Gizmodo: v phone

Is Saygus' VPhone V1 Verizon's Next Android Phone?

Danny Allen — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:10:59 EST

I've never heard of Saygus either, but their CDMA-ready V1 has just cleared the FCC, and looking at Saygus' own Website, you could get the impression that it's the mysterious third Verizon smartphone submitted through the carrier's Open Development program.

On its site, Saygus mentions the "mystery third Verizon Android device" article, which reiterates how the Open Development program is designed to make it quick and easy to get devices onto Verizon's CDMA network.

The phone has decent specs, and definitely looks better than the cheapy Motorola "Calgary" Android phone. If the Saygus is actually headed for Verizon, it'll be interesting to see which arrives first. [AndroidPhones via SlashGear]

800x480 3.5 inch capacitive touchscreen;
- 624 MHz Marvell processor (PXA 310);
- 512 ROM / 256 RAM;
- 5 MP AF camera with flash;
- Front facing camera for video calling;
- GPS;
- accelerometer;
- compass;
- FM radio;
- USB;
- MicroSD up to 32GB;
- WiFi;
- Bluetooth;
- 1500 mAh battery.

Vonage V-Phone Hands On

Gizloco — Thu, 29 Jun 2006 11:46:02 EDT

Vonage, the VoIP company with an incredibly annoying theme song ("Woo Hoo") just released the V Phone, a VoIP phone contained inside a USB thumb drive which we mentioned a few days ago. I've been playing around with it for a while and can state conclusively that, yes, it is a phone and, yes, it does work.

As the hype from Vongage suggests, it really is just a matter of plugging the USB drive into a Windows-based PC's USB port (again, us Mac and Linux folks get the shaft) and waiting for under a minute for the software to automatically run. From there, a simple GUI greets the user, where the only input field visible is the space for a phone number. I gave our favorite News Editor John Biggs a call and his sweet, soothing voice came through just fine. It doesn't sound as good as POTS, but since we've gotten used to cellphones that sound like 9s7f4m NES sound effects, the V Phone gets the job done. The included headphones resemble the earbuds packaged with the iPod and the mic works well enough for what it's tasked to do.

As an added bonus, I took to repeatedly inserting and removing the V Phone from the USB port without properly unmounting the drive first, just to see how durable it really is. Several insertions and removals later, it still worked, so there should be no problem if you forget to properly unmount the drive first.

The Vonage V Phone works as advertised, and if you're already a Vonage customer, the $39.99 price tag isn't unreasonable. But if you're not a Vonage customer, there's really no need to all of a sudden become one, especially since its much-touted portability is no match for that cellphone you've got in your pocket. – Nicholas Deleon

Product Page [Vonage]

Vonage Announces V-Phone USB

Jason Chen — Mon, 26 Jun 2006 20:30:53 EDT

Taking a page from Skype's book, Vonage announced the V-Phone: a USB stick that holds Vonage software allowing users to make Vonage calls from any broadband PC. This is pretty interesting news for Vonage users, since it lets people take their calls on the road pretty much anywhere.

Imagine having your home Vonage phone with you when you travel to Germany for the World Cup—your wife can reach you at any time. Well, that's probably a bad example, but you get the idea. – Jason Chen

Jeffrey Citron defends Vonage, announces new V-Phone USB device [Tech Effect]