Posted by ketyung
on Dec/19/2006
at 10:23 am
A series of iPhone released by LinkSys, a Cisco department has destroyed the monopoly on “i”-brand by Apple (such as iPod, iMac, iTunes and even iSkin, a cover for its iPod).
iPhones by LinkSys are a series of handheld devices for making Internet calls. The iPhones are integrated with popular communication clients such as Skype and Yahoo! Messenger with Voice, allowing users to actually see when their near and dear ones are online and ready to receive calls.
Besides, callers can toggle between traditional landline services and free VoIP calling options available from Skype or Yahoo! All iPhones support popular Skype calling services, including SkypeOut, SkypeIn, and Skype Voicemail.
The iPhone Cordless Internet Telephony Kit CIT200 is priced at $62.09Â at Buy.com. The price after rebate drops to $52.09 and even lower at only $32.09 for paying via Google Checkout!
January 10th, 2007 at 2:39 am
[...] Over weeks of speculation about Apple would release a new product this week! Now it’s out, it’s iPhone! iPhone again? Yes, it’s iPhone! Isn’t it this name was taken by Cisco last year in December! Still remember the Cisco iPhone, which screwed up the dominance of the “i”-brand in the market by Apple ? Apple is just not easy to let go its “i”-brand like that! [...]
January 11th, 2007 at 8:59 am
[...] Cisco obtained the iPhone trademark in 2000 when it acquired Infogear. Infogear had actually registered the iPhone trademark in March 1996, and “iPhone” has been used by Cisco’s Linksys for its VOIP phone since December, 2006. [...]
February 22nd, 2007 at 6:41 am
[...] I have stopped for quite some time for not following up with the lawsuit of Apple and Cisco fighting over the iPhone name. That’s my fault. Well, part of the reason was I got weary of hearing iPhone name. Still remember? Cisco filed a lawsuit against Apple for insisting using the iPhone name regardless an unsettled negotiation by both parties. The name iPhone is a registered trademark of Cisco instead of Apple, and Cisco had launched thier VOIP Internet iPhone last year in December. [...]
April 8th, 2008 at 5:10 am
[...] that it was almost one and half year ago that there was a lawsuit between the two companies, Apple and Linksys were fighting for the name iPhone. Finally the two seem to have settled down in harmony and agreed [...]