VTech's new DECT 6.0 telephones are too swank for grandma

VTech's not stopping with just a WiFi radio here at CES -- oh no, it's also introducing a snazzy new DECT line of telephones. Starting with the flagship LS6245, we've got a slim, stylish handset that packs both DECT 6.0 technology and Bluetooth, enabling one person to be on the main handset while a BT-enabled phone taps in as well. The entire lineup features touch sensitive buttons, caller ID, speakerphone, selectable ring tones and a 50-name / number phonebook directory, with the V.Style LS6215 even offering touch tech in the base unit. Each member of the '09 line is priced under $100, and the whole crew should be available for budding seniors in the first half of '09.

Gallery: VTech's new DECT 6.0 telephones are too swank for grandma

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[Alex Terry @ Jan 7th 2009 6:05AM]

No way! Touch sensitive buttons... what will they think of next.

[Mic2000 @ Jan 7th 2009 6:29AM]

Jurk Sensitive Buttons?

[Saad Rabia @ Jan 7th 2009 6:53AM]

Funny sensitive buttons?

[mrspiteri @ Jan 7th 2009 6:21AM]

VTECH just kicked in y0!

[Eric @ Jan 7th 2009 7:12AM]

Wow. 1985 called, they want their B&O knockoff back.

[Mitch @ Jan 7th 2009 7:19AM]

What no voip. How is a wireless home phone news?

[NC @ Jan 7th 2009 2:39PM]

Seriously, with DECT basestations supporting multiple VoIP lines these days, I should think that all you would want news about are the DECT phones you intend to link to the basestations.

[darkmax @ Jan 7th 2009 7:31AM]

Hmm.... This one reminds me of one of those Bang & Olfusen DECT phones....

[iHoppipolla @ Jan 7th 2009 8:18AM]

Is this a phone or a remote control... TO RULE THE WORLD!!!

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That would have been a lot funnier if it weren't for that Jim Carrey movie, I swear.

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The LS6245 flagship IS pretty sweet, though... Is the call button the button in the middle of the circle? Hmmmm....

I might have read the manual on this one:P

[Tarnation @ Jan 7th 2009 8:38AM]

Yeah that one long one would just confuse the heck out of old people. It looks like a remote control. I can see my grandmother now she is sitting on my couch trying to change the channel with the phone and answer the remote control. Those other 2 look nice though.

[Jay Evans @ Jan 7th 2009 8:30AM]

"DECT 6.0 technology and Bluetooth, enabling one person to be on the main handset while a BT-enabled phone taps in as well."

Huh? On my AT&T BT cordless, the BT feature allows me to connect the cordless handsets with my cell service the same way I did with the old land line.

I dropped my land line service and transfered my home phone number to an old BT cell phone ($9.99/month) that sits beside the base. I still have 4 cordless phones in separate rooms of the house. It's great and I save money.

[Dee @ Jan 7th 2009 10:05AM]

It looks like a remote. I can see grandma trying to change the channel with this thing.

[Ricksta @ Jan 7th 2009 10:05AM]

VTech continues to suck. I work in electronics retail and these do not sell. The ones that do sell come back.

[anebg @ Jan 7th 2009 10:08AM]

*cough cough* .... Skype?

[Michael @ Jan 7th 2009 11:37AM]

my name is Michael... and I still use a landline... (HI MICHAEL!)

I keep looking for a phone that you can connect to a PC and upload ringtones to... Vtech was rumored to have a WiFi enabled phone on the way... But I never saw it for sale.

[Johari @ Jan 7th 2009 11:45AM]

Hmmm... I just bought a set of 3 DECT 6.0 handsets from Panasonic at Target on clearance. They were $30.00, down from $120.

[Jeffrey Gardner @ Mar 1st 2009 8:12PM]

Funny...My 84 year old grandmother is having no problems with hers...the idea that older people can't use technology is BS. At least they generally bother to read the manual!