14 DAY TRIAL // Saygus, Inc. announced on Monday its Android-powered mobile phone, called the Saygus VPhone, coming to the market with two-way video calling capability. The handset has been unveiled at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) Innovations 2010 Design and Engineering Awards in New York November 10, where it won the “Best of Innovations” in the “Wireless Handsets” category award.
According to the company, the new device is expected to become available for purchase via mobile phone carrier Verizon Wireless, through the Open Development Initiative (ODI). The handset comes to the market with two cameras, a 5-megapixel one on the back, with auto focus and flash, and a VGA one on the front, which can be used for video calling. Moreover, the new handset also comes with a wide range of popular features, including Wi-Fi, USB, and Bluetooth tethering, which can offer users the possibility to connect up to 8 devices to it as to an access point.
Other specs of the new Saygus VPhone include a side sliding QWERTY keyboard, a large battery for extended usage time, and the ability to make two-way cellular video calls at 24 to 30 frames per second (fps). The phone comes with a 1500 mAh battery that can deliver up to four hours of video calling or up to seven hours of talk time, and it sports CDMA EVDO Rev A. and USB Charging. In addition, it has a 3.5-inch capacitive touchscreen display that boasts an 800 x 480 pixel resolution and multi-touch capabilities, as well as with a 624Mhz Marvell PXA310 processor.
“The Saygus VPhone is the first two-way cellular video calling phone in the U.S. and the only full-featured Android phone available with two-way video calling,” said Chad Sayers, CEO of Saygus. “It’s an honor to be the 2010 Best of Innovations winner. The Wireless Handsets category is known for recognizing the biggest names in the smartphone world. It is a privilege to be in their company—we’ve literally become the ‘little guy’ with the ‘big guy’ device.”
The new Saygus VPhone has already received FCC (Federal Communications Commission) certification, and should reach the United States market in the near future. According to the company, it plans on bringing the new device at the 2010 International CES, January 7-10, in Las Vegas.
