Engadget http://www.engadget.com Engadget http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif Engadget http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[MSI caught showing off VoIP video conferencing phone running Android]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/06/msi-caught-showing-off-voip-video-conferencing-phone-running-and/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/06/msi-caught-showing-off-voip-video-conferencing-phone-running-and/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/06/msi-caught-showing-off-voip-video-conferencing-phone-running-and/#comments
 There are already plenty of fish in the sea when it comes to VoIP picture-frame phones, and only a few have succeeded in arousing us, but this well-guarded fella here at MSI's CeBIT booth seems to have some potential with its unusually large touchscreen. According to the label, the MS-9A31 landline-VoIP hybrid phone will support DECT, video conference call and instant messaging, all courtesy of Android. A quick glance around the phone also reveals two LAN ports, a USB port and a card reader -- the latter two presumably for stuffing multimedia files. No word on price or availability, but if MSI's prominence can win over Skype's heart then we might have a winner here (and ASUS better watch out). We gathered some shots, but there's also a video walkthrough after the break.

Gallery: MSI Android VoIP Phone


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MSI caught showing off VoIP video conferencing phone running Android originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 06 Mar 2010 23:07:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>AnalysisCulturelandlinemobilepstnstudiessurveytrendwireless substitutionWirelessSubstitutionTue, 12 Jun 2007 13:08:00 EST<![CDATA[BT and Siemens unveil rugged landline telephones]]>http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/11/bt-and-siemens-unveil-rugged-landline-telephones/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/11/bt-and-siemens-unveil-rugged-landline-telephones/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/11/bt-and-siemens-unveil-rugged-landline-telephones/#commentsIf you thought that covering your entire Mac mini computing system in aircraft grade aluminum was overkill, both BT and Siemens have somehow reckoned that equipping their latest landline phones with dust, splash, and shock proof enclosures will actually convince folks to pick one up. Granted, Philips has also tried its own hand at sprucing up the PSTN handset of late, but both of these new devices forgo sexy in exchange for sheer toughness. Siemens' Gigaset E455 SIM is a DECT phone which boasts of handsfree operations, SMS capability, an integrated answering machine, room monitoring, a backlit display, caller ID, and an oh-so-limited five choices of polyphonic ringing melodies. The BT Elements (shown after the break) also shares the SMS abilities and illuminated display, but goes above the call of duty by tossing in a reported range of one-kilometer and doubling the amount of ringtones. Of course, both of these handsets would fit right into households that resemble a UFC extravaganza, but we're still not sure that the £59.99 ($120) to £74.99 ($150) that BT and Siemens are respectively charging is worth the upgrade.

Read - Siemens Gigaset E455 SIM, via TechDigest
Read - BT Elements, via CNET

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BT and Siemens unveil rugged landline telephones originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 11 May 2007 04:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We know, it's hard to really brag about the aging landline you keep around for no good reason, but if you're looking for the hippest thing to hit PSTN since DSL, Philips' ID9371 just might be it. This sleek, sexy handset rocks all the dashing design cues of the avant-garde mobiles carried by the affluent set, but manages to operate on a lowly landline all the while. Aside from the obviously glossy paint job, adoration for fingerprints, and backlit display, the device also features a "soft-touch" enclosure, SIM-card copy support, built-in answering machine, alarm clock, caller ID, signal strength indicator, and XHD sound technology that purportedly delivers every tonal frequency imaginable. Sure, we're used to cramming cutting-edge gizmos into a retro casing, but kudos to Philips for doing things vice-versa.

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