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Ratings - Video Call Hardware We have tested and rated various Video Call Hardware solutions to provide you some information and make it easy to decide what to use. Jan 2009 Hitachi demonstrates High-Definition Video Phone Television at CES 2009
Hitachi showed off a proof of concept TV Videophone at this years Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The idea here is you have Video Calls with family and friends right from your television over the Internet. I have been waiting for this for a long time. Cable companies should hop on this idea and integrate the technology into their Cable boxes.
Jan 2009 LG announces the worlds first Watch Cell Phone / Video Call device
At $800 it may be a bit pricey for most of us.
Jan 2009 iRiver Wave Video Telephone Device
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Oct 2008 VidTel announces new Video Telephone Service
VideoCallTips.com rates this a - 12345 Pros:
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Feb 2008 Creative announces the "In-Person VideoPhone"
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Mar 2008 Worldgate Ojo Videophone reaches agreement to continue service Worldgate has re-started service after an agreement that allows Ojo to continue service. Feb 2008 Viable announces the "VPAD portable VideoPhone"
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Jan 2008 Worldgate Ojo Videophone ceases operations -NOTICE - SERVICE STOPPED Jan 31, 2008 Worldgate has ceased operations of their Ojo Video Telephones and calling service due to financial issues. May 2006 GrandStream GXV-3000 SIP Video Telephone
This SIP Video Telephone provides high quality H.264/MPEG4 video and allows you to use the built-in screen and/or a larger screen like a television to perform Video Calls with your friends and family. This is a SIP device, so you must login to a SIP service that supports the video features. It can also do 'Direct-IP' dialing over the Internet to another compatible video device. This device can of course be used for just SIP audio calls.
VideoCallTips.com rates this a - 12345 Pros:
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* Special note: You would have to use two of these devices to have a video call or a SIP compatible video softphone on your computer. For more on SIP video telephone devices, read my book 'Video Conferencing over IP' by Syngress Press. Packet8 Tango Videophone - Sept 2007
This device allows you to have Video calls over the VoIp service Packet8 (similar to Vonage, Digital Telephone, etc.). All you do is plug your high-speed Internet into the back of the unit and your telephone to make and receive Video Calls.
VideoCallTips.com rates this a - 12345 Pros:
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* Special note: If you want a replacement to your Ma Bell telephone service and looking at Video then this is one of the best options for you if all parties use the same Packet8 VoIP service. WorldGate Ojo Shadow -NOTICE - SERVICE STOPPED Jan 31, 2008
This device allows you to have Video calls over the Ojo Video Service to any other Ojo user. All you do is plug your high-speed Internet into the back of the unit to make and receive Video Calls.
VideoCallTips.com rates this a - 1234 Pros:
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* Special note: If you want a private Video Call service, then this is worth looking at for the price. Also coming is the ability of Ojo phones to communicate with SIP based providers and SIP based Video phones like the GrandStream GXV-3000 and PC based software and webcams. Ojo is also coming out with a portable version soon. WorldGate Ojo - NOTICE - SERVICE STOPPED Jan 31, 2008
This device allows you to have Video calls over the Ojo Video Service to any other Ojo user. All you do is plug your high-speed Internet into the back of the unit to make and receive Video Calls.
VideoCallTips.com rates this a - 1234 Pros:
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* Special note: If you want a private Video Call service, then this is worth looking at for the price. Also coming is the ability of Ojo phones to communicate with SIP based providers and SIP based Video phones like the GrandStream GXV-3000 and PC based software and webcams. Ojo is also coming out with a portable version soon. Packet8 Videophone - Sept 2007
This device allows you to have Video calls over the VoIp service Packet8 (similar to Vonage, Digital Telephone, etc.). All you do is plug your high-speed Internet into the back of the unit to make and receive Video Calls. An advantage to this video telephone is that you can connect it to your television or larger monitor for a larger image.
VideoCallTips.com rates this a - 12345 Pros:
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* Special note: If you want a replacement to your Ma Bell telephone service and looking at Video then this is one of the best options for you if all parties use the same Packet8 VoIP service. Blackcrow CYou2 VideoPhone- (No longer available)
This device allows you to use your television to perform Video Calls with your friends and family. All you do is plug your high-speed Internet into the back of the unit and use a remote and/or a telephone connected to the back of the unit to make and receive Video Calls.
VideoCallTips.com rates this a - 12345 Pros:
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* Special note: This version of the Videophone is far superior in video quality over the DLink DVC 1000 or 1100 in wired or wireless mode. Though virtually the same in every other way, the Blackcrow has a much sharper video image making this device an attractive option for those who do not want to use a computer.
DLink i2Eye - Updated Jan 17, 2005 VideoCallTips.com rates this a - 12345
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* Special note: This product is going to be discontinued, so get it at your own risk. Software solutions that support the i2Eye and CYou2 hardware VideoPhones: Microsoft NetMeeting - 3.01 - Updated Dec 29, 2004
VideoCallTips.com rates this a - 12345 (PC and i2Eye and CYou2) Pros:
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* Special note: This product is not recommended for PC to PC Video Calls as it is no longer supported by Microsoft, but if you are looking for a software solution to work with a H.323 compliant device like the DLink i2Eye VideoPhone or the Blackcrow CYou2 VideoPhone, then this software will work for this purpose EnVision SL - 1.0.304.0 - Updated Dec 29, 2004 VideoCallTips.com rates this a - 12345 (PC and i2Eye and CYou2) Pros:
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* Special note: This product is not recommended for PC to PC Video Calls, but if you are looking for a software solution to work with a H.323 compliant device like the DLink i2Eye VideoPhone or the Blackcrow CYou2 VideoPhone, then this software will work for this purpose Ratings coming soon: None at this time - Send us an email |
Recommended Books:
Everything you needed to know about Personal Video Conferencing by Michael Gough.
Everything you needed to know about the popular Voice over IP / Telephony application 'Skype' by Michael Gough.
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Tracy gadget arrives - LG announces a watch Cell Phone with full Video
Call capabilities. LG Watch Phone (model LG-GD910) – The
world’s first market-ready Touch Watch Phone with 3G Video Telephony
(VT) service, GSM Quadband Network capabilities, 7.2 Mbps 3G HSDPA
compatibility for high-speed data transmission and video phone calls
using the built-in camera.
iRiver
announced at CES a new device called the iRiver Wave. The Wave
allows for Video Calls to anyone with a similar device over Wi-Fi or the
Internet. A 7-inch 800x480 touch screen is built into the unit
along with a detachable wireless handset and speakerphone for VoIP calls
(you can make calls from the phone or an onscreen virtual keypad and the
device supports video calls as well). You can access the Web, photos,
music, and videos, and there's an FM radio that Iriver says can be
"enjoyed through Wave Home's built-in, high-quality stereo speakers."
"High quality" might be stretching it a bit, but you get the picture:
the thing is basically a digital photo frame on steroids, complete with
a 1.3-megapixel CMOS camera. Additional features include an
Ethernet jack, SD card slot, USB connectivity, and support for digipen
input. Iriver is also touting the device's intelligent Widget, which
"provides instant weather, stock and traffic updates, as well as Web and
multimedia services that users can enjoy without a computer since the
device is connected to broadband internet." Wave Home also supports
Flash-based games and you can send and receive SMS and MMS texts. 
VidTel
has announced a new Video Telephone service that competes with packet8
and Vonage, ACN and Ojo. This service uses the popular Grandstream
3000 Video Telephone that uses SIP as the carrier service. VidTel
has their own custom GrandStream 3005 Video Telephone specific to their
service.
Creative's
new standalone Video Telephone device. For the cost of this
device, get a laptop for each person.
Viable
has announced a portable Videophone device that is targeted to the
hearing impaired community.
