April 3, 2007
Rogers launches video calling service that turns cellphones into webcams
With a new service launched Monday by Rogers Wireless Inc., cellphone users will for the first time in North America be able to use video calling on their handsets, allowing them to see and hear the person they're talking to in real-time via webcam. cbc.ca reports.
"To see each other, callers at both ends of the conversation have to use the Rogers Vision Samsung A706 handset model.
The webcam is set up so that users have to face the screen and talk over a speakerphone. Users can also click a button to activate a camera on the opposite side of the phone to show the person on the other end of the line what they're seeing.
The phones also offer high-speed Internet and multimedia services, including mobile television and downloadable radio and video-on-demand clips from sources like YouTube.com, XM Satellite and Rogers MusicStore."
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