Gizmo FOR LINUX

Gizmo is an Internet phone application designed to resemble the popular iChat instant messaging application, allowing you to view and call people online and communicate with them.

Make your calls conveniently from your desktop with Gizmo—simply point, click, and talk, all for free. Say goodbye to high-priced calls and hello to anyone online, anywhere on earth.

"Gizmo" Features:

• Renamed Sound Emoticons to Sound Blasts


• Added hyperlink buttons to showcase the new Sound Blasts feature


• Added the avatar image to the info boxes in the Map window


• Updated various icons and artwork


• Fixed a bug that didn't properly erase the status message in the contacts list


• Sound effects: Add Sound Effects to your calls by using the Dialpad and selecting different sounds


• Check call quality to see bandwidth quality


• Choose your online status: Green for Available, Red for Away/Do not disturb, Orange for Idle, Blue for On the phone, Grey for Invisible/Offline


• View the current status of all your contacts


• Click Map It to view the map of call locations


• Instant Messaging (IM) to chat instantly with your contacts


• Person being called receives call subject for immediate communication


• Record any call on your Gizmo Project phone with the click of a button


• Make Gizmo to Gizmo calls for free or call traditional phones using Call Out

Requirements:

• GTK+ 2.6 or higher


• GConf2


• ALSA (libasound.so.2)


• libstdc++5

What's New:

• Fixed crash when opening 'Add Contact' window, seen as of GTK+ 2.12


• Fixed crash reporter failure to launch if argument strings contained quotes


• Fixed missing 'Gizmo Project' menu entry in Fedora 8