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Forget Skype: TinyChat Launches Dead-Simple Video Chat. When you want to do a one-on-one video chat with someone else, what do you use? The first thing that probably comes to mind is Skype . While Skype is a great service, it isn’t practical for when you just want to get a video chat going (both sides must have the software). Plus, they’ve got some legal troubles brewing . Web conferencing system and even Google chat via video require plugins or some getting used to. Perhaps that’s why we like TinyChat ‘s new Peer-to-Peer chat service that allows you to set up a one-on-one conversation with a friend in literally seconds.
To test this thing out, Mashable’s Christina Warren and I just went to the same link (let’s say ). TinyChat’s system is dead-simple, and we love that. File2HD.com. Proximate, proximity peer-to-peer framework. Adrien Joly's home page What is proximate? Proximate is a framework/middleware that empowers proximity communication applications using peer-to-peer technology. Designed for mobile devices with wireless connectivity, this platform can host pluggable applications sharing the same network and user identification layers. It can be compared to MSN/Windows Live Messenger in the way it integrates diverse modules in a common environment, allowing people to communicate and interact. Use cases Here is a short list of scenarii justifying the use of proximate: in a classroom, student can share notes and comments in real-time make new friends by chatting with randoms around you Status of the current release This release demonstrates the idea and the technology of proximate.
Want some screenshots? Features of the chat application Here is a list of features proposed in the chat application: Strengths of proximate no server is needed, peer-to-peer is magic! How to run it? Download the user manual Acknowledgements.