It's the gadget E.T. would have loved: Motorola's new Ojo PVP1000 videphone lets users carry out face-to-face video calls over the Internet - but there's a catch.
Motorola today announced the debut of the manufacturer's first videophone product, the Ojo Personal Videophone. Billed by the company as the first consumer product to bring video telephony out of the future and into the connected home, the standalone Ojo unit offers a portrait display for two-way video communication with friends, family and colleagues over the Internet.
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The Ojo Personal Videophone PVP1000 transmits full-motion video at 30 FPS with synchronized audio over a high-speed Internet connection, utilizing the H.264 MPEG4-based codec for video and the iLbc codec for audio. According to Motorola, the Ojo is capable of carrying out communication at data rates as low as 110 Kbps, rendering the device compatible with the vast majority of cable and DSL connections.
A 7" portrait-oriented LCD display is placed on a 14" high arm, viewing both video from the other party as well as a small self-viewer window to allow for better adjustment. Users will be able to leave both video and audio messages, and also attach images to contacts in the Ojo phone book to enable picture caller ID services.
An integrated cordless handset can be used to make voice-only calls using either the public service telephone network (PSTN) or a voice-over-IP (VoIP) network, whilst a full-duplex speaker phone with noise reduction, automatic gain control and echo cancellation is also available.
Supporting several industry standards, the Ojo features session initiation protocol (SIP) and network-based call signaling (NCS) support, making the product interoperable with video phones provided by other manufacturers, as well as other devices that can be used for video communications, such as PC-based applications.
In addition to its MSRP of $799 USD, users will also be required to pay a monthly service fee to enable use of the Ojo. Motorola did not comment on the size of the fee, nor on the expected availability of the product, however a Motorola web site hinted that the product would be available in 2-4 weeks.
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