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Mike Temporale
03-17-2004, 04:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.geekzone.co.nz/content.asp?contentid=2492' target='_blank'>http://www.geekzone.co.nz/content.asp?contentid=2492</a><br /><br /></div>"This is the world’s first consumer Internet telephony and messaging solution for cordless phone products. Developed in partnership with Skype Technologies, the peer-to-peer telephony company, this product merges data and voice communications technology in a simple and intuitive platform, expanding the frontier for consumer choice and flexibility in communications."<br /><br />Now before everyone gets to excited, this is going to be released on the Gigaset product line which is a home based handset, not a mobile handset. Regardless, this is the start of some major changes for the industry. It won't be long until Skype (or any other VoIP company) integrates this into a mobile handset along with a WiFi connection. Allowing me to select my connection type based on my location. Ah, the future is so bright, I gotta wear shades. 8)