Virgin Mobile USA is flashing its pearly whites this summer as it debuts its brand new metallic ivory handset called Oystr, by Kyocera Wireless.

Oystr -- appropriately named for its lustrous white color and clamshell form factor -- offers customers such essentials as an internal color display, two-way speaker phone, text messaging, and customized Virgin Mobile hardware. Weighing just over 3 ounces, Oystr offers users up to 220 minutes of battery talk time and up to 200 hours of battery standby.

"For teens, a mobile phone is as much a part of their unique style as running shoes or sunglasses," said Tom Maguire, vice president of global marketing at Kyocera Wireless Corp. "Oystr's unique look and feature set will appeal not only to the youth market Virgin Mobile targets, but also to parents who want a sensible, affordable pre-paid phone for their kids."

Oystr by Kyocera Wireless will be available beginning July 26, 2006 and retail for $29.99.