gizmodo.com — It looks like video-conferencing is now working on the iPhone using the Wi-Fi connection and its built-in camera. Ken and Greg Aspeslagh hacked the application at the C-4 Developer Conference's Iron Coder Live this weekend, winning first prize.
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imikedamanAug 13, 2007
Note your lack of reading this article.
schoate09Aug 13, 2007
iHack-o-sphere 2.0
aaronveghAug 13, 2007
I was there at the conference when this was announced. It's an awesome hack, but nobody should confuse it with being "video" conferencing. The system sends JPEGs between the phones, at a pretty low framerate. Anyone imagining it as a 30fps system would be quite disappointed. Still, very, very cool, and a lot of fun. That was the whole point, after all. :-)
rebotfcAug 13, 2007
ever heard of proof of concept?
slapdedAug 13, 2007
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jonkneeAug 13, 2007
Have you not seen what can be done with a smartphone OS that comes with a goddamn API? The iPhone is not even close to being as "hackable" as a S60 or Windows Mobile device. By the way, plenty of those come with video conferencing built-in. With second cameras dedicated to the task so you can actually use them without having to invest in a bizarre looking mirror that no one will actually use in the real world.
Closed AccountAug 13, 2007
What hack?These are still web apps, this one just accesses your iPhone camera.Doesn't skype have something like this already that actually has voice from dialcom ?Buried for iPhone story that deserves a yawn.
pastahelmetAug 14, 2007
Read the article. This is a native iPhone app, not a web app.