When I want to hear some music I usually just fire up my iPhone and don my earphones or play the music via my PC. Some people prefer streaming music and other entertainment from the Internet via Internet radio stations.

VTech has announced that its new Internet radio hub is now shipping and available for purchase online. The device is called the IS9181 and is called a feature rich Wi-Fi music streaming device intended to be a complete music hub for the home. The device sells for $199.95.

Now, here’s a great way to introduce those, um, older folks to things like IM conversations and the like. You won’t need one of those smartphones the kids are using these days. Now you can do IM conversations via a landline telephone. That’s right, this is the industry’s first instant messaging cordless phone.

Don’t believe me? Just have a look at the full-fledged QWERTY keypad. The phone’s base station just has to be connected via USB to a PC, after which users can have free access to MSN Messenger, Windows Live Messenger and AOL Instant Messenger. Seriously, this is the best way to ease these old folks into the the modern era. It’ll only cost you $99.95.