Intel’s remote wake-up chip could finally turn PCs into phones.
One of the biggest drawbacks of current PC-based Internet phone services like Skype, which allow people to make phone calls from their computers over the Internet for free or for reduced fees, is that you can’t receive calls when the computer is turned off. But that is changing with a new chipset introduced by Intel Thursday that allows computers to wake from “sleep” to accept calls and do other tasks like accept downloaded content.
Intel has teamed up with JaJah, a California-based voice over IP start-up, to allow JaJah users to receive calls on their PCs when their computers are in “sleep mode.”
“The Intel technology turns the PC into a PBX for the home,” said Trevor Healy, CEO of JaJah. “With the JaJah soft client you can plug in any USB-enabled phone and start receiving inbound calls anytime.”
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