InfoSonics Launches New S810 3G Phone in Latin America

SAN DIEGO, March 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- InfoSonics Corporation (Nasdaq: IFON) today announced the launch of its new verykool® S810 handset and first customer shipment to Latin America.

"The S810 is the second phone developed entirely in-house by our verykool R&D center in Beijing, China," said Joseph Ram, the company's president and chief executive officer.  "The S810 is a septa-band phone (tri-band in 3G plus quad-band in GSM), bar type phone with a QWERTY keypad and 2.4" QVGA TFT LCD screen that is based on WCDMA/EDGE technology.  In addition, the S810 is one of only a limited number of phones available in Latin American that carries an official FCC certification with an M3/T3 HAC rating indicating that it is "Hearing Aid Compatible" and is safe to be used by those with hearing aids and cochlear implants.  We are pleased to have made our first shipment to a customer in Puerto Rico."

The Company noted that the S810 is also a full multimedia product incorporating:

• 2 megapixel camera and video camera with 3GP voice and video recording and playback
• FM radio and MP3 and MP4 capability
• Bluetooth 2.0 connectivity with 3.6 Mbps USB tethering and PC synch
• Data capabilities with USB 1.2, SMS/MMS messaging and e-mail
• 23MB internal memory, expandable to 32GB
• Speakerphone, 72 polyphonic ringtones, 3.5mm audio jack and stereo headset included

The verykool® S810 is available and shipping now.  To learn more about the device, visit our verykool® website at http://www.verykool.net/Phones/s810.

About InfoSonics Corporation

InfoSonics is a provider of wireless handsets and related products to carriers and distributors in Latin America and Asia Pacific.  The Company distributes products supplied by OEMs and also designs, develops, manufactures, markets, sells and provides after-sales support for its own proprietary line of products under the verykool® and other private label brands.  Additional information can be found on our corporate website at www.infosonics.com and at www.verykool.net.

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SOURCE InfoSonics Corporation