# Hardcore Home Phones Verizon Hub Takes the Landline To New Heights By Andrew Robichaud | Published 2009-05-26 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/verizon-hub References: [nytimes](http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/21/technology/personaltech/21pogue.html?ex=1258516800&en=c8fd8714ceaf2431&ei=5087&WT.mc_id=TE-D-I-NYT-MOD-MOD-M098-ROS-0509-HDR&WT.mc_ev=click) & [verizonwireless](http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/vzhub/overview.jsp) The [Verizon](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/verizon-5g-home-internet-service) Hub home phone has almost everything -- it might as well get up and walk to bring you a call. First, it features a sleek futuristic design with a cordless handset and a [7 inch LED touch screen](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/shelly-wall-display-x2i). The touch screen is a centre for all the phone's capabilities and actions, from traffic checks, to movie times, to weather and calenders. The Verizon Hub can also send [text and picture messages](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hmd-xploraone) to either one or multiple Verizon mobile phone users. It also sends SMS alerts to your mobile with reminders from the calendar. Although it doesn’t have everything (it cannot sync calendars…separate changes have to be made), it does have some pretty cool features (voice caller id between rings!). Home phones everywhere: beware of the fury that is the Verizon Hub. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.4/10 - Popularity: 61% | Activity: 93% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Mobile](https://www.trendhunter.com/mobile) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Connected Home Phones:** The Verizon Hub demonstrates the trend of incorporating advanced features and connectivity into home phone systems. - **Smart Home Communication:** The Verizon Hub showcases the trend of integrating smart features like traffic checks, weather updates, and calendar reminders into home phones. - **Enhanced User Experience:** The Verizon Hub exemplifies the trend of enhancing user experience in home phone systems through features like a sleek design and a 7 inch LED touch screen. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Telecommunications:** The telecom industry can tap into the trend of connected home phones by developing advanced phone systems with smart features and enhanced user experience. - **Consumer Electronics:** The consumer electronics industry can capitalize on the trend of smart home communication by creating innovative home phone devices that offer seamless integration with other smart devices. - **Home Automation:** The home automation industry can explore disruptive innovation opportunities by incorporating advanced communication features into their smart home systems, building upon the trend demonstrated by the Verizon Hub. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Unified Smart Home Hubs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cisco-home-hub.md) - [Modernized Familial Landline Phones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wifi-home-phone.md) - [Peripheral-Friendly Speakerphone Hubs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/speakerphone-usb-hub.md) - [Smart Home Hubs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/echo-hub.md) - [Effortless Call Recording Solutions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/voicehub.md) - [Video-Enabled Desktop Phones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/video-phone-8875.md) - [Minimalist Tech-Friendly Valet Boxes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/holme-hadfield-the-hub.md) - [Retro Tech Speakerphones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pop-phone.md) - [AI-Powered Smart Home Displays](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/samsung-home-hub.md)