Symbian in Motion

PocketCaster by ComVu

by Zach at 10:55 am | March 27th, 2007 | Category: Application Reviews, Freeware, Imaging

Have you ever wished that you had an app on your S60 3rd device that would give you webcam capabilities and integrate quickly and easily with YouTube or your blog? I know a lot of people who have craved such an app for a very long time. Well the wait is over thanks to ComVu!

PocketCaster facilitates live video streaming from your mobile device and is capable of streaming content to several webcast pages, blogs, and social networking sites via GPRS, EDGE, 3G, or WLAN. Capable of streaming live video and video files already on your device/MMC, PocketCaster provides an all-inclusive webcam service - FOR FREE (at least for the time being)!

The configuration details and external webcast site integration is all done through the ComVu website once you’ve registered for an account. Your account is fully accessible from your PC/Mac and your S60 3rd browser by the way. Starting a new webcast on your device is quite simple. The Options button gives you access to the Video Info section where you can input your webcast data such as Title, Author, and Tags.

Then the setup section gives you access to a variety of options including the ability to select whether you would like to stream from live video or a saved video already on your device/MMC.

Steaming live video is a breeze with PocketCaster. Just make sure that “Webcast from file” is set to ‘no’ within the app setup. Then from the home screen click on Options -> Start. Guess what? You’re webcasting!

PocketCaster also has a My Account section that provides several direct links to various pages within your web account. The app interfaces directly with your S60 3rd browser and as long as you don’t clear your cookies you’ll be able to go directly to the relevant webpages without having to log in.

If you don’t have a blog or YouTube account, no need to worry. Your free PocketCaster account also comes with a free webcast page that you can link your friends to whenever you want them to see your live webcasts. ComVu webcast pages can be accessed from any computer or mobile phone with an internet connection.

I have to say that I am very impressed with PocketCaster. A LOT of people have been waiting for an app like this and I think that PocketCaster is even more feature-rich than many would expect - especially from a free service. You should definitely sign up and give it a try yourself. After playing with it for a few days, my only complaint is that there is currently no interface with Wordpress blogs. Rather than show a demo video here via YouTube, maybe Ricky will read this post and give us a little demo on his blog (typepad is fully supported by PocketCaster).

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