LG has been showing off a Verizon Revolution that runs a virtual Android machine. So what? So that means you can run a work phone as a virtual device on your personal phone — and junk your crappy second handset.
Just like running a remote desktop on your personal computer when you need to work from home, LG has decided that the time — and the technology — has come to do the same with your phone, reports The Verge from CES.
Running a VMware virtual Android machine, LG’s Verizon Revolution allows users to run their own smartphone, then click over to a totally sandboxed “work” phone that’s managed by an employer.
The best news is that this isn’t some crazy prototype: LG is going to launch a phone with this tech “in the coming months” according to The Verge. The feature will, apparently, only be available on new LG devices, so you’ll have to upgrade if you want to ditch your work phone for good. [The Verge]
Ash
Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at 10:24 AMI hope they market this really well, otherwise once Apple put this feature in their iPhone 5 they will market it til the cows come home and make everyone believe that they were the first to do it.
Joshua
Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at 12:42 PMYo dawg, I herd you like virtual machines, so I ran a virtual machine on top of a virtual machine so you can work while you work.
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Dave
Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at 1:38 PMThis is a little similar to already out there the Engin app I believe, which allows you to use your VOIP “landline” service on your iPhone (& maybe Android), and pay your VOIP rates (+ mobile broadband or wifi data rates of course). Don’t know how well it works.
Deb
Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at 12:46 PMwannttttt! I hate carrying around my rubbishy work phone when I only get phone calls on it once in a while!