A Gmail engineer demonstrates the process in this .

Ups and Downs

Gmail Video and Voice is a basic system and seems more geared toward casual use than large-scale corporate use at this point. Unlike services such as , the system doesn't let you connect to regular phone numbers -- only to other Gmail Chat users. It also doesn't offer a recording option and doesn't permit conferences with more than two people.

With that being said, it's another notch in Gmail's ever-expanding belt of integrated services and could prove to be a handy addition for users already logged into the system. Within the scope of Web-based e-mail, Gmail Video and Voice ends up being another whistle that'll further set Gmail apart from its competing platforms.