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If you’re familiar with everything that happens in the virtually written world of gadgets of all sorts, then you might have heard at some point about the Verizon Hub, as there were so many rumors on the Internet with regard to this matter. If the information available in the past was all based on rumors, just like I said before, now it’s official. Verizon has just announced that the device will be launched sooner than you might expect it, on February 1st.



The company is interested in reinventing somehow gadgets that people are all very used to, like old home phones, but which are more and more neglected, becoming obsolete and not so very intriguing for the large public.

In the given context, Verizon Wireless seems prepared to introduce a brand new device, called Verizon Hub, which is said to be a touchscreen home phone system designed with a very important purpose: to be somehow the substitute for those old-fashioned home phones that people are so tempted to avoid. The communication system combines wireline and wireless connectivity in the same service, which can be hooked up to the Internet via broadband connection. A very important aspect is that the broadband connection doesn’t have to be a Verizon one (the Verizon FiOS Internet). The user is given the possibility to use a DSL or a high-speed service provider.

The Verizon Hub is said to be the solution for people with active lifestyles, who need to be always connected and to stay in touch with each other.



“The Verizon Hub reinvents the home phone system that’s been centered on your kitchen counter for years. We’re bringing huge new functionality to a common household device that will unlock its true potential. And in the process, Verizon Wireless is updating the tools busy families can use to manage their lives”, said the vice president and chief marketing officer at Verizon Wireless, Mike Lanman. In addition, he also said that “the Verizon Hub is going to change the way you think about what you want and need your home phone to do. Whether you’re thinking about getting rid of your home phone or can’t live without it, now is the time to try out the Verizon Hub”.

As far as the features are concerned, they include, for example: advanced calling features, voicemail, a stunning contact list management, some impressive messaging options such as text message calendar alerts, turn-by-turn directions that are accompanied by audible messages. Not to mention the fact that they can easily have access to popular applications like VZ Navigator or Chaperone.

As far as the price and availability are concerned, Verizon promised that it will make the information available in the following couple of days.

(Source: gadgets.boingboing.net)