Micromax Partners with eyeSight Mobile Technologies; Launches A85 SUPERFONE with Gesture Control

Jan. 11, 2012 - PRLog -- Herzliya, Israel and New Delhi, India -- eyeSight Mobile Technologies, a developer of touch-free interfaces for digital devices, and India’s leading handset manufacturer, Micromax Informatics, have launched the A85 SUPERFONE integrated with Gesture Recognition Technology developed by eyeSight.

The Android-based A85 SUPERFONE device substantially enriches user experience by means of 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.

“The agreement with Micromax will allow us to reach out to Micromax’s huge consumer base of in the Asian market which is also one of the fastest growing,” said Gideon Shmuel, eyeSight’s CEO. “Following our successful entry into 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 leaps 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 existing feature phone users to make an easy transition to eyeSight’s latest technology innovation of gesture control integrated into Micromax’s products.”

Powered by a 1.0 GHz Dual Core NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor and Android 2.2 Froyo (upgradable to Ginger Bread), users can work on various applications at the same time, such as browse the Internet, check mail, blog, share photographs and update their status on social networking sites at lightning fast speed. For gaming enthusiasts, A85 offers console quality gaming. In addition, 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 a NVIDIA Cortex A9 and 1.0 GHz Dual Core processor which can be used in parallel thus providing more power and speed to the device.

A85 sells for the attractive price of MOP INR 15290/- and is available at all leading outlets across India. For more information, please visit http://www.micromaxsuperfone.com

About eyeSight
eyeSight Mobile Technologies is a leader in touch-free interfaces for consumer electronics. Its technology allows users to control mobile and portable devices with simple hand gestures by using the built-in camera, advanced real-time image processing and machine vision algorithms.

eyeSight will showcase its gesture recognition technology for Smart-TVs and digital devices at the 2012 International CES  show in Las Vegas  from January 10–13.

For more information, visit http://www.eyesight-tech.com.

Company contact:
Liat Rostock
Marketing Director
eyeSight Mobile Technologies
Email: Liat.Rostock@eyesight-tech.com
Mobile: +972 54 4670 162

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 at a price. Micromax has a sales presence across India and a global presence in Hong Kong, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, the UAE, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, Afghanistan and Brazil.

For more information, visit http://www.micromaxinfo.com.

Company contact:
Andre Augustine
Media & Public Relations
Micromax Informatics Ltd
Email: andre@micromaxinfo.com
Mobile: +91 9654 82 1849