BT Will Launch its own Touchsreen Device

Testing Prototypes in Cardiff:
    
BT has developed its own version of the iPad, which it will start selling next year, as it seeks to persuade people to dump their mobile phones when they get home and turn instead to a touchscreen version of the traditional landline telephone. BT developed the software and services for the device in its own labs and has refused to name its hardware partner. It has been testing prototypes in Cardiff before wider trials this year. 

BT chief executive Ian Livingston after the meeting said, "It is not at all like the Amstrad emailer. It is like a mini-PC with the telephone of the future. Someone also made a reference to it being a bit like the iPad but it is not. It is a different size and shape apart from anything else, but it is meant to stay in the home."

Considerably Larger Than The iPod Touch:

The device is considerably larger than the iPod Touch, but smaller than the iPad and can be used as a phone either with a Bluetooth headset or on its speaker. Gamers will be able to play the latest releases without having to own a video games console, such as an Xbox360 or PlayStation3. They will play via the internet, using just a gaming controller and a TV. BT Retail chief executive Gavin Patterson, at the company's strategy day showed a prototype of the unnamed device to audience. However, Livingston, a former executive with high street retailer Dixons said, "I am not sure that [computer game retailer] Game Group will see an upside."

Make Cheap International Calls:

Consumers can consider making cheap international calls from their mobile phones or landlines. As making international calls is now so safe and reliable as well as affordable instead of paying high telephone bills. Consumers have to add access numbers before dialling abroad mobile or landline numbers.

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