September 8, 2004

Video messages, a new trend? Openwave Video Voicemail and Video Portal

Consumers can now create their own personal video greeting on their mobile phones for any of the different people in their life, thanks to Openwave Video Voicemail andVideo Portal.

Examples of customized video greetings, which users can modify for
different audiences, include:

-- A parent recording a message for their hild away on an overnight stay at camp where the child gets the message, "Goodnight honey. I will see you tomorrow."

- A business case scenario is recording a video for a supervisor with the message, "I am away from the office please leave me a message."

-- Among the celebrity greeting options, users can opt to select "Dirty Harry" with a video voicemail of Client Eastwood saying, "You've got to ask yourself a question -- Do I feel lucky?" to their boyfriend/girlfriend or friend.

-- For gaming buddies, they can pick a character, like Avatar or a character from Doom, to leave their messages and the "animatron" will lip sync the message with the end user's voice recorded.

More in company press release.

Related article:

-- Levi's launches video messages and mobile ringtones - Visitors to Levi's pan-European Website will be able to create video messages and compose mobile ringtones as part of a campaign for its 501 Anti-Fit range,

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