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Motorola’s Android Home Phones visit the FCC

, Apr 3rd 2012 Discuss [2]

Motorola is preparing two cordless phones for your home that run on Android and potentially on the latest Ice Cream Sandwich version. The models HS1101 and MBP2000PU showed up at the FCC en route for launch that will bring some of the more advanced smartphone features to your good old landline phone. Read The Full Story

Biscotti TV Phone brings video conferencing to your TV with Google Talk

, Nov 15th 2011 Discuss [2]

The Biscotti TV Phone has gone on sale today and offers an easy solution for folks wanting to use their TVs for video conferencing. Sporting a camera and microphone, the device works with Google Talk for free internet voice and video services over a WiFi connection without the need to connect to a computer. Read The Full Story

Gigaset SL910A touchscreen DECT phone hands-on

, Oct 19th 2011 Discuss [3]

Does your landline phone need a touchscreen? German DECT phone manufacturer Gigaset reckons so, and the SL910A is the end result: a 3.2-inch HVGA capacitive touchscreen in a digital cordless phone. Packing Bluetooth, Outlook sync, text messaging and PIM functionality, along with an integrated digital answerphone, the Gigaset SL910A borrows plenty from what we'd expect from a modern cellphone. We grabbed some hands-on playtime to see if it's really the next generation of landlines or simply overkill. Read The Full Story

Huawei and Discovery partner for the Expedition rugged phone

, Sep 27th 2011 Discuss [5]

Huawei and the Discovery Channel have partnered up to produce a co-branded mobile phone that's true to the channel's spirit of outdoor adventure. The rugged phone is aptly named the Discovery Expedition and is ready to take on water, dust, and shock. Perhaps, we'll see Bear Grylls toting the phone in an upcoming episode of Man vs. Wild. Read The Full Story

Archos 35 Home Connect & Smart Home Phone hands-on

, Jun 28th 2011 Discuss [12]

The two new Android 3.1 Honeycomb tablets aren’t Archos’ only new products to use Google’s open-source OS; the company also has the somewhat more unusual Archos 35 Home Connect and the companion Smart Home Phone, a chumby-style internet radio and a DECT cordless home phone. Announced last week, we rolled up our sleeves and had a fondle of them today.

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Commercial for the Touchwood SH-08C from NTT DoCoMo is cooler than the phone it advertises

, Apr 4th 2011 Discuss [3]

The only time I ever watch commercials and actually look forward to them is during the Super Bowl. I like the commercials that are funny or otherwise interesting for one reason or another. A Japanese firm called Drill inc has shot what maybe the coolest commercial ever for a mobile phone to sell the glory of wood. Read The Full Story

Energizer Portable Power Travel Kit: Review

, Jan 8th 2011 Discuss [3]

Energizer has released a portable travel kit that finally works with your iPod Touch or iPhone; and after testing it out we can say it is extremely handy. To charge the actual batter pack you can either use an AC wall outlet or fix on the DC attachment for your automobile. Read The Full Story

Speakal BTS8 puts Windows 7 in a desk phone

, Jan 6th 2011 Discuss [0]

We can't say we've ever looked at our desk phone and thought "this would be so much better with Windows 7 installed" but perhaps that's why we hardly use a landline any more. Speakal reckon there's still life in the desk phone yet, and its BTS8 "phone/personal computer hybrid" packs a 5-inch LCD display, Windows 7, a Skype-capable webcam and more. Read The Full Story

Pioneer TF-FN2000 makes landlines appealing

, Jan 3rd 2011 Discuss [0]

It's not often we fall for a landline telephone, but Pioneer's angular TF-FN2000 has that certain magic sparkle to get us excited. The wireless DECT handsets don't exactly push the boat out in terms of functionality, but they do pack an answering machine and easily spotted LCD display. Read The Full Story

sWaP Rebel touchscreen phone watch is geeky fashion at its finest

, Dec 7th 2010 Discuss [2]

Geeks have had a lust for phone watches for years going back to the comic book days of Dick Tracy and his watch phone. There are a few watch phone offerings on the market today and a new one has just landed. The watch is called the sWaP Rebel and it looks a bit like one of those iPod nano watches that have been so prevalent lately. Read The Full Story

Rockchip Android desk phone gets video demo

, Sep 27th 2010 Discuss [0]

Rockchip's Android-based desk phone was one of the sleeper surprises at IFA 2010, and having seen Engadget Chinese's video demo we're finding we'd quite like on of our own.  The unnamed phone places VoIP calls over WiFi or your mobile network, but also allows for video calls, web browsing and multimedia playback. Read The Full Story

Rockchip tease with Android desk phone

, Sep 10th 2010 Discuss [1]

Android-based landline phone renders are one thing, but Rockchip has been quietly beavering away at the real thing.  Tucked away at IFA 2010 last week was the Rockchip Android phone, a desk-bound device which apparently supports both landline and 3G connections, can be used for video calls and browsing the web. Read The Full Story
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