Tel-Aviv, Israel based, Flixwagon, a company providing a tool for live video broadcasting direct to the web via smartphones is currently working on a version for the iPhone. Last January Flixwagon had released a free downloadable application for the Symbian OS, used primarily by Nokia devices such as the N95.
The company is planning development to support multiple operating systems in efforts to reach a broader set of customers and media partners. Flixwagon, co-founder and VP of marketing, Sarig Reichart states that, “it’s working on applications for Java, Windows Mobile, and the iPhone. That will give Flixwagon entre to tens of millions of phones. In the coming weeks, it also plans to update its technology to include greater controls over the quality of video people can capture and post to the Web.”
“With Flixwagon, people can record a video with the click of a button and have it broadcast to the Web within seconds, depending on the mobile phone connection. On the back-end, Flixwagon trans-codes the video file from the phone to a Flash widget, which at its best output, delivers 320×240 video at 15 frames per second. With a bad connection, it might broadcast video at half the number of frames.”
As many have assumed, it will be third party apps that will control many basic features of the iPhone that seem to have not been addressed. While I am sure other companies are, or will be, working on video recording and mobile uploading in the future, it is nice to see the wheels in motion.
via CNet
