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Link-to-cell technology may bring new life back to your home phone system. Have you given up your land line phone? Are you a mobile phone only user? The latest technology for cordless phones may just change your mind. Lets face itsometimes your cell phone just doesnt get the reception at home that your land line phone did. Would you like to have the best of both worlds? The link-to-cell cordless phones may be your answer.

Link-to-Cell Cordless Phones May Bring Back Life to Land Line Phone Systems

Panasonics new Panasonic KX-TG6582 uses Bluetooth technology to link your cordless phone to your mobile phone. According to Marketwire, you simply place the Link-To-Cell base unit wherever cell service is strongest and leave the cell phone charging nearby, then make and receive cell phone calls using Panasonic handsets located anywhere in the home. It is a solution for both cord cutters who depend on their cell phones for telephony and those who prefer landlines because the Link-To-Cell works with or without a landline. Link-To-Cell solves the problem of missed cell calls at home. Users also never have to worry that their cell phone is in another room and they wont hear it ring or get to an inbound call in time.

Panasonic KX-TG6582 Link-To-Cell telephone has received the Electronic House Magazines 2011 Product of the Year award recognition. Marketwire reports that the Panasonics KX-TG6582 features Panasonics proprietary DECT 6.0 PLUS technology, which increases the signal correction rate by 80 times compared to standard DECT 6.0, resulting in crystal clear sound. Additionally, you can upload up to 650 contacts from your cell phone to the cordless phone, as well as have a distinctive ring that lets you know the call is originating from a call coming from your cell phone to the cordless phone. Panasonic isnt the only one with this technology. Other manufacturers like Motorola also have the link-to-cell technology for their cordless phones available.

The new link-to-cell cordless phones work without having a land line. With the trend that has people going to cell phone only service and dumping their land lines, having link-to-cell cordless phones is like having extra handsets for your cell phone. All in all, I think this new technology is pretty cool. I almost always use my Bluetooth headset with my Droid X as it is uncomfortable to hold to my head while making calls. The link-to-cell handsets would be better, but they also work with the headsets so I could still use my Bluetooth. I may be a link-to-cell owner soon. I can get spare batteries for cordless phones as well as cell phones at batteries4less, so theres no excuse. What about you? Do you think this technology is a fit for your needs?

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Mobile phone users in the European Union will soon have universal chargers for many of their devices. According to an article by Don Reisinger, CNET.com, DigitalEurope, the continents largest digital tech organization, has delivered a sample of a universal mobile phone charger to European Commission vice president Antonio Tajani. The EU said that the sample now paves the way for consumers to get their hands on devices that support the universal charger in the very near future.

Europe Will Soon See Universal Cell Phone Chargers

I welcome the rollout of new chargers for mobile phones based on the new EU standard, Tajani said in a statement accompanying the announcement. This is genuine good news for the European consumer. Now we await the arrival of the new charger and compatible mobile phones on the shelves.

14 companies have signed a memorandum of understanding with the EU to make their devices compatible with the standard. That standard requires participating companies to use Micro-USB connectivity or an adapter if their phones dont support that interface. Motorola Mobility, Nokia, Research In Motion (BlackBerry), and several other companies signed on. Perhaps most surprisingly, Apple also agreed to make its devices compatible with the standard.

Reducing electronic waste is the impetus behind the standardization. How many of us have a drawer full of useless chargers for our old phones? Having a universal charger for a whole bunch of electronic devices only makes sense. The trend must already be taking hold in the States, because luckily my Droid X and my Noisehush Bluetooth mobile headset both use the micro USB chargers. Since they both came with a wall charger, I have a spare that I keep in my suitcase for traveling. My car charger will work with both. Even my Amazon Kindle uses a micro USB charger. This definitely simplifies my life.

Vendors can use this as a cost cutting factor. According to Don Reisingers article, he believes that many mobile phone manufacturers will follow what the printer manufacturers have been doing for years. Most new printers dont come with a USB cable. You must either use your old one, or buy a new one. You can imagine that this saves the manufacturers a bundle. Mobile phone manufacturers will be able to do the same once everyone is on the same page. If the micro USB charger is adopted by all, you will most likely see the cable being an option to be purchased.

Lets give kudos for this standardization. Its about time!

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