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    frigg: "Hard to tell if this happened before everybody decided not to buy it, or after." I love the way you worded that! more »
    farcedude: I had kind of hoped these things (or something like it) would be available off-verizon, and would be hacked for their home computer potential (think a... more »
    jboy06: I would have died for a phone like this 15 years ago...so futuristic a phone that can do so much! The great thing is that today I can do all of tha... more »
    Purple Dave: Can't speak to the benefits of this phone, but landlines, be they regular or VOIP, corded or cordless, are still nice to have. You don't have to worry... more »
    baltwade: The Hub is a landline slayer launched in a wireless world, where the landline is almost dead.I hate being the one to point this out, but by no means i... more »
    Kaiser-Machead: About time that stuff like this is becoming more available. Saw very similar tech in the IBM building over 10 years ago. That said, it needs Skype. I ... more »
    gman2093: Could I put in an order for a big touchscreen computer (waterproof) for my kitchen? I already have a cellphone, so it doesn't need to call anyone. kthx. more »
    IHateYourKids: They should have an option to tie it to your cellular account. Throw in Skype on top of it and I'd consider it. more »
    Nick: is it me or does matt seem angry with this hub-a-ma-jig? more »
    OMG! Ponies!: And it doesn't do Skype videoconferencing WHY?! Seems to me that that would be the killer app. more »
    GitEmSteveDave_My Brute Dojo CDIAFIFE: Is there a calibration screen/menu for the touchscreen? I know one of my GPS's was wonky till I recalibrated the touchscreen. I might just have to wa... more »
    Sora57: Reminds me of the open frame device Giz wrote about many months ago: [i.gizmodo.com] more »
    davezatz: The described hardware and software updates are compelling. But Verizon needs to decouple the Hub from a VZW subscription/accounts. more »
    Nick: matt you wrote this up exactly as i was wonderin about it. you're amazing. answered everything i had a question about. guess what i am thinking now. c... more »
    Homerjay is utterly alone.: I'm confused by this. It seems to be pretty much a home phone with the Verizon equivalent of a large iPhone built into it. How is this different than,... more »
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    Mercy Killing: Verizon Deletes the Unpopular Hub

    The bizarrely anachronistic Verizon Hub has been killed off, says Dave Zatz. Hard to tell if this happened before everybody decided not to buy it, or after. More »
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    Verizon Hub Phone Review

    The Verizon Hub is unstuck in time. It's a 2006 device that's just getting here, now, in 2009, begging the question, "Is it better to be late than never?" More »
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    The Verizon Hub Widget Phone Just Got a Lot More Exciting

    I'm reviewing the somewhat anachronistic Verizon Hub connected phone. Now that I've seen its future—an open platform built on Linux with sleek hardware from this decade, like capacitive touchscreens—it's way more exciting. More »
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    Verizon Hub Widget Phone Is the Amazing Desktop Phone We Always Wanted

    An interesting side effect of the anxiety about the decline of the hardline has been these beautiful widget-y desktop phones that do amazing things you always wanted phones to do, like the Verizon Hub here. More »