As early as today, Accton Technology Corporation might release details of a beta test for the EarthLink WiFi phone. Beta testing taking place in Anaheim seems to have gone successfully, but the biggest test will come when the results are announced and the Earthlink phone is put to the test by the public.

The Earthlink phone will allow you to make calls from within your own network, along with on any municipal Earthlink WiFi network. When the phone is powered on, you’ll be able to make cheap calls without loss of sound quality. Unlike the Linksys iPhone WiFi telephone, the Earthlink version actually looks pretty cool. Linksys has created an eyesore. Earthlink has created a usable phone. — Andrew Dobrow

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Linksys announced its release of the new KiSS 1600 Networked Media Player at CeBIT in Germany. The DVD / media network player will be able to connect to your TV via an HDMI cable. The KiSS 1600 promises an “enhanced media experience” by allowing the transfer of high definition video, audio, and pictures, directly to a user’s TV.

The KiSS 1600’s DVD player includes a resolution of 720p, more than most upscale DVD players currently available, while also providing wireless 802.11g and Ethernet capabilities to your network. The KiSS also allows for streaming of media from your computer to be displayed on your TV. The addition of a USB port allows for content to be watched off of external hard drives, MP3 players, digital cameras, and USB drives. This Linksys giant supports DVD, Windows Media 9 HD, Windows Media 9, H.264/AVC, MPEG, MPEG2, MPEG4, DivX 3.11, DivX 4, DivX 5, Nero Digital, XviD, while audio formats are CD, WMA, WMA9-Pro3, AAC-LC, MP3, and Ogg Vorbis. A complete living breathing media monster available now for a street price of £259.99. — Andrew Dobrow

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