What's the likelihood of an iPhone with video calling/iChat video?

[aok1975]

If according to apple the iphone cant handle a video camera, why then would anyone anticipate video calling.

 

[cellocello]

Over Wi-Fi, it's very possible, but I don't see them adding it if you can ONLY use it on Wi-fi.

I could see apple introducing iChat for iPhone 1.0 as having 'wifi only video chat'.

Why not?

They did it with the App Store / OTA podcasts bigger than 10 megs.

 

[Revelation78]

If according to apple the iphone cant handle a video camera, why then would anyone anticipate video calling.

People are anticipating video calling on v3 iPhone hardware. Not saying that v1 and v2 can't do video calling, it's rather pointless to do video calling if you don't have a front-facing camera.

There's no guarantee that v3 will have this feature, video recording is much more likely - though I would personally like to have video calling feature myself.

 

[Benguitar]

Yes I believe it is very likely, but not for the next 2-3 years. It will most likely be in a later generation of iPhone.

Probably when we invent the 4G or 5G network or whatever.

 

[Mintin8]

They could incorporate iChat now. But i don't see it happening. I think they will on a later generation iPhone with a front facing camera. Most likely to be in 2010.

 

[mikeinternet]

Jeez. Is that your solution to everything?

Well 6 times 9 is 42.

 

[kdarling]

Well 6 times 9 is 42.

Indeed. It is all confirmed by exactly typing the following lowercase line into Google Calculator:

the answer to life, the universe and everything

Although in the case of the iPhone, the correct number to use is 9:42 .

 

[queshy]

It's possible but unlikely. Personally I think we'll see 16 and 32 GB iPhones with pretty much the same feature set, maybe better battery life and a small design change.

 

[Benguitar]

They could incorporate iChat now. But i don't see it happening. I think they will on a later generation iPhone with a front facing camera. Most likely to be in 2010.

Damn you Apple and your idea of "make expensive products and sell them like they are fads."

 

[matthewHUB]

If according to apple the iphone cant handle a video camera, why then would anyone anticipate video calling.

They say they can't to video RECORDING because of write cycles to the solid state memory. But Video through iChat would go straight through wifi, and wouldn't have to be saved to storage first.

M

 

[Aaleck]

I think it would be cool but I don't think that'll happen for a while... I think Apple has a few more years to get to that step