Apple adds FaceTime video chat support to the Mac
Apple on Wednesday announced a FaceTime application for Mac OS X, allowing Mac users to engage in video chat conversations with one another, as well as owners of the iPhone 4 and iPod touch.
Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs said that Apple, to date, has shipped more than 19 million FaceTime devices. The video chat feature was previously available for the iPhone and iPod touch.
FaceTime functionality is available today via apple.com in a beta release. Jobs said the addition of the Mac will bring tens of millions of new users to the open video chat standard.
"I think people are going to like this based on the requests we've gotten," Jobs said.
Featuring an easy to use interface, FaceTime for Mac automatically uses your Address Book contacts so there?s no need to create special buddy lists, and it works seamlessly with the built-in camera and mic on Mac notebooks, iMac and Apple LED Cinema Displays.
"FaceTime makes video calling to or from mobile devices easy for the first time," Jobs said in a press release. "We?ve sold more than 19 million FaceTime-ready iPhone 4 and iPod touch devices in the past four months, and now those users can make FaceTime calls with tens of millions of Mac users."
FaceTime requires Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard and can be set up using an Apple ID. The public beta is available at www.apple.com/mac/facetime.
Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs said that Apple, to date, has shipped more than 19 million FaceTime devices. The video chat feature was previously available for the iPhone and iPod touch.
FaceTime functionality is available today via apple.com in a beta release. Jobs said the addition of the Mac will bring tens of millions of new users to the open video chat standard.
"I think people are going to like this based on the requests we've gotten," Jobs said.
Featuring an easy to use interface, FaceTime for Mac automatically uses your Address Book contacts so there?s no need to create special buddy lists, and it works seamlessly with the built-in camera and mic on Mac notebooks, iMac and Apple LED Cinema Displays.
"FaceTime makes video calling to or from mobile devices easy for the first time," Jobs said in a press release. "We?ve sold more than 19 million FaceTime-ready iPhone 4 and iPod touch devices in the past four months, and now those users can make FaceTime calls with tens of millions of Mac users."
FaceTime requires Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard and can be set up using an Apple ID. The public beta is available at www.apple.com/mac/facetime.
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2) I assume it'll be a separate app for pre-Lion iChat but included in iChat for Lion.
3) Note: Jobs did state "mobile devices" which he previously used to refer to all Mac notebooks and iDevices at a previous event so there is no need to point out that 3GSM cellphones have had video chat as an option for years.
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2) I assume it'll be a separate app for pre-Lion iChat but included in iChat for Lion.
i would hope so as well (that it is merely part of ichat in Lion). heck i'm waiting for some twitter support in ichat, iphoto etc.
FaceTime functionality is available today via apple.com in a beta release. Jobs said the addition of the Mac will bring tens of millions of new users to the open video chat standard.
Anyone see it yet?
It's called "iWork09Trial.dmg" ?
Anyone see it yet?
Not I.... anyone have a link?
Not I.... anyone have a link?
http://www.apple.com/mac/facetime/
Not I.... anyone have a link?
Yea, what's up with that?! How odd. Also odd that FaceTime is a SEPARATE APP, not iChat integrated...
here's the link
https://swdlp.apple.com/cgi-bin/WebO...b6cbbBeUZ0/2.5
http://www.apple.com/mac/facetime/
I think that this will allow many people to make free calls to other people I love the idea.
I think that this will allow many people to make free calls to other people I love the idea.
http://appldnld.apple.com/FaceTime/0...5/FaceTime.dmg
Whoops... someone beat me to it?
http://www.apple.com/mac/facetime/
OK? That was a bad link I posted, seems that now the correct link is up on the Apple store.
I already have iwork09...
http://www.apple.com/mac/facetime/
Why is the file called iWork09 trial????
I already have iwork09...
That's a bad link, Apple has now fixed it. Use https://swdlp.apple.com/cgi-bin/WebO...b6cbbBeUZ0/2.5