Andreessen invests in and agrees to advise Qik
Live video streaming from mobile devices is an exciting field in an exciting time. It’s also a pretty crowded field with Qik, Flixwagon and Kyte among others all vying to lead the way. Today, Qik gained two key allies on its side: Ben Horowitz and Marc Andreessen.
The two have made an investment in the video streaming company and both will join its board of advisors. Financial details of the investment were not released, but are… Continue Reading
Qik launches public beta. New phones, new carriers and new features abound
Live video-streaming site Qik has garnered a lot of buzz for its alpha release. This is no doubt thanks to prominent bloggers and tech elites that use the service including Robert Scoble, Jason Calacanis and Kevin Rose. But now comes the first big test for the service: the masses. Qik launches the public beta version of its site today and with it comes several improvements.
The most prominent new feature is that anyone can now sign… Continue Reading
New iPhone software will have video streaming, according to Flixwagon
One problem that current iPhone users have with the device is that it has no video capabilities. However, you can manipulate the camera on the phone to keep its lens open to record video if you are willing to unlock it. Flixwagon is announcing compatibility of its service with these unlocked iPhones today.
It may seem somewhat odd that a company would announce functionality achieved by a hack, but it’s clear that iPhone users wanted a… Continue Reading
Qik comes to Windows Mobile. Not Qik enough for 3G iPhone
As mobile phones become more powerful, and unlimited data transfer plans from carriers become widespread, technologies such as streaming live video from phones are becoming feasible. One of the most hyped players in this market is Qik. Unfortunately, so far Qik has only worked on select Nokia devices such as the popular N95 phone. However, starting tomorrow Qik is rolling out support for select Windows Mobile devices.
Initially this partnership will bring Qik services to the… Continue Reading
Flixwagon provides mobile live video streaming, joins Qik and Comvue
Flixwagon, a mobile live video casting platform, has just launched a “Flixee” widget that lets users stream video from a mobile phone to a blog, website, or social networking site.
Additionally, Flixwagon users can deliver their mobile-to-web broadcasts directly to YouTube through their Flixwagon account, thanks to YouTube’s recently opened API. The widget and YouTube uploading add to the platform’s previous ability to video stream from a mobile phone directly to Flixwagon’s website.
The Tel Aviv-based company… Continue Reading
MTV, Flixwagon partner for Super Tuesday mobile news
Live video mobile broadcaster Flixwagon has partnered with MTV in an attempt to promote citizen journalism today, Super Tuesday.
MTV is using Flixwagon’s mobile-to-web broadcasting platform for its “Street Team” of youth journalists covering the primaries from 23 different states. The live broadcasts will be available on ChooseorLose.com and MTVnews.com, while MTV will periodically run edited snippets on its TV channel.
The citizen journalists, backed by MTV through a $700,000 grant from Knight News Challenge, are using Nokia’s… Continue Reading
14 ways to broadcast yourself…live
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Thanks to the meteoric rise of YouTube, anyone with a video camera and an internet connection can be a star. More recently, they can live stream themselves to you 24/7, even from a mobile phone. Here we take a look at 14 companies competing in this sector.
Justin.TV, featuring a live cam of a guy named Justin in San Francisco, helped spearhead the new wave of popularity, but a host of other companies are battling for… Continue Reading