New on the scene today: Sidecar App to place VOIP (Voice over Internet) calls with a bunch of nifty features.  Here’s the rundown:

Available for free for iPhone and Android.  US and Canada only for right now.

More PR after the jump…

With Sidecar, people can call and share:

See What I See Video: Sidecar users can share amazing real-time videos of what’s happening around them.

Photos: Sidecar users can easily share vivid photos at the click of a button.

Locations: Sidecar lets users look at an interactive map, see where they are in relation to the person they’re calling, and share locations to meet up.

Contact Information: Sidecar lets users pass along and integrate contacts from their phone’s address book.

Whisper Text: Send a private text message to another Sidecar user during a call, and keep the conversation going when it’s hard to talk.