|
|
Article: Introducing the First Cordless Phones for Skype that Do Not Require a Computer; Philips and NETGEAR(R) to Launch The First PC-Free, Cordless Internet/Traditional Phones for the Skype Community.
- Article from:
- Business Wire
- Article date:
- August 31, 2006
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2006 Business Wire. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
BERLIN -- Skype (NASDAQ:EBAY), the global Internet communications company, today announced cordless phones that do not require a running computer, which are provided by well known hardware partners of Skype. This new class of phone enables Skype(TM) users to make and receive both Skype calls over the Internet and traditional landline calls, without a computer, and offers the added convenience of a cordless phone. The first series of products to be launched in this class are the Philips VOIP841 cordless phone and NETGEAR's cordless phone for Skype.
"We are broadening our reach to mass consumers by offering them the opportunity to communicate via Skype without ...