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Gmail gets voice and video chat capabilities
DVICE Atom Feed —
... there's no real benefit to seeing who you're talking to or maybe it's because people like sounding professional while they're actually in their underwear, but for whatever reason it just hasn't done much.
But Google is looking to make it a little more mainstream by adding video (and voice!) chat to its popular Gmail chat application. All you need is a webcam and a decent internet connection and you'll be videochatting like you're in Back to the Future Part II. Awesome?
Via Gmail Blog
Google Adds Voice & Video Chat to Gmail
SolSie.com —
... . 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 GmailBlog ] [image] [image] Leave a comment Name (required) E-mail (required) URI Your Comment Notify me of followup comments via e-mail
Gmail: face-to-face “voice and video chat” for PCs and Macs
D' Technology Weblog —
Google has added “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.
Once you install the plugin, to start a video chat, just click on the “Video & ...
GMail adds voice and video chat
Tech Digest —
... support on the feature list. Google's going to be rolling out the new functionality over the course of today, so if you can't get it yet, then try again a little later. To get to it, you'll need to install a small plugin, which you can pick up here, 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 Official GMail Blog) Related things Google has added to Gmail recently: SMS | OpenID ...
Video and Voice Chat features added to Gmail
Gizmo Watch —
... as easy as clicking a button – just get on the Video and more menu option in the chat window, and select the desired feature viz. Start Voice Chat or Start Video Chat. Smells more like Skype, but the IM’s free and fast, therefore we believe this added facility, which shall be out and rolling a day’s time, will only add to GTalk’s popularity. Check out the demonstration in the video that follows.
GmailBlog :Via: LifeHacker
Gmail Chat Gets Voice And Video Chat
GEARFUSE —
... longer just providing the most convenient email and chat service on the Internet, it’s now launching voice and video chat right in the browser. Now you’ll be able to speak visually to your favorite foreign exchange students with the click of a button. It’s simple to set up, too. All you’ve got to do is download and install the voice and video plugin. Then, you’ll be on your way selling your body for cash as Internet onlookers watch to see how much you can fit in — nevermind. Link
Gmail Introduces Voice and Video Chat
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