"The best videoconferencing app we've tested improved further in version 6 with a tabbed interface for contacts. Even better: SightSpeed is still free."
Financial Times - May 11, 2007
The next level of video conferencing"Desktop video conferencing software and services have been around for a decade and most IM (instant messaging) packages now offer video alongside voice and chat features. But the latest version of SightSpeed's package, SightSpeed 6.0 ... takes desktop video conferencing to the next level ..."
San Francisco Chronicle - May 6, 2007
THE MAZE MELTDOWN"Video conferencing, enhanced by more powerful compression technology, is proliferating as well, developing a following among those who aren't ready for avatars and want some face-to-face contact. A variety of companies offer video conferencing, including Pleasanton's Polycom and Berkeley's SightSpeed."
Telephony World - April 5, 2007
SightSpeed Now Compatible with AuPix Videophone
"The simplicity and quality of SightSpeed online video calling is now available on a stand-alone videophone Service [that] is ideal for business users who take their video calling seriously."
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Macworld - March 29, 2007
Vlip Video Sharing Site Encourages Public Debate
"Vlip is a new video sharing community with a twist. What makes Vlip different from services like YouTube or Google Video, according to its creators, is interactivity. Powered by Internet video service software SightSpeed, Vlip is designed to provide users with threaded video messaging capabities."
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PC World - March 29, 2007
Vlip Video Sharing Site Encourages Public Debate
"Vlip enables users to link postings and their replies together, not just on the Vlip.com Web site but also on other Web sites, blogs and wikis, so viewers can see entire sequences of video exchanges rather than just fragments of one user's video or another."
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Venture Beat - March 19, 2007
Vlip offers interactive video feature
"Vlip's strength is its simplicity. No other site offers this. YouTube offers a way to reply to videos, but not a button to have an immediate live video chat with someone. The video call is good quality, because it is the bread and butter of Vlip's parent company, SightSpeed ... The company is particularly well placed, now that many PCs and other devices are being released with webcams built in."
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Webware - March 16, 2007
Vlip launches
"Vlogging social network Vlip launched this morning, providing users with a way to record and share video messages with others using their Webcams. Vlip has incorporated a system similar to YouTube's, allowing Vlip users to post a video response to another user's video. Both the video and its responses can be viewed from embedded Vlip clips on social networking profiles, blogs, and Web sites (similar to the dynamically updating embeds on SplashCast and Searchles.) Posting and browsing the site requires no registration."
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PC Magazine - March 7, 2007
SightSpeed 6.0
"Version 6.0 further cements SightSpeed’s position as the top provider of free Internet video calling. This release features some subtle but noticeable changes to video quality, Windows and Mac compatibility, and a new, streamlined interface. Under the hood, it boasts totally revised code, which is now fully SIP-based. These improvements to SightSpeed’s already excellent service are more than enough to garner the app an Editors’ Choice …"
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The Christian Science Monitor - March 7, 2007
Reach out and see someone
"But as much as I like [Windows Live Messenger], I chose SightSpeed, because it works on my PC as well as on my wife's Mac ... SightSpeed was easy to set up ... Is it the next best thing to being there? I won't know until I start traveling in a few weeks. But I like the way the young military father profiled in the Spokesman Review's video blog described it: 'At least I can be there emotionally, even if I can't be there physically."
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PC World - March 5, 2007
SightSpeed 6.0
"... [SightSpeed 6.0's] performance -- especially its ability to sync audio and video -- was impressive ... Downloading and installing the software is a snap ... The quality of SightSpeed's PC-to-PC voice calls is on par with that of services like Skype ... Unlike PC-calling apps like Skype that have added video features, SightSpeed's focus has been on video from the start -- and it shows."
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"More personal than the traditional conference call or IM session, a videoconference lets you communicate through facial expressions, hand gestures, and body language. No matter the geographic distance, you can meet face-to-face with coworkers and loved ones … Here’s how to set up … a multiperson videoconference using SightSpeed."
The Wall Street Journal - February 7, 2007
Rating the New Instant-Messaging Programs
"If you're interested in a specific type of instant messaging, Skype Limited and SightSpeed Inc. offer IM programs that specialize in phone and video capabilities, respectively, though they both allow text messaging as well."
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The Wall Street Journal - January 18, 2007
Wall Street Journal technology columnist Walter S. Mossberg answers readers' questions
"Try SightSpeed, a very nice video-conferencing service that works on both Windows PCs and Macs. It can be downloaded at www.sightspeed.com."
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Von Magazine - January 5, 2007
Desktop video: the right stuff from SightSpeed
"Version 6.0 will feature full SIP conversion on the back end as well as the ability to record live calls on the subscriber’s PC. And support for mobile personal video is on the radar screen."
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