Mon Jan 26, 2009 7:21 am
Verizon Wireless has introduced an Internet home phone that doubles as a family calendar, limited web browser, messaging center and digital picture frame.
The company said the Linux-based Verizon Hub connects to any broadband connection for voice over Internet protocol, or VoIP, calls.
It lets users browse with visual voicemail and contact list management, set text message calendar alerts and deliver audible turn-by-turn directions to Verizon Wireless phones.
The touch screen device can surf the web to check local traffic and weather, get directions and lookup phone numbers. It also doubles as a digital picture frame. Verizon's VCAST content will also be available in the future.
"The Verizon Hub reinvents the home phone system that's been centered on your kitchen counter for years," said Mike Lanman, Chief Marketing Officer of Verizon Wireless. "The Verizon Hub is going to change the way you think about what you want and need your home phone to do."
The Verizon Hub will be launched on Feb. 1 and cost $200 after a $50 rebate. It requires a two year contract and a $35 digital voice service plan.
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