Windows Phone Thoughts: iPaq-enabled IP Appliance

Here's one interesting IP telephone: the Mitel 5230. Apart from the usual IP telephony features, it has a docking station for iPaqs. Obviously, they're catering to the corporate segment, where someone might carry their iPaq throughout a large office and want access to their data, or the ability to dial from their iPaq's address book.



I'm not sure this will be successful in the long-run, since wireless is the way to go, IMHO. Integrating a Bluetooth or 802.11b AP in the unit might be a more compelling solution, and would work with a broader variety of devices.