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How To: Video Chat With Up to 10 of Your Friends at Once
Although iChat allows me to video conference with up to three people at the same time, sometimes I just want to have an iChat party with more of my friends or family. Same goes for those who work from home and need to video with other co-workers in a conference. And with SuperIM, you can now video chat with up to 10 people.
Would You Interview For a Job on Skype?
If you ask me, using Skype for dating is one thing, but using it for a job interview is something entirely different. But now, employers are turning to Skype as a cost-cutting interview tool. Instead of flying prospective candidates for in-person meetings, some companies are using the video-chatting software to narrow the list to a few finalists.
What's More Awkward: Bluetooth or Video Chat?
The trailer for Michael Bay's Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen shows Sam moving into a dorm and flirting with a Bluetooth-using Mikaela about the webcam he got so they can "chat like 24/7." It's a cute scene, but I can't help but think about how unnatural both technologies are to use. Many states have adopted hands free laws, which require cell users to use a Bluetooth or hands free device when driving (just ask Tinseltown celebs who stay connected via a headset), but there's no getting around the funny feeling of sticking a device on your ear when trying to connect with someone.
Daily Tech: Now You Can Order Dominos Pizza With Your TiVo
- Ever get the munchies when you're watching a good show and couldn't be bothered to make a trip to the kitchen? With a few clicks of the TV remote, you can now order Dominos Pizza via your TiVo. — CrunchGear
- Over 4.2 million LEDs are on display at the Nabana no Sato theme park in Kuwana, Mie Prefecture, to kickoff the annual Winter light show which runs until March 8.
When Video Chat's a Bad Thing: Michael Scott on Deck
Leave it to the world's most inept boss — The Office's Michael Scott — to make something wonderful (Video Chat) into something totally awkward.
Witness Jim trying to video chat Pam in last week's season premiere, which should be sweet and romantic, but in the office? That was his first mistake.
Geek Tip: Adding Video and Audio to Adium
If you prefer using Adium as your all-in-one messaging application, you'll be happy to hear that there is now a plug-in that integrates video and audio chat into this IM client. The freeware MeBeam plug-in lets you start chatting with you contacts immediately by video when you click "Initiate MeBeam Videochat." According to lifehacker, Adium will create a web-based chatroom and send the URL to your contacts, who don't need the plug-in themselves.
Download of the Day: Camfrog Video Chat
Being able to chat with someone online is a convenience most of us wouldn't be able to live without, especially now that we can use our webcams for video chat. Camfrog video chat is different from other video chat applications because it allows multi-user videoconferencing, so users can join a chat room with up to a thousand people. This is much different from Eyejot, where videos can be recorded and sent in more of a one-on-one emailing format.
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Gmail Gets Video and Voice Chat!
Talk about Google rolling out an exciting new FREE feature! If you have friends and family all over the world, and hate the thought of spending a small fortune on long distance calls, you can now use Gmail to chat via voice or video! Available on Macs and PCs within the next couple of days, Gmail users will be able to select "start video chat" or "start voice chat" right from their chat windows and start talking for free.
Do You Use Webcams?
I'll be the first to admit I'm a little camera shy when it comes to using webcams. In college one of my best friends used one to keep in touch with her friends and long distance boyfriend, but I was always a little squeamish. But ever since I started using a MacBook, which has a built in iSight camera, I've gotten a ton of requests from people on my buddy list to video chat and I'm slowly getting in to it.
Abigail Breslin's iPod Touch Is Lost But Not Found in NYC
The not a girl, but not yet a woman Abigail Breslin — who is eternally seven in my mind — made an appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno last Thursday and had some sad news — she lost her iPod Touch the other day in NYC. Here's what she had to say about the ordeal. .
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