| The new ACN video phone will be announced on the | | | | resolution video phone for business purposes (or for |
| March 22, 2009 episode of Donald Trump's Celebrity | | | | Valentine's Day, you get the picture) and now this |
| Apprentice. According to ACN they are the world's | | | | dream is turning into a reality. This begs the question of |
| largest direct seller of telecommunications. | | | | how long it will take other VoIP phone providers to |
| According to the preliminary information, the ACN Iris | | | | follow suit? |
| 3000 video phone is a large desktop device with a | | | | This also begs the question of whether Internet |
| 7-inch high-resolution screen and enhanced phone | | | | service providers will be up to the task and bandwidth |
| book. Besides being able to see the person on the | | | | of streaming high-resolution video over DSL, cable and |
| other end of the line who is also equipped with a video | | | | satellite connections? The ACN video phone is |
| phone, the ACN video phone let's a person use the | | | | expected to expand business video conferencing and |
| large screen to manage contacts, upload still pictures | | | | enable consumers to communicate with friends and |
| or leave video mail. | | | | loved ones in a more personal manner. |
| So, now when you dial into your VoIP service, which | | | | Consumers have been asking for years for the end of |
| can also be supplied by ACN or another provider, you | | | | clunky headphones and tiny laptop cameras and it |
| can talk with video to anyone around the world or you | | | | looks as if video phone technology is finally coming of |
| can leave them a message with a video of your | | | | age. From the boardroom to the living room and all |
| lovely mug and whatever else you'd like to put in the | | | | areas in-between, this could just be the Next Big Thing |
| viewing area. | | | | in the telecommunications industry. |
| People have long awaited the compact all-in-one high | | | | |