Video chat coming to the iPhone?
Kevin Rose, the founder of Digg, had some wild speculations about features for the original iPhone. He predicted two battery compartments, a slide-out keyboard and some other things, none of which happened.
He’s at it again. Now he’s predicting that the new iPhone coming this summer, which we know will have 3G support, will have two-way video chat using a dual-camera set-up — the high quality camera on the back, and a lower quality camera on the front, similar to the N95. You’ll be able to chat with other iPhone users or anyone that is using iChat on their Mac. This could be a major game-changer, and make sites like Qik seem like old news.
Given his reputation for inaccurate info before, we have to take this with a grain of salt. Still, it’s fun to think about.
Here’s the video where Kevin makes his prediction: