ZTE today announced that it will offers its Open Firefox OS phone to U.S. consumers via its official eBay store.
The phone, which is based on open web standards, will be sold unlocked for $79.99. The ZTE open offers most of the same features found on today’s smartphones, including integration with social networks, GPS and navigation through Nokia’ HERE maps, and an app store from which to download applications.
According to ZTE, the Firefox Marketplace already has a handful of apps from eBay, Kayak, The Weather Channel, SoundCloud, AOL, Wikipedia, and others