The demand for wire- less communication, from cordless phones to Internet access, is growing faster than existing technologies can accommodate.
Rooms, half with views of the Inner Harbor, come standard with three dual-line telephones (one of them cordless), high-speed Internet links and combination fax-copy-printing machines.
Road warriors will welcome the well-designed workspace with Herman Miller Aeron chair, wireless Internet service, a cordless phone and an anodized aluminum desk.
Among the devices are a USB adapter from D-Link that lets people turn landline phones into Skype Internet phones, a cordless phone from Panasonic that receives both Internet-based and traditional calls, and a picture-sharing service from Kodak that combines phone conversations with photo slide shows that families can view together while on a conference call.
TO THE INTERNET -- The Logitech Cordless Optical Freedom keyboard ($100) answers the question "Which way to the Web?" The low-rise keyboard has keys to take you automatically to e-mail, Web search and shopping, and for various multimedia controls.
Given our getaway mood, the state-of-the-art digital technology at the Willows Lodge -- high-speed Internet connections, dual-line cordless phones and the like -- was hardly a principal source of appeal, though such features would obviously be important for a business traveler.
There are cordless phones and outlets for high-speed Internet connections.
In the Loop, for example, W CHICAGO CITY CENTER (312-332-1200, $265 to $429) high-speedpeed Internet access and dual-line cordless phones in each room, as well as very comfortable beds that earn a fierce loyalty.
They also provide sunglass cleaning, flat screen TVs, internet access, fax number, two cordless phones and a dressing room for the all important costume change.
www.sanyo.co.uk Handsets Dual dialling A cordless handset that can access standard and internet-based telephone services has arrived in the UK.
