Comments on: Saygus VPhone Hands-on and Videos

By: oseame

oseame — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:28:12 +0000

Damn you phone producers, bring back the real qwerty style keyboard staggered a la the G1!! As soon as I see another real qwerty on an android phone I’ll take it.

By: Hank

Hank — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:54:21 +0000

The second video sucks without sound! The main thing reason I have Droid envy is because of the high resolution compared to my G1, so if this thing does have 480 X 800, it could be my next phone. But with so many phones coming out, I’m trying to be patient so I’ll have a bigger selection to choose from

By: Drew

Drew — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:00:30 +0000

“I can see a lot of business interest in something that can do video conferencing on the go.”

Why? Why why why why? This seems like 180degrees the wrong direction, especially for a mobile device.

I mean, I already find myself avoiding voice calls in favor of texting/gchatting (on the droid, yay!)/and email. Why would I want to be stuck staring at someone’s face, especially in poor conditions, to chat with them? What does that give me? I mean, I don’t even bother or like videochatting on my computer, which has a great camera and the best conditions. Business meetings that spend lots of time and money to set up video links generally seem to… waste a lot of time and money on something that adds very little value to the meeting (unless you are broadcasting slides/examples, which I’m sure lo-fi Vchats would be horrible for anyhow)

The whole point of being mobile and having a mobile device that keeps me connected everywhere, is that I can just go and see someone, in person, if I want.

The only point I really see for vchatting is to show someone something OTHER than your face, live: not for actual face-to-face chatting. But you can already basically do that by recording and sending video.

So this really seems like solving a problem no one has in the first place… all to get a feature that seems like an extra hassle rather than an advantage.

By: redfireblueflames08

redfireblueflames08 — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:22:42 +0000

the vphone coppied HTC’s Sense UI design. how low

By: Carig

Carig — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:03:34 +0000

video calling will never be as cool or useful in real life as it is in our imaginations IMO, besides this only works if you’re talking to someone else with the same phone
this phone does seem pretty solid though, albeit chunky, the keyboard does look nice
unfortunately i decided around the time i got my current phone that i will never get a phone w/o a 3.5mm headphone jack again, so sorry saygus but it’s not gonna happen

By: ari-free

ari-free — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:12:38 +0000

I can see a lot of business interest in something that can do video conferencing on the go.

By: ari-free

ari-free — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:50:52 +0000

“Saygus said that because the VPhone is an ODI (Open Development Initiative) device, it won’t be beholden to some of the restrictions placed on Verizon’s regular handsets and it will support applications such as VoIP via the 3G network.”

By: Dennis

Dennis — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:14:00 +0000

Another point to note.. The story says “set to launch on Verizon’s network”, but the video says it will basicly be launched “for” the Verizon network (outside of Verizon sales channel). I imagine it should also work for Sprint.

By: G8D

G8D — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:58:19 +0000

Ugly phone, ugly Sense-clone :/

By: Dennis

Dennis — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:48:42 +0000

They should have put icons on each of the home screens.. the video makes it seem like it’s not working right as he slides from screen to screen.. most people would think what I first thought, that it’s buggy for not sliding easily, when it fact it was changing screens you just can’t tell.

By: squee147

squee147 — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:12:34 +0000

Awesome keyboard plus Router plus Usb host equals a potentially amazing geek phone. This device will not attract the huge sales mainstream audience, but i think could definitely find a good home in the influential tech savvy crowd.

By: Dave Drwencke

Dave Drwencke — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:53:49 +0000

@jella
There are a few things I need to see done live before I would rate this above the Droid – however – if this phone is as slick as I think it may be then TECHNICALLY speaking this phone beats the specs of the Droid while presenting more options and at a lower price point.

By: G

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:36:10 +0000

I may go for this if it comes to Canada. I like the keybord. Any word on stats, how does it compare?

By: Derrick

Derrick — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:23:44 +0000

Too big. Video calling sounds nice, but how often will it get used? When everyone enables it we’ll be in business (PS: I’m sure Verizon will charge $2.99/month to make video calls). Being the blood suckers that they are. Same with the MiFi/router capability.

All in all the features sound good. But I’m not ready to put my money on a company I’ve never heard of just yet. The biggest appeal of the Droid for me was Android, keyboard, processor and slimness. I’ll take a not-so-great keyboard to retain thinness over a brick that reminds of the old Sprint PPC-6700 or Dell Axim any day. Like the keyboard or not, it’s still way better than an on-screen keyboard in my opinion.

But it’s all about what works for you as an individual.

By: jella

jella — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:19:33 +0000

@Dave,

so should the V1 really be at the forefront of the “Does” campaign? :p