Apple sought to reinvent the phone with the iPhone, and now a company is trying to reinvent the landline with an iPhone accessory.
Seriously. That’s the gist of the iFusion accessory, which consists of an iPhone power-charging dock and a Bluetooth receiver that pairs the device with a traditional telephone handset as well as a speakerphone. There’s also a USB port on back to connect the device straight to a PC or Mac for syncing the iPhone with iTunes.
The company said customers would enjoy the handset’s ergonomic design. However, unless you have miraculously good iPhone reception, I’m not sure why you’d get this.
I tried placing a call to my friend Heather with the iFusion. I heard her loud and clear when she picked up through the iFusion handset, but she hung up after she couldn’t hear a word I was saying (I think).
Showcased at Macworld Expo, the iFusion Smartstation iPhone dock costs $170. The accessory ships April 2011.
Photo: Brian X. Chen/Wired.com
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