Google recently launched the surprise addition of Gmail video chat to its webmail interface. This feature lets users use Google Talk to start a two-way video or audio-only conversation with anyone currently online and can be started in the middle of a text chat. Like dedicated desktop application, the web version carries a picture-in-picture view and can be stretched out or made full-screen.
This feature is also potentially usable by any other software, Google says: as it uses H.264 video and standard Internet streaming protocols, third-party apps can hook into the Gmail video chat format to use the feature without tying users to a web browser or specific interface.
This feature is currently available on Macs and Windows PCs and can be used with any normal webcam by installing a voice and video plugin.
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