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Lifehacker: Google Launches Voice and Video Chat Inside Gmail [Video Chat]
Today @ PC World: Google Launches Free Video Chat Service
MacMagazine: Gmail ganha chats de voz e vídeo
SolSie.com: Google Adds Voice & Video Chat to Gmail
D' Technology Weblog: Gmail: face-to-face “voice and video chat” for PCs and Macs
Google Launches Voice and Video Chat Inside Gmail [Video Chat]
Lifehacker —
[image] Today Google starts rolling out voice and video chat inside Gmail which requires a free browser plug-in download , and, obviously, a webcam or microphone. Googler Justin Uberti explains: Once you install the plug-in, to start a video chat, just click on the "Video & more" menu at the bottom of your Gmail chat window, and choose "Start video chat." You'll have a few seconds to make sure you look presentable while it's ringing, and then you'll see and hear your friend live, right from within Gmail. You can click the "pop-out" icon to make the video larger, or click the ...
Google Launches Free Video Chat Service
Today @ PC World —
... offers Webcam-based video conferencing to all Gmail users. The service is available free of charge. How It Works Gmail Video and Voice requires a browser plug-in and either a microphone (for straight audio chatting) or a Webcam (for video and audio chatting) to function. The plug-in -- a proprietary, non-Flash-based system -- runs about 2MB and supports ...
Gmail ganha chats de voz e vídeo
MacMagazine —
... O Google lançou hoje recursos de chat de voz e vídeo no Gmail, necessitando apenas de um pequeno plugin no navegador e, para videoconferências, é claro, uma webcam — embutida ou externa. O uso é todo dentro do próprio browser, com a mesma conta do Google já existente. ...
Google Adds Voice & Video Chat to Gmail
SolSie.com —
... Today Google launched voice and video chat in Gmail. with effort focus on ease of use and high-quality audio and video. You have first download and install the voice and video plugin . To start a video chat, just click on the "Video & more" menu at the bottom of your Gmail chat window, and choose "Start video chat." Nuf said, the video below will explain what to do! [Source ...
Gmail: face-to-face “voice and video chat” for PCs and Macs
D' Technology Weblog —
... “voice and video chat” right inside Gmail for PCs and Macs. All you have to do is download and install the voice and video plugin for easy-to-use, seamless experience, with high-quality audio and video, which’s designed using Internet standards such as XMPP, RTP, and H.264, which means that third-party applications and networks can choose to interoperate with Gmail voice and video chat. ...
GMail adds voice and video chat
Tech Digest —
... , and then it'll appear in the bottom of your chat windows. Let us know in the comments how it performs on your broadband connection, and how you think it compares to similar services, like Skype. Google Video Chat (via ...
Gmail video chat: what it is not
Gadgetell —
... not exist (yet). Gmail only allows one to one communication.
Skype has a lot of fun features other than just placing the call such as voice recording. Again, Gmail keeps it simple and plain, as with everything they do. No voice recording is available.
While the addition is welcome and everyone loves something more for free, it should not be mistaken for the real deal by a serious Skype user.
For more, get the word straight from Google: [google]
Full Story » | Written by JG Mason for ...
Gmail Adds Video, Voice Chat
Alice Hill's Real Tech News - Independent Tech —
... working yet, but Google has ratcheted up the competition in webmail … or rather, all things communication, as Gmail is rapidly becoming, by adding video and voice chat to Gmail. Already, it was pretty convenient to use chat directly within Gmail, but with a webcam and a Web browser plug-in , you can now initiate video chats with other Gmail users. No webcam? You can still chat sans video, as long as your PC at least has a microphone plugged into it. On the other hand, no webcam? Google makes sure to “help you” with ...
Gmail Introduces Voice and Video Chat
Gear Live —
... software engineers, hence, Tuesday’s introduction of Gmail Voice and Video Chat. In order to enjoy the new video/voice experience you need to first download and install the voice and video plugin. Once you’ve installed the plugin, to start a video chat, just click on the “Video & more” menu at the bottom of your Gmail chat window, and choose “Start video chat.” You’ll have a few seconds to make sure you look presentable while it’s ringing, and then you’ll see and ...
Five Best Video Chat Applications [Hive Five]
Lifehacker —
... earlier this week, and already it's become a popular option for video chat (that's the power of the GOOG!). Its quick popularity is in no small part thanks to its seamless integration with Gmail if you've already got a Gmail account, using it is kind of a no-brainer. You will need to install a free plug-in to get started with Google's video chat, but this one works no matter what operating system you're using. Video chat integration isn't yet available on all accounts, but if it hasn't already, it should be coming to a Gmail account near you very soon. TokBox (Web-based, ...
Hive Five Winner for Best Video Chat Application: Skype [Hive Five Followup]
Lifehacker —
[image] Popular cross-platform VoIP application Skype took home the top honors in this weekend's Hive Five Best Video Chat Applications with an overwhelming 52% of the vote. The Mac OS X only iChat and Google's fledgling video chat both had strong showings for the silver and bronze.
