Goober IM Widget, Web to IM now, RIA Widget Later?
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August 05th 2008 |
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Goober at first Look is just another Multi IM Client, but once you see the ambitions they got. it is clear they aim for much more. the problem is that they may aim for too much. they want Goober to be not just a Digsby Killer but a Trillian Astra Dethroner for the most over the top Multi IM client. they also want to offer you Voip a la skype and a multi media experience. but not only that. they want you to have it in a Widget too.
That is the most interesting part. the Goober IM widget is already out and it can now do two things:
1.-Web to IM
Same as the Windows Live Messenger IM Control, same as Digsby IM Widget and MeeboMe IM Widget
2.-Phone Calls
Just like the Jajah Buttons. these seem to be Web to IM client, but i am not sure if they can all call you to your phone line.
But it is meant to be more, how much more?. just have a look at what they want it to do:
Chat
Visitors can immediately chat with you. No software download or registration needed.
Online Status
Visitors will recognize your online status and contact you straight away.
Own Design
Fully customize your goober Widget the way you want it.
1,2,3 Publish!
No matter whether it’s email, profile page or website - your goober Widget is only mouse clicks away.
Free Calls
Visitors can call you free of charge via goober Widget.
Slideshow & Cellphone Publishing (available end of August)
Share your pictures. Shoot pictures anywhere and publish them with your cellphone in your goober Widget!
File Upload (available end of August)
Visitors can send you files, even when you’re offline.
Then you can have a look at the Widget:
This shows the active features i mentioned but they also show the yet to be active and we can see a audio choice either for recording voicemail or for listening music, a file transfer option so you can send files FROM the widget to goober, so that would be a Web File Transfer to IM option. a first because i have not yet seen anything like that. a slideshow feature so if you publish photos from your phone or from your IM client your visitors can see them and then there is the same for video. either video comments or you streaming video to your visitors.
Those are insane features yet unheard of for a Widget to have at the same time. this would put in the range of it being a RIA widget . such a widget could only be archived in either Flex 3.0 or Silverlight 2.0. right now it points for it to be the first one.
Given such options in the widget, i would like to see it in Silverlight 2.0 too so it could go full screen and retain all controls directly from wherever the widget is and without it killing your browser.
This is of course still speculation. but we only have to wait some more weeks for the rest of the features to kick in and while the Google IM client may not be able to get all the features they want, the widget might. so that alone is worth a look.
You can download the Goober Client here:
And Go for the Goober IM Widget demo Here:
Lets hope it can deliver and if it don`t . that at least it continues long enough for other options to come. the customization and the double function of the widget is already good. so give it a try.
via TechCrunch
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