Tag: Lifecasting
Digital video camera / MP3 player hybrid has balls
Have you ever wanted a tiny digital video camera, that’s about the size of a ping-pong ball, with built in MP3 player? No, me neither, but that doesn’t seem to have stopped the DVR Camball getting through the focus groups.
It’s a brave device. Perhaps something a film maker might call “avante-garde”, and what the rest of us would call “weird”. And for some reason they decided to make it spherical too…
YouTube announces live video will be offered by end of 2008
In the video above (courtesy of the lovely Sarah Meyers from Pop17), the rumour about YouTube offering live video is confirmed, by none other than YouTube co-founder Steve Chen himself.
Chen claims it will happen in “2008. We’ll do it this year” and that “live video is just something that we’ve always wanted to do, we’ve never had the resources to do it correctly, but now with Google, we hope to actually do it this year.”
With YouTube to offer live video later in the year, that puts a lot of pressure on live-streaming platforms, such as Justin.TV, Ustream…
Flixwagon lets you do a Justin.tv with your mobile phone
That is, of course, a wild generalisation. But it captures the essence of Flixwagon, a service that lets you broadcast live videos from your mobile handset to the internet. People can watch your footage on the Flixwagon website, and even post comments for you to see in real-time.
Mod My Life: Tell strangers what to do, then watch the consequences
Here’s an intriguing Web 2.0 startup: it’s called Mod My Life, and promises to be a cross between Justin.tv and that Subservient Chicken site that did the rounds a while back.
Justin.tv opens up to the masses: live video for all
Justin.tv has announced that anyone can now sign up for an account and being broadcasting live video for free. Started by Justin Kan, who chose to broadcast almost every aspect of his life, 24 hours a day, on the Internet,…
Broadcast from your blog with Selfcast's new widget
P2P broadcasting service Selfcast has launched a new widget, allowing people to embed their channel in any blog or social networking profile.
It takes the form of a badge that’s available in three sizes: a button, static video image or full-size media player. Selfcast suggests that it could be used by bands to broadcast live gigs on their MySpace profiles, or local councils to embed planning meetings on their website.
2007 Tech Trends No. 7: Lifecasting
In 2006, YouTube became an internet sensation, as thousands of savvy users realised they could grasp their 15 minutes of fame online, armed only with a good idea and a digital camera / webcam / mobile phone. Sure, there’s loads of rubbish on YouTube, but there’s also some killer vids that wouldn’t have been allowed anywhere near a ‘professional’ TV studio.
