I know that iChat supports Jabber. Jabber is the protocol that both the NIT client and Empathy use to video chat using the Gtalk network. I would guess that you could use iChat instead of Empathy to video chat with the NIT over the GTalk network.

But that depends on whether iChat supports video over Jabber. I googled for an answer but came up empty-handed. If I had a mac, I would try it.

If someone with a mac wants to try and video chat with me using iChat and a Gtalk account, PM me and I'll share my IM handle with you.

Matt,
I use jabber to GTalk over iChat. I've never used video on it, either. I can't PM you for some reason, maybe because I just registered on the forums today. If you can PM me your handle I'll try it out. Thanks.

One of my coworkers uses GTalk over iChat routinely, and he happened to bring his mac in today. We just tried video and it didn't work. That is to say, neither piece of software recognized the other as being a video capable client.

He said he would look for a mac client capable of video over jabber. I'll post here when he finds something.

Thanks. I appreciate the help. I think Gizmo should be just fine for us, but if there's something better I'd love to know about it.

The X-Lite client that sjgadsby suggested also works with the Gizmo account, and some have reported more success with video with that client. You may wish to try both clients. The built-in videocall client on the N810 can be configured to work with a Gizmo account too, and it should be able to handle video.

So you have some choice, although you need a Gizmo account in all cases. Actually, any SIP account will do, but Gizmo is as good as any.

Sorry, but are you talking about a desktop or an n810 client?

qole is saying X-Lite could be used on a Mac OS or Windows computer to communicate with Gizmo running on an Internet Tablet. It's an alternative that may work better for some people or in some situations.

qole is also pointing out that one may register for a Gizmo account and use it with an Internet Tablet without using the actual Gizmo client on that tablet. To accomplish this, the SIP settings from a Gizmo account need simply be entered into the tablet's bundled SIP client.

Thanks for clarifying. That makes sense.

here is a helpful post to set up your N8x0 (Gizmo) with an Xlite account on a desktop(mac or PC). You can just install Gizmo and use it on your N8x0 but on your mac you should get yourself a SIP account but then use a Xlite with your new SIP account. Check this post out.
http://www.internettablettalk.com/fo...050#post265050
It's more simple than it seems.

I received my n810 today. I've managed a voice call between both gizmo and the built-in client on the n810 and gizmo on the Mac. However, video isn't an option for some reason. I installed xLite on the Mac but it will not register. I continue to get 408 errors (username/password failure) after following the instructions on icbolsh's link. It might have something to do with the authorization username field; I'm not sure how to fill it out.

Has anyone managed to do video chat with Gizmo on the PC end?
Thanks.

[edit] I got Gizmo working on both ends. My problem was that I was trying to video chat with an AIM contact by the same username. Once I chose the Gizmo contact it worked. I'm very excited. There's no sound now, but I'm confident I can work it out. Thanks for all your help, folks. My wife and I appreciate it.