Sightspeed gets up to speed

It wasn't that long ago that I was reviewing the VoIP and video-conferencing tool SightSpeed, which allows Windows and Macintosh users to call each other with excellent quality via the Internet. Sightspeed's big claim to fame is its superior synchronization of audio and video (isn't it annoying when the person you're Skyping is mouthing the words 3 seconds after you hear them?).

Now, Sightspeed has upped the ante on its competitors by adding PC-to-phone calling. So you can call dear old Grandma in Hacketsville, where they don't have broadband yet, via her standard phone.  This brings Sightspeed into the fold with other desktop calling tools like Gizmo Project and Skype, but Sightspeed's superior video implementation and community features puts it clearly in the lead, if you ask me.  Plus, it's hard not to like the Sightspeed Video Guy, pictured here.

Tags: gizmo project, GizmoProject, mac, sightspeed, skype, ted wallingford, TedWallingford, voip, windows