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Picture this: you roll out of bed, in all your ungroomed glory, and an important video call rings in on your smartphone – what do you do? Miss the call, or subject the caller to your lopsided bedhead and pre-coffee grimace? If you route your video calls through Tango, soon you won’t have to do either – the outfit is updating its video calling service to introduce Video Messaging, a new feature that will let callers leave behind 30-second video clips when their hails go unanswered. Your five most recent video messages are free, but watching older clips costs a premium: $2.99 for 30 days of access, or $29.99 for a year. Tango will also be introducing “Tango Surprises,” a collection of animations and overlays that can be applied to videos to add a touch of whimsy. Again, the first taste is free – all users will be given a single animation as a sample – the entire set of “Surprises” can be purchased for paltry sum of $1.99. The update hasn’t cleared Apple’s approval process yet, but if you’re hankering for a peek, head past the break for a full PR and pair of videos.Continue reading Tango adds voicemail-esque Video Messaging, gives you new way to ignore friends
Tango adds voicemail-esque Video Messaging, gives you new way to ignore friends originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:22:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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