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Internet Telephony: December 21, 2009 eNewsLetter
December 21, 2009

Grandstream Releases Feature Pack 2.0 Firmware for GXV3140 IP Multimedia Phone

By Marisa Torrieri, TMCnet Editor

Grandstream Networks has announced the Feature Pack 2.0 firmware release for the GXV3140 IP multimedia phone.
 
Suited for both consumers and SMBs, the GXV3140 marries Web and social multimedia applications with free, real-time IP video telephony to strengthen relationships with family, friends, business colleagues and customers. With Feature Package 2.0, customers can now make three-way video calls, access social networks like Facebook (News - Alert) and Twitter, customize the phone with various music ring tones, stream video from sites like YouTube and IP video surveillance cameras and use the GXV3140 in a wireless environment via Grandstream’s optional WiFi (News - Alert) adapter.



 
The GXV3140 was recently included in the celebrity gift bag for “Dancing with the Stars” Season 9 finalists.
 
The 2.0 firmware package comes with a number of multimedia, security and mobility enhancements including:
 
  • Support for YouTube (News - Alert) (including various video categories, shows, movies, custom search, etc.);
  • Support for Facebook and Twitter (including text messaging, photo sharing & display, record and upload video clips and photo snapshots from the GXV3140, etc);
  • Expanded Internet radio channels, personalized music ring tone, additional language pack (Danish), Quote of The Day, Horoscope, World Weather;
  • H.263/H.263+ video codec, three-way video conference, SRTP, OpenVPN;
  • World Photos so users can view photos from different countries around the world and configure them as screen savers;
  • Slide Show, so users can create automated slide show with photos from their Yahoo Flickr, Photobucket (News - Alert), Phanfare accounts, or world photo gallery, and choose a music source from thousands of Internet radio channels or major music sites such as Last.fm as background music;
  • Support for 802.11b/g/n USB WiFi dongle.
 
 
The GXV3140 IP Multimedia Phone (News - Alert) with Feature Package 2.0 is available immediately through Grandstream’s worldwide channel partners for $249.
 
Feature Pack 2.0 firmware can be downloaded at http://www.grandstream.com/firmware.html. Existing users of GXV3140 can just reboot their phone to automatically upgrade to this new firmware.

Marisa Torrieri is a TMCnet Web editor, covering IP hardware and mobility, including IP phones, smartphones, fixed-mobile convergence and satellite technology. She also compiles and regularly contributes to TMCnet's gadgets and satellite e-Newsletters. To read more of Marisa's articles, please visit her columnist page.

Edited by Marisa Torrieri

(source: http://www.tmcnet.com/channels/ip-multimedia-phone/articles/71439-grandstream-releases-feature-pack-20-firmware-gxv3140-ip.htm)








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