CeBIT 2007: RTX Launches New DUALphone for Skype

RTX has launched the second-generation of the DUALphone for Skype.

The new DUALphone 3058 is a cordless Internet phone and ordinary telephone in one designed to work with Skype with only the need for a broadband Internet connection. The 3058 is a cordless USB phone that is connected to a regular telephone socket and works with Skype by using the USB port on a PC. Users are then free to make cordless Skype calls with the handset anywhere in the home or office. The handset's colour display shows whether other Skype users on your contact list are available. If they are, users simply have to press the Skype button to talk to them for free.

To reach friends or colleagues who are offline or do not use Skype, users can simply use the ordinary landline via the Public Switched Telephone Operator connection as normal. Alternatively, they can make cheap SkypeOut calls to landlines and mobiles anywhere in the world. Skype users can also purchase an optional SkypeIn number that allows them to receive calls from regular telephones via Skype.

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"We are excited that we are still the only telephone manufacturer and design house who are capable of making Skype handsets with wideband audio, giving users superior sound quality," said RTX CEO Tage Rasmussen. "With the speakerphone, colour display and the support of Microsoft Vista we believe that the DUALphone 3058 will also be very interesting for business use."

The DUALphone 3058 will be available at www.skype.com/shop and through distributors from the 1st of April at a recommended reseller price of €89.

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