iSpQ VideoChat is a sort of instant messenger with video and audio capabilities. When I first installed this application, it reminded me of ICQ. ICQ was great, but it wasn't as organized and as neat as MSN Messenger. The same happens with iSpQ. When you first launch it, you will be welcomed by a screen with usernames. There you have to invite people to chat with you. You can't really perform a thorough search to find the people that you want. Not at first sight, at least. The graphical user interface is crowded with information and it is kind of confusing at first. On the lower-left corner, you see your camera feed. It is a small version of it, but you can make it bigger if you want. Once you do find somebody that accepted your invitation, you are taken to a different window, where you can see the person and the other person can see you. The quality was average on my first chat. The video tended to freeze at regular intervals. So I am not sure whether that was because the person I was chatting with had a bad connection or because the application couldn't handle the traffic. I don't really like this application. Maybe the user base is big enough for people to find other people. If you just want to video chat with somebody you know, I'd say get Gmail talk or Skype. The last version of this application is 8.0.60. This review focuses on version 8.0, though.
v9.1 [Aug 23, 2010]
It offers you a larger video, a new gallery and flow view of the community, international versions, video messaging and a free version.
Features:
- Gallery of Profiles - View all of the profile pictures of members in the community at once. This new view makes it easy to find people of your interest.
- Video Messaging - Record and send a video message with voice to pals or to somoene via email. You can also snap a photo from your webcam and send it in real-time to other community members.
- V-Mail (video email) - Take a video or picture and iSpQ Video Chat will send it to anyone with an email address. No plug-ins or additional downloads needed.
- Higher-Quality Video - Meet face-to-face with multipoint video chat (video resolution of 320x240 at up to 15fps).
- Large Community - Pick your place to chat from the dozens of public themed rooms (popular choices are Friends & Family, Couples Room, and Adult/Gay Chat.
- Free version: Basic
- Profiles 4X larger
- Account validation
- Video email
- Enhanced Connectivity
- Full screen playback
- Supports more cameras
- Improved Performance
Configuration and monitoring for temperature controllers, power controllers, and recorders
