Internet and VOIP phones

Integrated Wireless has launched the Ascom Protector i75, the first WiFi phone with fully integrated duress including man-down, push-button, no movement, and rip cord alarms. Ascom Protector i75 is designed for use in critical sectors such as healthcare, manufacturing and corrective services, where worker safety is paramount and systems are heavily dependent on reliability and consistent performance.

The Ascom Protector i75 is a ruggedized voice over WiFi phone that puts voice communications, advanced messaging and personal alarm services at the users’ fingertips.

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If I were a retailer of cellphones in the UK right now, I’d be worried. Tesco, the best-performing supermarket in the country, are set to sell the tovo t450g - no, not a small dog ideal for accompanying you on twister-fuelled journeys, but a combination GSM/WiFi phone. Compare this to the Philips cordless VOIP phones I wrote about earlier today; yes, those two are around half the price of the £169.99 ($323.29) t450g, but the latter adds in cellular capacity meaning you can use the phone anywhere, proper WiFi rather than base-station dependent DECT, automatic switching between WiFi and cellular networks and a built-in camera. Read on for more details on price and features…

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Popular Mechanics, one of America’s most trusted men’s magazines, has awarded Netgear’s Skype WiFi Phone (SPH101) the ‘Breakthrough Award’ for 2006.

The world’s first publicly announced and shipped WiFi phone certified by Skype was honoured for its innovation and excellence in both design and engineering - one of the freshest technologies for 2006. The phone was recently launched in the Middle East.

‘Netgear’s technology provides consumers simple, innovative, reliable and stylish networking products to greatly enhance their experience using the Internet,’ said Channel Sales Manager, Netgear Middle East, Ahmad Zeidan.

‘Our pioneering Skype WiFi Phone embodies Netgear’s commitment to its customers, and we’re extremely proud to have won praise for delivering a breakthrough in communications with excellence in both design and engineering.’

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The world’s first publicly announced and shipped WiFi phone certified by Skype was honored for its innovation and excellence in both design and engineering - one of the freshest technologies for 2006. The phone was recently launched in the Middle East.

‘NETGEAR’s technology provides consumers simple, innovative, reliable and stylish networking products to greatly enhance their experience using the Internet,’ said Ahmad Zeidan, Channel Sales Manager, NETGEAR Middle East. ‘Our pioneering Skype WiFi Phone embodies NETGEAR’s commitment to its customers, and we’re extremely proud to have won praise for delivering a breakthrough in communications with excellence in both design and engineering.’

POPULAR MECHANICS covers how today’s technologies affect the things men are most interested in, including consumer electronics. The magazine’s second annual Breakthrough Awards were created to celebrate and distinguish ideas and inventions that are changing and expanding the possibilities in the realms of science, technology and exploration.

NETGEAR’s Skype WiFi Phone (SPH101) was selected as a groundbreaking product by POPULAR MECHANICS - with the potential to improve the lives of its core readership - on the basis of reviews conducted by POPULAR MECHANICS editors, industry experts, scientists, engineers, authors, and other academics.

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Bezeq, Israel’s national communications provider, announced Sunday it was looking into the possibility of launching WiFi telephones (wireless phones fit for use dozens of meters outside the house) in the fourth quarter of 2007.

Ran Goron, deputy marketing CEO, said that Bezeq plans to be a major player in the field of VoIP, although there was still no guarantee that the Communications Ministry will permit the company to enter the field.

At the same time, Bezeq also announced the launching of a new home web camera, the B Cam, which enables connection of a camera to high-speed internet without requiring a computer link.

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The SPH101 Skype WiFi Phone is a basic device- it is a wireless mobile phone that allows you to connect to Skype in order to send and receive calls. In addition to being used as one would a normal phone, it can be used for free Skype communications, which is a like instant messaging though you can talk rather than type.

The goal of this product is to separate Skype from the computer. After all, if you are willing to pay a few dollars a month Skype can be a full-fledged phone service but there is no reason why you should have to be stuck at your computer the whole time- a phone like this one is how you get the most out of Skype.

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Aztech Systems (HK) Ltd has launched the IPS300, a VoIP phone that offers mobility to small and medium enterprises.

It supports RFC 3261 SIP protocol and G.711, G.726 and G.729a codecs. The device features three-party conference. It runs on Windows 98, ME, 2000 and XP.

It supports 200 phone-book entries and IPX1050. It may support an extra headset.

Source and more info: telecom

Savvy businesses–small, medium, and large–are updating their traditional phone systems to Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) phone systems, and an Infonetics study estimates that more than a third of large organizations now run on VoIP. VendorGuru.com, a business to business (B2B) resource Web site, helps companies of all sizes find the right VoIP solutions (http://vendorguru.com/telephony/). The Web site prompts users with specific questions and based on their answers, matches each B2B executive with the best VoIP system for their business and budget.

November 15, 2006 — VendorGuru.com provides comprehensive resources for business to business (B2B) executives who are considering advancing to Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) phone systems (http://vendorguru.com/telephony/). Using in-depth interviews with 240 companies, Infonetics studies estimate that 36 percent of large, 23 percent of medium, and 14 percent of small North American organizations interviewed were using VoIP products and services in 2005. Infonetics forecasts significant increases in the use of VoIP phone systems across all segments with small business use expected to triple by 2010. The growing interest and prevalence of VoIP shows this phone system is coming of age and a growing necessity for all companies that want to keep their competitive edge.

Source and more info: telephonyworld

Yahoo! Messenger and Linksys are announcing the availability of a new dual-mode cordless phone, the Linksys Dual-Mode Cordless Phone for Yahoo! Messenger with Voice (CIT310). The handset gives consumers the flexibility to make and take low-cost Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) calls using Yahoo! Messenger with Voice as well as place and receive phone calls using their traditional landline/PSTN connection.

People subscribing to Yahoo! Phone Out can use the cordless phone to make an Internet-based call to any traditional or mobile phone at low rates. With the use of a USB base station, the phone gives people the freedom to take their Yahoo! Messenger with Voice calls away from the PC and into other rooms.

Additionally, people can search for local business information directly from their phone using Yahoo! Local Search. For example, by programming the phone with a local zip code, people are able to search for a local restaurant (or any other local business) and effortlessly call the restaurant with one click. People also have access to weather forecasts through a weather search setting.

Source and more info: geekzone

Welltech Computer Co. Ltd has released the IP Phone LP-388, a VoIP phone that supports ISP and Internet Telephony Service Provider (ITSP), IP PBs, multination enterprise communication and SOHO applications. The LP-388 supports G.711A/u, G.729 and G.729B audio codecs.

It features acoustic echo cancellation, jitter buffer control and DMTF. It also has speakerphone, call waiting, call on hold, call forwarding, call transfer and three-way conference.

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