Electronic Retailer HSN to Debut Ojo(TM) Video Phones

WorldGate Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: WGAT) – a leading provider of personal video phones and related technology announced today that its Ojo Video Phone will debut on electronic retailer HSN, bringing the video phone experience to millions of HSN customers. The Ojo Shadow Video Phone may be purchased online today at http://www.hsn.com and viewers will be able to experience the Ojo Shadow Video Phone first hand with the expected product debut on Friday May 4th at 8 am, EDT, on HSN. The Ojo Shadow, WorldGate’s latest entry in video calling, is as simple to use as a telephone and just as easy to install. With the purchase of the Ojo Shadow, HSN customers will be able to see family and friends from the comfort of their homes. Ojo’s smooth, clear video and sound makes you feel as if you’re sitting right next to the person. "HSN is an important piece of our retail strategy as we expand the availability of Ojo for connecting families and friends,” said Hal Krisbergh, Chairman and CEO, WorldGate. "Having this multi-channel retailing giant offer Ojo is testimony to their confidence in the Internet-based video telephone experience Ojo brings to their marketplace.” WorldGate also announced that it is now connecting customers in 56 countries worldwide. With broad popularity and word of mouth appeal, Ojo has been embraced by an extended family of Ojo video phone subscribers around the world. About WorldGate Communications Inc. WorldGate Communications, Inc. designs, manufactures, and distributes the Ojo line of personal video phones. Ojo video phones offer high quality, real-time, two-way video communications with video messaging. The Ojo video phones are designed to conform to industry standard protocols and utilize enhancements to the latest technology for voice and video compression to achieve superior quality at data rates as low as 80 Kbps. WorldGate has been awarded patents for its distinctive design and technology and has other patents pending. This unique combination of functional design, advanced technology and use of broadband networks provides real-time video communication experiences that bring families and friends closer together, and for the first time provides consumers with a high-quality, affordable video phone. WorldGate is traded on Nasdaq under the symbol WGAT. WorldGate and Ojo are trademarks of WorldGate Service Inc. Any other trademarks used in this document are the property of their respective owners. This press release may contain forward-looking statements that are made pursuant to the safe-harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Expressions of future goals and similar expressions including, without limitation, expressions using the terminology "may," "plans," "expects," "anticipates" "forecasts," and expressions which otherwise reflect something other than historical fact are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties, including the factors described in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The actual results may differ materially from any forward-looking statements due to such risks and uncertainties. No obligation is undertaken to revise or update any forward-looking statements in order to reflect events or circumstances that may arise after the date of this release.