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The New Chatroulette
Get to iChatr before the creeps do
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Chatroulette is so five minutes ago. Actually, it’s so five months ago, since once the world found out Merton wasn’t Ben Folds, no one’s talked about the website. And if they do, it’s because of all the unwanted, um, male-specific organs you’re guaranteed to encounter. Still, the idea of Chatroulette is fascinating, which is why there’s a new app called iChatr.
The free app works the same way as Chatroulette, but with your phone—your iPhone 4, specifically. If you own one, then it’s easy enough: Connect to wi-fi, plug in your headphones, open the app and then chat with the world. Hopefully “the world” won’t already consist of ads, bored kids in their basement and, yes, the masturbators.
My advice: Get the app now before it becomes another cesspool of wasted potential. In other words, iChatr currently is Lindsay Lohan, circa Mean Girls; in another month, it might become Lindsay Lohan, circa I Know Who Killed Me. Enjoy it while you can. True shame too, because the idea of video chatting is fascinating; you can literally see and talk to anyone with a computer or phone in the time that it takes to press “Next.” Oh well.
A much safer bet for all your messaging needs is textPlus.