Micromax A85 SUPERFONE allows users to control the handsets by using simple and intuitive hand motions.The partnership will enable eyeSight Mobile Technologies to expand its reach in one of Asia’s fastest growing markets.
Herzliya, Israel and New Delhi, India, December, 2011 – eyeSight Mobile Technologies, a developer of touch-free interfaces for digital devices, and the leading Indian handset manufacturer, Micromax Informatics, launch the A85 SUPERFONE integrated with Gesture Recognition Technology developed by eyeSight.
The Android-based A85 SUPERFONE device substantially enriches the user experience using eyeSight’s innovative technology which allows users to control their phones without touching the device. Users can command the new smartphone with simple hand gestures and carry out a variety of tasks, such as answering calls, scrolling between pages on an eBook application, music player, photo-gallery and games.
eyeSight’s technology complements Pantech’s touchscreen user interface, enabling the easy usage of applications and content in situations in which touching the handset is not ideal, such as driving, cooking, using gloves, and so on.
“The agreement with Micromax will allow us to reach out to the huge consumer base of Micromax in the Asian market which is also one of the fastest growing markets.,” said Gideon Shmuel, eyeSight’s CEO. “After we successfully entered the Chinese and South Korean markets, users from India can now also enjoy a completely new user experience controlling their smartphone by applying simple and intuitive hand gestures.”
“Indian consumers have a great appetite for innovative technology adoption and this inspired us to come up with a product which is leap ahead of the current generation of smartphones,” said Rahul Sharma, Executive Director, Micromax Informatics. “We think that the new SUPERFONE category of phones will help the existing feature phone users to the latest technology innovation of gesture control from Micromax integrating eyeSight’s technology”.
“Powered with a 1.0 GHz Dual Core NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor and Android 2.2 Froyo (upgradable to Ginger Bread) the users can work on various applications at the same time, like browse the Internet, check mail, blog, share photographs, and update their status on social networking sites at a lighting fast speed. For the gaming enthusiasts, A85 offers console quality gaming. Also, the users get to download more than 2 lakh applications available with the Google Android platform. The A85 comes with a 3.8” capacitive touchscreen, powered by NVIDIA Cortex A9 and 1.0 GHz Dual Core processor which can beused in parallel giving more power and speed to the device.
A85 is available at an attractive price of MOP INR 15290/- and is available across all leadingoutlets in India. For more information, please visit www.micromaxsuperfone.com
About eyeSight
eyeSight Mobile Technologies is a leader in touch-free Interfaces for consumerelectronics. Its technology allows users to control mobile and portable devices with simple gestures by using the built-in camera, advanced real-time image processing and machine vision algorithms.
About Micromax
Micromax is the 12th largest handset manufacturer in the World (According to Global Handset Vendor Market share report from Strategy Analytics). The Indian brand is reaching out to the global frontier with innovative products that challenge the status quo that Innovation comes with a price. Micromax has sales presence across India and global presence in Hong Kong, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri-Lanka, Maldives, UAE, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, Afghanistan and Brazil.
For more information on Pantech, visit Micromax.
