Archive for September 13th, 2007
AirTalkr: AIR based Instant messenger
I recently came across AirTalkr, a multi-protocol instant messenger that supports MSN, AIM, Yahoo, GTalk, and ICQ. You may be thinking “So? There are a ton of programs that do this.” The catch is that this is created using Adobe AIR. I’m a big fan of Adobe AIR products, they run very smoothly and tend to be very simple (a good example can also be seen in the Pownce application).
The instant messaging portion uses a clean interface allowing you to tab between conversations, keep a history of conversations and view the users AirCard. Aside from instant messaging, AirTalkr also includes embedded Flickr images and Youtube videos access by easily clicking on the icons located at the bottom of the window. One of the most impressive features of this application however is it’s use of ‘AirCards’ These cards allow you to add information on all of your ‘buddies’ including Myspace, Friendster, Flickr, Linkedin and their blog. It’s a great way to get info on friends without having to dig through their profiles (which are rarely updated anyway).
It is still in beta though, so there are a few bugs. I’d like to see it be able to be minimized to the system tray, but I’m sure that will come in due time. Right now the program is available for both windows and mac, and can be downloaded directly HERE. Make sure you also have the Adobe Air Runtime installed before attempting to install this. There is also a web version for those of you who want to try it out without downloading.
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