Turn your mobile phone into a connected Webcam
Edvarcl Heng | Nov 26, 2007
Technology just bashes aside its own barriers, doesn't it?
A minute ago, the hardware required for mobile live video streaming would include a Webcam, a laptop that's Wi-Fi-connected and some online service like Ustream.
But that's just plain heavy in terms of mobility. And unless there's blanket Wi-Fi coverage in your city, you would need to make sure you are blogging within the vicinity of a hotspot. Not so convenient.
Now what if your mobile phone can replace all that hassle?
Over the weekend, we've been trying out a California-based service that turns a camera-phone into a mobile Webcam with just a quick app install. It's called Qik and it is still in alpha.
While we are not allowed to comment on its performance as yet, we can say that we are impressed with the still-raw program. It's an ingenious (and cheap) way to widen the functionality of a mobile phone.
What you need is a Nokia phone with data connectivity (3G/GPRS/Wi-Fi) and a data plan (preferably unlimited because the streaming makes it data-heavy). Installation was quick and painless. And once you are set, any video captured by your phone will be streamed and recorded (a bit of lag here) to your personal Qik.com page. Friends will be able to view your streams and past videos right there and, if you choose to enable it, you can stream direct to your Twitter account as well.
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For more images of Qik, click on the images.
Via The Digital Movement
Talkback
edvarcl says...
Hmm, did I mention anything about Bluetooth? ;p The Qik app connects directly to the Qik server using GPRS/3G/HSDPA from the mobile phone.
Nov 27, 2007 17:23
Hmm, did I mention anything about Bluetooth? ;p The Qik app connects directly to the Qik server using GPRS/3G/HSDPA from the mobile phone.
Nov 27, 2007 17:23
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jhei
This has been introduced into the modern era technology months or perhaps, years ago. This is some sort of application installed on mobile phones. As of what I know, it uses bluetooth connectivity to function. Soon, Instant messaging on mobile would have webcam functionalities using the frontcam/main camera of 3G phones. Who knows? right?
Nov 26, 2007 14:06