Bambuser: stream video from your phone, even if it’s not a Nokia

Written on March 13, 2008 – 12:34 pm
Ernst-Jan Pfauth, editor in chief

In the beginning of December I celebrated ‘a revolution in mobile video‘. I was talking about Qik.com. The popular service that allows you to stream live from your phone. And oh, they’re also having a love affair with Robert Scoble. If you’ve visited a tech or web conference lately, chances are high that Scoble dragged you in front of his N95 to ask some questions. It also happened to us.

Yet there’s one problem with Qik. They seem to be a bit lazy since they still only support Nokia phones. Sure, the FAQ says ‘We are continuously adding support for phones’, yet all those people out there without a Nokia can still only dream about using Qik.

But now there’s the Swedish start-up Bambuser! I won’t call it another revolution, but it sure looks like a good Qik-alternative. Just like Qik, it differs from other services like Seesmic and Kyte with the good usability. It’s a little like the Twitter philosophy: leave out the unnecessary extras. So that’s great news for Sony Ericsson and Samsung adapts, you can all start your own video shows now too.

Live broadcasting from mobile phones and webcams | Bambuser

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5 comments/trackbacks to “Bambuser: stream video from your phone, even if it’s not a Nokia”

Jul 21, 2008: Qik opens public beta and announces new features
[...] There are JAVA alternatives to Qik that allows streaming from more mobile phones, including Bambuser and [...]
Aug 26, 2008: Andreessen backs Qik with a “significant investment”
[...] the rapidly developing live video streaming market. Flixwagon, Floobs (interview), Kyte, Bambuser (review), and maybe Seesmic are all competitors who are addressing the same eager-to-share smartphone [...]

By Mathias Wiberg on Mar 13, 2008

Actually; we support Symbian OS but we’re working on a java-app to enable Bambusing with other phones.

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By Ernst-Jan Pfauth on Mar 13, 2008

So what about the list of phones on this page? http://alpha.bambuser.com/start

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By Mathias Wiberg on Mar 13, 2008

Ernst: yes, check out the dropdown “All Platforms” to see our supported OS.

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