Saygus

Saygus is an American developer of smartphones headquartered in South Jordan, Utah.[1] founded by Chad Sayers.[2]

Saygus Corporation
Private
IndustryTelecommunications equipment
Founded2009 
Headquarters
Salt Lake City, Utah
,
United States
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
  • Roger Yack, President
  • Chad Sayers, Founder and CEO
  • Tim Riker, CTO
  • Sam Fairchild, Senior Advisor
ProductsSmartphones
Websitewww.saygus.com

Saygus developed two smartphone devices: VPhone and V², neither of which were ever released.

History

Saygus' VPhone, featuring a 3.5 inch touchscreen and slide-out keyboard, was first revealed in 2009,[3] but did not go to market. The VPhone was presented at the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show, winning the Best of Innovations Award in the Wireless Handsets category. [4]

The second device developed by Saygus was named V² (later referred to as V'- but still called the V Squared). The V² smartphone was announced at CES 2015 and was reported to ship in the first quarter of 2015.[5] The device could be pre-ordered directly from Saygus during January 2015. [6]

In June 2015 a crowdfunding campaign was launched for the Saygus V²[7] with the company citing manufacturing issues in delivering the finished product to pre-order customers.[8] In August 2017 it was reported that no devices had been delivered to customers. [9]

Events
  • Saygus at CeBIT 2015[10] presents V² smartphone[11]
  • Saygus presents V² at CES 2015 [12]
  • Saygus presents V² at MWC 2015 [13]
  • Saygus presents last hardware update of V² at Los Angeles Saygus VIP Penthouse Lounge near E3[14]
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References
  1. Jason Mick (2015-01-07). "DailyTech - CES 2015: Saygus's "Super Smartphone" Offers 320 GB of Storage". www.dailytech.com. Retrieved 2015-05-07.
  2. "Company Overview of Saygus, Inc". Blooomberg. 2015-05-11. Retrieved 2015-05-11.
  3. https://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/saygus-vphone-v1-hits-the-fcc-headed-for-verizon-next/
  4. https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20091116006445/en/New-Android-Phone-Featuring-America%E2%80%99s-Two-Way-Video
  5. https://www.cnet.com/reviews/saygus-v2-preview/
  6. https://www.androidpolice.com/2015/01/29/hands-saygus-v2-pre-orders-open-today-549-act-quick-want-intriguing-smartphone-saw-ces/
  7. https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/saygus-v-squared#/
  8. https://www.androidcentral.com/saygus-pushes-back-v2-launch-opens-indigogo-campaign-fund-fresh-start-new-features
  9. https://www.ksl.com/article/45617156/utah-smartphone-company-fails-to-deliver-product-over-2-years-later
  10. CeBIT (2015-01-11). "CeBIT - Saygus". CeBIT. Retrieved 2015-05-11.
  11. CeBIT (2015-01-11). "CeBIT - Saygus V² smartphone". CeBIT. Retrieved 2015-05-11.
  12. CES (2015-01-11). "CES - Saygus V² smartphone". CES. Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-05-11.
  13. MWC (2015-01-11). "MWC - Saygus". MWC. Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-05-11.
  14. "Saygus uploads a bunch of new videos, giving us a look inside and out of the V2". phonearena. 2015-06-23. Retrieved 2015-06-13.
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