My iSight Pics
Just got iSight, and go here for the unveiling.
Not as great as those new Powerbook, iBook unveiling's. Great cam, just need the rest of my bud's to get them so I can use it. And pray that Apple allows Mac->Windows for this thing since most of my buddy's use a pc.
Not as great as those new Powerbook, iBook unveiling's. Great cam, just need the rest of my bud's to get them so I can use it. And pray that Apple allows Mac->Windows for this thing since most of my buddy's use a pc.
Comments
Originally posted by Slotracer152
damn you....now I have to go order one
Originally posted by bperkins
laugh it up...mines on the way
[edit] should be here tomorrow...I'm excited...now I gotta convince my friends to get Macs so I can chat with them
And pray that Apple allows Mac->Windows for this thing since most of my buddy's use a pc.
Not at the moment. It's a Mac-only app. iChat AV is still in beta so don't expect any cross compatibilty before early next year (if at all).
UPDATE: SEE POST BELOW!
Originally posted by MacsRGood4U
Not at the moment. It's a Mac-only app. iChat AV is still in beta so don't expect any cross compatibilty before early next year (if at all).
Is there no videoconferencing in AIM?
if there was, then surely apple could make it compatible with iChat AV.
at anyrate, I hope iChat supports MSN, yahoo, and ICQ in the future.
I just posted a size comparison.
You can view them here.
More Here!!!
It is really cool!
bperkins we will have to give it a go sometime!
Fellowship
Originally posted by shatteringglass
Just like the iPod box...mmm...high end boxes...
I love the way Apple packages these. You open them and they are layed out in front of you like a ring in a jewelry box. It's a small thing, but I think the emotional impact is great.
Sadly, I'm a lone Mac in a sea of PC's, so I don't see myself needing one of these yet.
Originally posted by Wrong Robust
Is there no videoconferencing in AIM?
if there was, then surely apple could make it compatible with iChat AV.
at anyrate, I hope iChat supports MSN, yahoo, and ICQ in the future.
From macosxhints:
Now that AOL has linked ICQ and AIM, you can add ICQ users to your iChat buddy list. Go to your Address Book and add your buddy's ICQ number, not alias, to the AIM field in address book. Then open iChat AV and choose to add them. Your Buddy must be using the newest ICQ Lite that supports this.
Now you can see them go on and offline, and vice versa for them. In iChat AV, it's completely seamless, you just see buddies, not protocols or instant messanger icons.
Originally posted by bperkins
I just posted a size comparison.
What a great size comparison, bperkins! Thank you! You picked a nice shiny red apple too. I have to admit that the iSight is quite a bit bigger than I expected. It even looks relatively big on Fellowship's 14" iBook. Guess I'll just have to get a Cinema Display with my iSight.
Personally, I'm starting to think about an iSight for more than just video-conferencing. E.g. you could use it as a fancy rear-view mirror in your car (like some delivery trucks have a camera in the back).
Escher
was playing with it
was late to work
if anybody wants to link up and play with it later, my AIM SN is Cobalt8888...I'm using this SN on a PC at work right now, but I should be home later
Originally posted by Escher
What a great size comparison, bperkins! Thank you! You picked a nice shiny red apple too. I have to admit that the iSight is quite a bit bigger than I expected. It even looks relatively big on Fellowship's 14" iBook. Guess I'll just have to get a Cinema Display with my iSight.
Personally, I'm starting to think about an iSight for more than just video-conferencing. E.g. you could use it as a fancy rear-view mirror in your car (like some delivery trucks have a camera in the back).
Escher
Thanks Escher. It is bigger than what I anticipated. I would prefer to have it attached to a Cinema display myself. Have to work on that.
Originally posted by bperkins
Thanks Escher. It is bigger than what I anticipated. I would prefer to have it attached to a Cinema display myself. Have to work on that.
Well, you've got the hardware covered pretty well, Brad, with a 17-inch PowerBook, Sony Ericsson T610, iPod, and that nice new Land Rover Discovery. I need to find a job like yours.
Escher
Originally posted by Slotracer152
anybody else notice that the window on your screen that shows what the iSight is seeing is like looking at a mirror? Not like a normal video camera
Heh, wow. I never noticed that, but I suppose they don't make too many left handed cameras, do they?
It's the little things like that which make Apple so great. I mean, nobody is used to watching an exact image of what they are doing, they are used to looking in a mirror... so make it mirrored then. I'm sure it's much more intuitive to position yourself correctly. I know I always move the wrong way first when I'm looking at a camera image of myself at a store or something.
Originally posted by Slotracer152
anybody else notice that the window on your screen that shows what the iSight is seeing is like looking at a mirror? Not like a normal video camera
Methinks that's an iChatAV thing. It's doing the same thing with my USB (yes, USB) webcam right now.
Originally posted by gordy
Methinks that's an iChatAV thing. It's doing the same thing with my USB (yes, USB) webcam right now.
Whaaaaaatttt?? USB?? I just read a report that iChat positively refused to work with a USB webcam! Man that would be awesome if true
The iSight looks great on all your machines folks!