Design the phone of the future - Conference call next Friday

I thought some of you reading this blog might like to join this conference call next Friday

> Subject: VUC: Next Friday: Design the phone of the future
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> Let's kick around ideas on this, what should the next generation of
> desk phones do? Should they be smarter? More input devices? Bigger,
> better screens?
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> What features should a phone have? What would work great with asterisk
> to compliment (rather than interfere) with it.
> What's up with IAX? SHould SIP continue as the main star of protocols?
> How can we better use microbrowsers?
> Is video something we could really use?
> Some kind of basic whiteboard?
> Input other than keypad: alpha keyboard? Mouse or touchpad?
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> Add your own to the list.
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VUC is Fridays at 12 Noon Eastern, 9AM PST, 11AM CST, 5PM UTC
http://www.voipusersconference.org/
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Interesting, hopefully we can also discuss 'home phones' like the new Verizon Hub.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10149009-1.html

Considering the lack of functionality of most home phones I'm surprised more appliances like this haven't been developed (albeit I think Verizon are over pricing themselves at $34.95 a month - or $10 more a month than Vonage for the same functionality).

They should be using this advanced functionality as a 'competitive edge' to win over customers.


Regards,
Dean