https://googledata.org Everything Google: News, Products, Services, Content, Culture Thu, 19 Mar 2015 18:59:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.7.5 https://googledata.org/google-talk/headsets-making-your-google-talk-experience-better/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=headsets-making-your-google-talk-experience-better https://googledata.org/google-talk/headsets-making-your-google-talk-experience-better/#comments Wed, 17 Jan 2007 18:56:00 +0000
I've often been in situations where I've tried to make calls to other Google Talk users using only my notebook PC's built-in microphones and speakers. While this works, it's not the best experience. Others around you can hear your conversation. Plus, the other side can hear nasty audio feedback that makes it hard to discern what you're trying to say.

We've tested many headsets on the market and we found three from Plantronics that we liked so much that we even added the Google Talk logo to them. You can purchase these headsets online at the Google Store.

The winning feature: a noise canceling microphone. This eliminates any audio feedback or echos you often get from using your PC's built in microphone and speakers. There are many other headsets you can use as well. You and your caller will appreciate the better sound quality... and prevent those Nosy Nellies around you from eavesdropping on your weekend gossip.

Wesley Chan
Product Manager

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Happy Talking!

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I want to share the joy of organization with all you Talkers out there. While we're making it easier to communicate in a number of ways, we should also make it easier for you to ask and answer questions about Google Talk. Of course, it may take a Talk engineer or a member of Talk support to answer some questions, but I think other users are a great resource - especially because there are millions of them.

We created Google Talk Help Discussion nearly a year ago, and until recently, there weren't any categories to organize the group. It was one hefty, unkempt sea of Talk knowledge. Oh, the sea was unfettered; it was confounded. Now, you can read and post messages under the appropriate category heading (About Google Talk, Problem-solving, Calls, Chats, and Voicemail, Third Party Clients). You can also read all the past discussions.

Log in to Google Talk, click Help, and then click user support discussion forum on the right side of our Help Center. Or just visit Talk Help Discuss, but you'll need to log in to your Google Account in order to post. This is an opportunity for Talkers to share practical information more efficiently. Categorically speaking, this is paramount.

Matt Baker
Online Operations Coordinator

]]> https://googledata.org/google-talk/categorically-speaking/feed/ 0 https://googledata.org/google-talk/testing-a-new-version-of-google-talk/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=testing-a-new-version-of-google-talk https://googledata.org/google-talk/testing-a-new-version-of-google-talk/#comments Wed, 26 Jul 2006 17:28:00 +0000 top-requested features to Google Talk, such as fast and reliable file transfer, and the ability to send and receive voicemail messages for free. We've even created a fun little feature for you music lovers.

So today, we're excited to be releasing these features to a small percentage of Google Talk users. We'll be rolling these features out to all Google Talk users on the U.S.-English interface in the coming weeks.

We're very excited about the new features, and look forward to even more feedback from our users. We're also working hard to make these features available in the other 13 languages we support, so that the millions of Google Talk users around the world can enjoy them as well! In the meantime, let us know what you think!

Mike Jazayeri
Product Manager, Google Talk

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If you are planning to attend CES this week, drop by the Google Talk booth and say hello! We are located in the Google booth (#36232 in South Hall 4 of the Las Vegas Convention Center).

We will have some cool demos of Google Talk and other products. Also, don't miss Larry Page's keynote on Friday (January 6) at 4pm in the theater at the Las Vegas Hilton.

Mike Jazayeri
Product Manager

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I'm very pleased with all the excitement about what this technology can enable. However, when I read this post I realized that many of our users may not be clear on exactly what this means in terms of new capabilities and scenarios being enabled for Google Talk.

So, here are just a few of the possible scenarios that we hope will be enabled as a result of the release of Libjingle. I'm sure the developer community will come up with other innovations that we have not even considered.

1. Voice calls between other PC IM/VOIP clients such as Gaim, Adium, Psi, etc. and Google Talk.
Since we launched the beta of Google Talk in August, many users (especially those using Linux and Mac) have been connecting to the service using one of many 3rd party clients. However, up to now, these clients have only been able to send and receive IMs, but not make voice calls. With the release of Libjingle, the makers of these clients will be able to add the ability to make and receive calls between their clients and Google Talk. In fact, they'll be able to support calls between their clients and ANY OTHER clients that support Libjingle .

2. Voice calls between mobile devices and Google Talk!
More and more WiFi-enabled mobile devices (including WiFi-enabled mobile phones) are coming on the market. Imagine being away from your PC and still being able to have the same free high-quality calling experience you have today between PCs using Google Talk. I expect to see a lot of innovation here in 2006.

3. Peer-to-peer applications.
Did you know that nearly all calls made between Google Talk users happen directly between their two computers and don't go through servers? This type of peer-to-peer scenario is best whenever large amounts of data are being transferred in real-time between users (such as voice calls, video conferencing, file sharing, etc.). Libjingle includes the components necessary for developers to easily build a variety of peer-to-peer communication, collaboration, and sharing applications. We can't wait to see what the community builds.

There are many other uses for Libjingle as well, and hopefully this will shed some light on what users can expect to see as a result of this release.

Mike Jazayeri
Product Manager

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One thing in particular we are really excited about is all the activity in the community around Google Talk. One of our favorite resources is Customize Talk which provides news, tips & tricks, and links to fun add-ons.

In addition to all the add-ons, some clever developers in the community have also documented our voice signaling extensions to XMPP (which we will also formally document soon) and someone even figured out how to make RPC calls using Google Talk ;-)

Thanks for all your great feedback on the product so far, keep the great ideas coming!

Mike Jazayeri
Product Manager

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