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Qik iPhone App = Pirate Broadcasts

By Ernest DokucloseAuthor: Ernest Doku Name: Ernest Doku
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Everything needs to be instant these days. Just as updating blogs has been condensed into bite-sized witticisms on Twitter, the Youtube generation has had their world shaken up with the advent of video streaming. No uploading, just broadcasting events as they happen from almost any mobile phone.

Social streaming site Qik is the leader in this field and has added the iPhone to its list of supported handsets, allowing the internal camera to become a streaming video system!

Perhaps issues with the battery chomping potential or maybe Apple just doesn’t like them, either way the App store has denied access to Qik which meant they had to resort to a jailbroken solution…

Watch out for those data charges as you stream your dog to the world licking itself in an unappealing manner! The only thing scarier than this app being released is an official version of the App Store. Then everyone will have a shot at their 15 seconds of fame.

Yeah, that’s been shortened too, no-one has a 15 minute attention span these days…

Open Beta, Sign Up (To) Qik!

By Ernest DokucloseAuthor: Ernest Doku Name: Ernest Doku
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About: I like gadgets, loads! I like talking about them, writing about them, using them, watching other people use them though binoculars... Some would say it was an unhealthy fascination, but then I'd be all like, "Shh...," and go back to doing gadget-related things. Hit me up on Xbox Live or PSN, I'm EJStyleS. I promise to give you a good match as well as talk about things that aren't gadgets. A bit.See Authors Posts (491)

Everyone on the net seems to want to tell everyone else what they are doing, every single second of the day. Social video streaming site Qik brings this one step further, allowing people to stream live video from their handset any time, day or night.

Sounds odd, but the more you think about it - the ability to stream live events, conference calls, password-secure private webcasts, on the scene news reporting - the better it is.

The new public beta has just been opened, adding the ability to embed these streams on sites like Facebook and MySpace. This allows for a whole new generation of stuggling artists to orchestrate gigs on a shoestring, but also bestowed bedroom divas with the power to host 3 hour concerts miming to their favourite hits. Qik representatives have not yet apologised for this.

I know what you’re thinking. Using this site for streaming live videos of a steamier nature, aren’t you? No chance, Qik requires the handset’s number upon signing up, so they won’t hesitate to…do something bad with that. They don’t say what exactly, but it is safe to assume they will have an elite force of porn trawlers to keep that stuff off Qik.

We have noticed a bit of a loophole there, as even Pay-As-You-Go handsets like the LG Orsay come equipped with super-cameras these days. Simply hand over the cash and you get an off-the-grid mobile and SIM, making a phone number is pretty useless as a security measure. But they are trying…

A staggering number of handsets are supported by their impressive streaming setup, with the all-important iPhone a new addition to the line-up. Click here to sign up and get guerrilla film making! One word of warning, make sure your data plan is pretty generous, or that video clip of yourself dancing to Aswad could cost you a lot more than just your dignity.