The Inquirer details the Motorola Expandable Home Communications System, a bunch of peripherals orbiting the Ojo videophone, designed to extend the streaming video capabilities of the platform include other cameras and even your cellular phone. All of the peripherals are interesting, and of relative value—less than $100 a pop—but it does look as if you’ll need to buy into an Ojo first. That will set you back about $800, which to me seems like a good way to kill the platform out of hand. Sure, the chances of video calling succeeding are much greater now that broadband is in a majority of homes, but I still don’t see why I should pay $800 for a videophone when that same amount could buy me a PC and a webcam.
Motorola’s got its wireless Ojo working [TheInquirer]
Update: So hey, I have this sort of wrong. Or totally wrong. The Ojo is the videophone and that’s it. The Motorola Home Communications System SD4500 is a system unto itself. I’ll post the Motorola product descriptions after the jump and it’ll probably make more sense. Sorry about the cock up!
Motorola Home Communications System SD4500
Seamlessly integrate your landline phone and your mobile calling plan. Dock your mobile handset and place or receive cellular calls on a cordless phone handset. Add a wireless video camera to the system, and see live video streaming from anywhere in your home on the color handset display.
Top Features:
2.4 GHz digital phone with digital frequency-hopping technology for added clarity and security.
Available mobile phone docking station
Available camera module for audio and video monitoring
Telephone answering device with message retrieval from handset
Downloadable polyphonic ring tones and wallpapers
Expandable to support up to 8 handsets from one base station
Six-hour talk time on handsets
Battery back-up in the base station
Motorola Ojo Personal Video Phone
Talk face-to-face with people you care about, even when you are miles apart. Ojo and the power of your broadband connection can help you bridge physical distance, enabling a rich, true-to-life personal exchange.
Top Features:
Captures and sends full motion video at 30 frames per second (QCIF resolution), motion as smooth as what s seen on TV.
Elevated (eye-level), portrait-oriented LCD digital display (7 diagonal) and camera placement make it easy to interact face-to-face.
Broadband friendly connectivity enables calls using either a high-speed cable or DSL connection
Uses your existing home phone number, no user names, passwords, or login procedures to learn.
