Guest vinaymanro Posted November 26, 2010 Report Share Posted November 26, 2010 [teaser] iDect have just released a new DECT home phone with a bit of a twist. It is running Android 1.6! It has all the expected features of a home phone with added advantages such as:-Auto-screen rotation between portrait and landscape orientation.Can access Micro SD card.Internet browser, contact manager and email client.MP3 music player, Picture viewer, calendar and internet radio.Widgets for RSS, news, weather and stock.Running at Android OS 1.6 with 256MB built-in memory.[/teaser] Telephone features: 300 name and number memories. Ringer volume control. Speaker volume control. Hands-free speakerphone. 20 ringtones. Up to 8 hours talktime. Up to 60 hours standby time. Up to 50m indoor range and up to 300m outdoor range. Up to 30m WiFi connectivity. 100 call log. Caller ID. Call transfer. Call waiting (dependent on service provider specifications). Call timer. Caller display. Last number redial. Mute function. Large 2.8in digital TFT touch screen display. Keypad lock on handset. Alarm. Clock. DECT (Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications) radio technology. Answer machine features: 1 pre-recorded message. 15 mins recording time. Message playback from base and handset. Personalised recording facility. General information: Batteries required 1 x rechargeable (included) Buy it now in Argos for only £99.99 Now the big question is what more can be done with this device! I am tempted to obtain one and have a play with it to see what it is capable of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest nicksoph Posted November 26, 2010 Report Share Posted November 26, 2010 The question is when is somebody going to add a dec radio to an android phone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stevec611 Posted November 26, 2010 Report Share Posted November 26, 2010 From the photo, it looks like it also comes with a built-in ash-tray. Great space-saving idea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JimJam707 Posted November 26, 2010 Report Share Posted November 26, 2010 I'll buy this if somone roots it and makes a custom rom :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest byakkotai Posted November 26, 2010 Report Share Posted November 26, 2010 Good idea if Skype can somehow work with this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest El Boyo Posted November 26, 2010 Report Share Posted November 26, 2010 wasn't this in last season Argos catalogue? I'd have one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Carbonize Posted November 27, 2010 Report Share Posted November 27, 2010 (edited) The Argos link is in the first post and yes it's in the Autumn/Winter 2010 catalogue and buy all accounts was released in September. Edited November 27, 2010 by Carbonize Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest El Nino9 Posted November 29, 2010 Report Share Posted November 29, 2010 I'll buy this if somone roots it and makes a custom rom :P universal Androot as it's 1.6 will give you SU (root) can build your own clockwork recovery. then the hard part is building a custom rom :D by that i don't mean a stock rom added with SU. i mean porting eclair or froyo either from AOSP or cyanogenmod's source. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Eljo_M Posted December 12, 2010 Report Share Posted December 12, 2010 (edited) Is there a Dutch reseller I want it NOW to play with + contacts the same as my mobile android + can make 1 special email account for home address (no need starting a computer) + whole family can use 1 diary (remote checking family planning) Edited December 12, 2010 by Eljo_M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Carbonize Posted December 12, 2010 Report Share Posted December 12, 2010 Is there a Dutch reseller I want it NOW to play with It's available on Amazon.co.uk and a Dutch friend of mine says he buys a lot from there so possibly they will deliver to you. temporarily out of stock right now though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest vinokirk Posted December 24, 2010 Report Share Posted December 24, 2010 This is also known as the Motorola HS1001 in north america... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kP05aA5QRaE...feature=related Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tom_8 Posted December 31, 2010 Report Share Posted December 31, 2010 hey i just returned one of these new *binatone idect ihome phones to argos. being fairly low on spec compared with the latest mobile android handsets it wasnt a surprise it was abit quirky and slow , i accepted this would likely be the case,however it looked amazing sitting on the side at home my main grief with it was that for some reason it wouldnt stay connected to my wifi. it would sometimes connect and never dropped once while using it, however if you put it down for a while and picked it up to re use, the wifi connection always needed reconnecting and would usually take atleast half an hour and sometimes asmuch as 2or3 hrs of frustration to get it to connect with no real reason for why it hadnt to begin with.. with a few little updates etc this would be a hot seller in my opinion, i was abit gutted that it let me down it looked fantastic and id really fallen for it, just a shame it gave me all that grief, would be interested to hear how anyonelse has gotten on with it, or even more interested in a newer version or this model with newer android o/s on it, like a current version i.e 2.1/2.2. big up for Argos tho in Luton Arndale, they gave me no grief whatsoever on returning it, so i bought my new orange san francisco from them with the money. :unsure: well happy with that .. happy new year to all. tom_ 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Wenler Posted January 5, 2011 Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 Not too bad, though the specs. looks a little blue. Anyway........lol............ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest vinokirk Posted March 12, 2011 Report Share Posted March 12, 2011 hey i just returned one of these new *binatone idect ihome phones to argos. being fairly low on spec compared with the latest mobile android handsets it wasnt a surprise it was abit quirky and slow , i accepted this would likely be the case,however it looked amazing sitting on the side at home my main grief with it was that for some reason it wouldnt stay connected to my wifi. it would sometimes connect and never dropped once while using it, however if you put it down for a while and picked it up to re use, the wifi connection always needed reconnecting and would usually take atleast half an hour and sometimes asmuch as 2or3 hrs of frustration to get it to connect with no real reason for why it hadnt to begin with.. with a few little updates etc this would be a hot seller in my opinion, i was abit gutted that it let me down it looked fantastic and id really fallen for it, just a shame it gave me all that grief, would be interested to hear how anyonelse has gotten on with it, or even more interested in a newer version or this model with newer android o/s on it, like a current version i.e 2.1/2.2. big up for Argos tho in Luton Arndale, they gave me no grief whatsoever on returning it, so i bought my new orange san francisco from them with the money. :D well happy with that .. happy new year to all. tom_ 8 Thanks for taking the time to write bud. I've been wanting one since I fist saw it back in November, but I'm not paying 100 sheets for it, so I'll be waiting a little longer till I can get my hands on it! Obviously there arent many people with this device so when I get it, I'll be the only dev. Well.... I'll try and develop it! I'll be totally starting from scratch, but everyones gotta start somewhere right! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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