> >>By now, millions of U.S. consumers have switched to VoIP through their >>cable >>TV providers. Most, however, may not realize they're using VoIP since >>cable >>companies tend not to mention or stress the technology, worried they'll >>scare off prospective subscribers. >> >>The Skype-enabled phone from Panasonic, a subsidiary of Matsushita >>Electric >>Industrial Co. Ltd. of Japan, can simultaneously function as a regular >>phone. >>The VoIP123 cordless phone from Netherlands-based Philips also features >>dual >>functionality so users can make Skype calls in addition to ordinary >>landline >>calls. >> >>NetGear said it will announce availability and pricing by the end of >>March. >>Panasonic hopes to deliver the Skype-integrated phone by mid-year, but >>offered no timetable for the Vonage-enabled device. Philips plans to >>launch >>the >>VoIP321 in Europe in May 2006 and in the U.S. in July 2006. > >>Jim Denham >>National Sales Manager, Dolphin Products Optelec USA, Inc. >>Phone: (866) 824-7963 >>Fax: (866) 824-7963 >>E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Web: http://www.optelec.com >>Download site: http://www.optelec-downloads.com > > Regards Steve > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Skype: steve1963 > MSN Messenger: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > _______________________________________________ > PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > http://www.pc-audio.org > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. To see what other lists we > offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com > _______________________________________________ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. To see what other lists we offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com
