Intel Corp. will soon provide a technology that will let computers wake up from sleep mode state and quickly answer incoming phone calls over the Internet. Previously, computers had to be fully powered on to answer calls.
Many people these days use internet telephony services such as Vonage, Skype, Jajah and other services that provide Internet-based phone. But a major limitation for these services was the fact one's computer had to be fully powered on and awake to place or receive phone calls. Vonage is the exeception because it connects directly to the internet without the need for a computer.
By keeping the computer fully on, it consumes constant power (usually 60 Watts or higher). With Intel’s new motherboard, the computer will be able to turn on quickly to answer calls. The computer needs to be in sleep mode, which consumes about 10 Watts. The technology will activate the PC’s microphone and loudspeakers to alert the user about the incoming phone call.
Trevor Healy, chief executive of
Jajah, which will be the first Internet telephone company to utilize the feature told
Reuters:
"This certainly helps the PC become a much better center of communications in the home."
Intel said it will ship the first motherboards with the
Remote Wake capability next month. Intel will supply them mostly to smaller computer manufacturers because Dell and HP have their own solutions. Intel hopes to sell this technology to the big companies also.
The four initial Remote Wake motherboards will only be available for desktop computers and will need an Internet connection via Ethernet cable to operate. Wi-Fi doesn’t work in sleep mode.
Early on, IBM computers had a similar feature so that even when the PC was turned off, it could still receive incoming fax messages.
Intel unveils new technology to wake up computers to take phone calls
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