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Google Talk's new gadget
Google has unleashed a new Google Talk Gadget for use on your Google personalized homepage. The Talk client -- still only available for PC users -- can be semi-enjoyed by Mac users with this new Gadget implementation that resembles what PC users have been enjoying for quite a while, although it adds a few slick features.The new Google Talk Gadget shares the functionality of the standalone application where users can see contacts online and chat with them, but has the added bonus of not requiring a download, being accessible from anywhere you have a browser and a connection. It's also embeddable into a blog or website with a single line of code.
The best new features of the Talk Gadget enables users to see previews of photos and videos in conversation windows when URL's from YouTube or Picasa Web Albums are pasted into chat windows.
Check out a video presentation of the Google Talk Gadget in action after the jump.
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Subscribe to commentsPeter KirnMar 16th 2007 12:58PM
PC-only, yes, but on Mac the excellent, open IM chat client Adium supports GTalk (along with lots of other chat protocols, including Bonjour). And that's a lot more seamless than having multiple clients. (Adium is based on open Java libraries, so it seems like someone ought to be able to develop something similar on other platforms, but I haven't seen anything as mature on Windows or Linux.)
DannyMar 16th 2007 3:18PM
No fair! It shouldn't be better than the downloadable version :)
Len SteinmeierMar 17th 2007 6:58PM
This will be a nice alternate to using GMail for GTalk while at work. Those pesky IT people hate it when you download chat programs :)