IRiver’s Wave Home information appliance is a pretty great-looking device, don’t you think? It looks to be pretty capable, too.
The device, which sports a 7-inch touchscreen, a speakerphone and handset, camera, and web-connected widgets, will likely be offered at under $400 by VOIP carriers, according to Gizmodo. Expect to buy this one through carriers, not as a standalone device.
The Wave Home also supports multimedia content, making it not only a phone, but also a radio, MP3 player, and digital picture frame – in other words, a true information appliance.
I’ll be curious to see how two aspects of the device play out:
- How they integrate the photos and web-delivered information features
- Whether consumers embrace it. It seems almost too futuristic in its design to be a hit (though I love the look).
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