Philips is launching the first Skype-enabled VoIP phone that can be used
without a computer in November.
The
Philips
VOIP841, which is also Dect enabled, can make and receive normal telephone
calls, as well as those using
Skype
and SkypeOut. It costs €199 (approx £134) and contacts are viewed on the
handset's 65k screen.
The phone's base station – about the size of a wallet - will connect directly
to a router via Ethernet. The VoIP/Dect handset is wireless.
Although Philips is claiming a first, both
Netgear and US Robotics
have mooted similar devices that allow users to make Sype calls without a PC,
which will help push the service more mainstream.
Philips is also bringing out a Windows Live Messenger VoIP phone in November,
called VOIP433 and costing €99 (£66). It however, will need a PC to be switched
on to make calls.
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