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Motorola Ojo™ Personal Videophone
Changes the Face of Personal Communication
Ushering in a new era of video
telephony for the “connected home,” the highly-anticipated Motorola
Ojo Personal Videophone makes its debut at the 2005 International
CES
LAS VEGAS – 6 January 2005
– Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) today ushered in a dynamic new era of video
communication by announcing the debut of the highly-anticipated Motorola
OjoTM Personal Videophone. The first consumer product to bring video
telephony out of the future and into the Connected Home, Motorola Ojo connects
friends, family or business associates by bridging physical distance with
real-time, face-to-face communication.
The
announcement was made at the 2005 International CES trade show, held January
6-9. in Las Vegas.
The Motorola Ojo Personal
Videophone (Model PVP1000) transmits full-motion video with synchronized audio
over a high-speed Internet connection. A 2005 International CES “Best of
Innovations in Design and Engineering” honoree, Motorola is showcasing Ojo
at Booth #8545 as part of its retail solutions for the Connected Home. Motorola
partnered with Worldgate Communications, Inc. to develop and bring Ojo to
market.
“Tonight, the company that
invented the cell phone has once again redefined personal communications. The
Motorola Ojo Personal Videophone seamlessly connects people separated by
physical distance, letting them see and share real-life experiences right as
they happen,” said John
Burke, Motorola corporate vice president and general
manager, consumer entertainment solutions. “With our heritage in
delivering broadband services to the home, our leadership in designing personal
communications devices, and our strong brand name, Motorola is poised to drive
the widespread adoption of video telephony for
consumers.“
Personal Experiences
– Real Life in Real Time
The Motorola Ojo
provides a seamless user experience for any two people who need to connect
visually. No matter where the memory is being made, Motorola Ojo can put you
there:
SIGNIFICANT LIFE EVENTS –
From a child’s lost tooth to a lonely call home from college, Motorola Ojo
can help you share important moments.
CUSTOMER
RELATIONSHIPS – Provide personal attention to a valued client, even from
thousands of miles away.
LONG DISTANCE
RELATIONSHIPS – Temporary assignments away from home, cross-country
romances, and more -- Motorola Ojo provides warm, personal contact when there is
physical distance between loved ones.
To
demonstrate the many powerful ways Ojo can connect people, Motorola has produced
real-life scenarios that demonstrate the benefits of video telephony. These
“Ojo-sodes” can be viewed online at www.motorola.com/ojo.
Award-Winning Technology Innovations and
Design Features
The Motorola Ojo Personal
Videophone is packed with intuitive features that enable real life, real-time
video communications, including:
EASY TO USE
–Motorola Ojo easily connects to your high-speed Internet and telephone
lines and is immediately ready to send or receive calls. There are no user
names, passwords, or login procedures to
learn.
FULL MOTION VIDEO – Motorola Ojo
captures and sends full motion video at 30 frames per second, motion
that’s near broadcast-TV quality. The audio remains tightly synchronized
to the video, even as the transmission travels over the Internet.
INNOVATIVE PRODUCT DESIGN – The
innovative, stylish and functional design makes it a perfect addition to any
room in the home, from the kitchen to the office. The elevated (eye-level),
portrait-oriented LCD digital display (7”diagonal) and camera placement
create an experience that is natural and true-to-life.
ON-SCREEN CONTROLS – The on-screen menu
system makes it easy to make calls and manage a contact list. During calls, the
display features a small self-viewer, to see how you are positioned in front of
the camera, and know exactly what the other party is viewing.
ADVANCED MESSAGING FEATURES – Since
Motorola Ojo includes a display and camera, callers will be able to leave both
video and audio messages. Images can also be attached to any contact in the
phone book, enabling picture caller ID.
INTEGRATED CORDLESS PHONE – Use the
integrated cordless handset to make voice-only calls using either the public
service telephone network (PSTN) or a voice-over-IP (VoIP) network. Motorola Ojo
also includes a high-quality, full-duplex speaker phone with advanced noise
reduction, automatic gain control and echo
cancellation.
Cutting-Edge Broadband
Technology
For video calls, Motorola Ojo uses a
state-of-the-art optimization of the advanced MPEG-4 coding standard (H.264),
which enables transmission of 30 frames-per-second video with synchronized audio
at data rates as low as 110 Kbps.
This allows
Motorola Ojo to work within the upstream data rates for both DSL and cable
broadband networks, and ensures that existing broadband infrastructures can
handle the video phone traffic. For audio, Ojo uses the iLbc audio
codec.
Ojo supports industry standards,
including session initiation protocol (SIP) and network-based call signaling
(NCS), 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.
Easy to Get Started
The Motorola Ojo™ Personal Videophone
makes it easy to share moments over long distances with the people important to
you. Ojo has a MSRP of $799 and requires a high-speed Internet connection from
a cable or DSL broadband provider. Monthly service fees apply.
To register to be notified when Motorola Ojo
is available for purchase, or to view an online demonstration of the products,
please visit www.motorola.com/ojo.
Editors Note: Media interested in obtaining
high-resolution images of Motorola’s Connected Home solutions should
visit: www.motorola.com/content/0,,3310,00.html.
About
Motorola
Motorola is a Fortune 100 global
communications leader that provides seamless mobility products and solutions
across broadband, embedded systems and wireless networks. In your home,
auto, workplace, and all spaces in between, seamless mobility means you can
reach the people, things and information you need, anywhere, anytime.
Seamless mobility harnesses the power of technology convergence and
enables smarter, faster, cost-effective and flexible communication.
Motorola had sales of US$27.1 billion in 2003. For more information:
www.motorola.com.
Media
Contact:
Paul
Alfieri
+1-609-575-8835 (on-site at
CES)
+1-215-323-1804
paul.alfieri@motorola.com
MOTOROLA
and the Stylized M Logo are registered in the US Patent & Trademark Office.
Ojo is a trademark of WorldGate Service, Inc. All other product or service names
are the property of their respective owners. © Motorola, Inc.
2004.
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