Verizon Hub in the wild on way to February 1 release

Our tipster tells us these bad boys can't be activated just yet, but they'll be available in stores as of February 1 -- and you won't need anything crazy like FiOS to get 'em. The Hub is the evolution of the Verizon One concept first shown at CES two years ago, featuring family-friendly features like a digital corkboard, scheduler, photo frame functionality, and integration with Verizon Wireless handsets to fire MMS shots straight to the screen. In a way, you can think of it as the watered-down realization of that awesome videophone in Back To The Future II, but with less teleconferencing and fax capability and way, way less Lea Thompson.

Verizon Hub in the wild on way to February 1 release

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 20th 2009 10:29PM]

Got to use the demo unit at work the other day. A bit of a pain to set up but it may just have been because it was the demo unit. Otherwise a very solid product and works just as advertised based on my admittedly limited hands-on time.

[Fungflex Posted Jan 21st 2009 12:19AM]

Man, all this device is missing is more Lea Thompson. If it had some more of her I would be all about it.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 3rd 2009 9:58AM]

I love the concept of the "Hub" at home but I think it misses the mark completely by using the cell network. It would be better received in a format that uses the FIOS Internet connection that is being pushed out all over the country and not incur the additional charges of a cell phone! Maybe even have an option for network connection so you could choose the service???