linksys beats apple to punch with iphone

In what seems like a cruel joke, the rumors that an “iPhone” would be announced today were true…. except the iPhone isn’t an Apple device at all, rather a line of rather pedestrian VOIP phone products coming from Linksys.

The Linksys iPhone series will include several Skype-compatible Internet phones, including both wired and wireless versions. The iPhone product family includes products like the Wireless-G IP Phone (WIP330) which lets you access music, photos, and streaming video from sources on the Internet in addition to making phone calls.
The full series of products includes:

• iPhone Cordless Internet Telephony Kit
  (CIT200): $79.99
• iPhone Dual-Mode Internet Telephony Kit
  (CIT300): $99.99
• iPhone Dual-Mode Cordless Phone for Yahoo! Messenger with Voice (CIT310): $99.99
• iPhone Dual-Mode Internet Telephony Kit for Skype
  (CIT400): $179.99
• iPhone Wireless-G IP Phone
  (WIP300): $219.99
• iPhone Wireless-G Phone for Skype
  (WIP320): $199.99
• iPhone Wireless-G IP Phone
  (WIP330): $369.99

Apple fanboys, you may now resume your speculation on Apple’s telecom plans.

[via Gizmodo]