Mobile Tech Minutes — Vringo Beta for Android Now Open!

James and I got an early look at Vringo’s newest beta for Android phones. Vringo takes ringtones a step beyond by adding video to the tones. Their catalog has a large number of free Vringo’s and the newest ones from Marvel Comics are $2. Better yet is the ability to record, upload and share your own video ringtones right from your Android handset. I gave it a try and it was drop-dead easy to do. I called mine “Annoying Kevin” and you’ll see why in this video demo. Now I think I know why James hasn’t joined my Vringo buddy list. ;)

From what we’ve seen, there may be some minor kinks to work out with how Vringo and Google Voice interact, but hey: isn’t that what a beta is for? Up to now I haven’t been a big ringtone fan — although I do use the CTU phone ring on my Palm Pre — but video ringtones on a larger screen seem appealing, now that I’ve seen them up close. While Vringo is just now landing on Android, it’s already available for a veritable cornucopia of handsets — you can see if your smartphone or feature phone is supported here.

By the way: when I did the video demo, I wasn’t sure if the beta was open to all Android handsets. I just heard direct from the Vringo folks and you have the green light! Hit it up at http://android.vringo.com and start creating some video ringtones. Just don’t make ‘em annoying like mine, ‘k? :)

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