DSP Multimedia Android Based Home Phone

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The DSP Group is intent on changing the way we see home phones (which are, on the whole, pretty dull) and, in so doing, have unveiled their DSP Multimedia Handset which comes with a 3.5” touchscreen with virtual keyboard, packs WiFi connectivity and, most interestingly, runs with Android.

Billed as being the next evolution in home phones thanks to offering ‘an affordable smart phone experience to home subscribers’, the DSP Multimedia Handset – which comes with an ARM based 240MHz processor under the hood– not only serves as a high spec DECT phone but can also be used as a universal remote control, a device for home automation and monitoring, a storage manager (which means it can store things) and, yes, it’ll also happily function as a VoIP handset (thanks to native VoIP support).

“Highly portable, built on an open platform, and easily personalized, the DSP Group-designed multimedia handset is based on the Company’s innovative XpandR™ II, a comprehensive system-on-a-chip solution that integrates Wi-Fi and DECT. With an integrated processor, DSP, Wi-Fi and DECT baseband processor, analog front end, and software packages, XpandR II includes all of the components needed to develop a range of new and advanced portable and location-free multimedia products.”

Of course, thanks to running the Android OS you can also count on the DSP Multimedia Handset – which is positively crying out for a catchy title that’ll probably start with lower case letter (such is the fashion these days) – also happily playing ball with Android Apps which could see the phone offering you weather and stock updates and, well the limits are pretty much endless.

There’s no word as to either pricing or any scheduled release date but its safe to say that home phones are just about to get interesting again (and that’s been a while coming).