Qik Incorporated says its video broadcasting service has added support for ten additional Windows Mobile devices. Users of supported devices can stream live video from their phones to the Qik.com website, where content can be archived, published, or shared with specific users, according to the company.
The Qik software and service were first made available in an invitation-only alpha version in June, then in July were opened to the public. Once Qik has been installed on a camera-equipped Windows Mobile phone, "just two clicks" sends live audio and video from the device to the Qik website, the company claims. Registered site users can make their videos available live or on an on-demand basis, effectively turning a phone into an always-available camcorder, Qik says.
June's alpha version of Qik supported just two Windows Mobile devices, the Samsung Blackjack and the Motorola MOTO Q. The July version added support for Samsung's Blackjack II and SGH-i600.
Ultimately, the application will support any camera-equipped Windows Mobile device, Qik claims. In the meantime, the company said in a blog posting that it has added new device-specific clients, for the following phones:
Other enhancements touted by Qik for its revised clients include "improved frames per second" and "CPU optimization." Latency now ranges from three seconds down to half a second, depending on the user's cellular network, the company adds.
The Qik website now includes a multitude of user-created videos, including the clip below in which Sergy Brin, co-founder of Google, discusses the recently released Google Chrome web browser.
Google co-founder Sergy Brin discusses Google Chrome, in a Qik demonstration video Source: Steve Gillmor via Qik (click to play)
Further information
For more information on Qik, see our earlier coverage, here and here. To sign up or obtain a list of currently supported phones, see the Qik website, here.
