Verizon adds Hub functionality
Barely one week after it was announced, Verizon Wireless today made a slew of announcements regarding updates to its Hub device, a touch-screen home phone system that includes voice-over IP and a widget-based interface for accessing Web applications, including contact list management, text messaging, calendars and turn-by-turn directions. The product has been in the pipeline for some time now, and Verizon promised more features to come, including VCast music and videos specific to the Hub. Music wasn’t on the list today, but several niche videos will be made available to Hub users (apparently mostly women in the kitchen, based on the announcements): more







