Ember review

A group chat client that allows you to use Campfire by 37signals anywhere you go. Now in a native iPhone app you can chat effortlessly with groups large and small. While instant messaging is good for one-on-one communication, Campfire by 37signals is optimized for groups and teams. Ember brings Campfire(TM) to life within a truly integrated iPhone experience. Join and toggle between chat rooms, view shared files and collaborate effectively on the go.

Features
– Live image previews right within the chat room
– Inline viewing of popular file formats, Excel, Word, Powerpoint …
– Unlimited chat rooms: access to all your Campfire(TM) rooms
– SSL accounts are fully supported

Requirements
– Campfire(TM) account (free or paid) from 37signals
– WiFi, Edge, or 3G Network required
– Ember works with all iPhones and iPod Touches running version 2.2.1 software or later.

Coming Soon
– Multiple account support
– Additional room details
– Take and upload photos directly into Ember using the iPhone built-in camera

Here is a video demo of Ember on the iPhone

AppSafari review of Ember was written by Joe Seifi on March 14th, 2009 and categorized under App Store, Developers, Notes, Productivity, Reference, Social. Page viewed 6310 times, 2 so far today. Need help on using these apps? Please read the Help Page.