UPDATE: I removed a link below to one of the examples, as it was no longer available. You can also check out the NASA TV app in the App Store, instead of using the NASA TV stream that was available at the time of the initial post.
Yesterday, I talked about one of the more “hidden” features of iPhone OS 3.0, HTTP Live Streaming. While I posted a link to a site that breaks down the tech behind the feature, I hadn’t actually had an opportunity to see it in action. So today, I decided to do a quick Google search and discovered two separate sites that allow you to play with this awesome, awesome new feature.
The first is from Inlet Technologies, who partnered with Akamai to create this. Now, if you’re on your iPhone, you’ll see the site proper. If, however, you’re using your desktop computer, you will see a different format of the site and you cannot watch any of the live streaming video, only video on demand. However, from the iPhone, it is easy to fire up a stream from NASA TV and just watch an endless stream of video.
The other site is not yet publicly available, but it seems that getting into the beta merely requires submitting your info and waiting for a response. You can do that here.
If you don’t have an iPhone, or if Akamai’s site doesn’t seem to be working properly for you (which might happen if you’re not using Safari 4 and the latest version of QuickTime), then you can visit this site to see an embedded video of the tech in action.
Welcome to the future. I’ll take my flying car, now.
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Backbone Networks just announced at CMJ that its Internet Radio Automation systems have added support for http live streaming and shoutcast. WLIU Brooklyn, NY is using this to stream their radio stations.
Backbone Networks just announced at CMJ that its Internet Radio Automation systems have added support for http live streaming and shoutcast. WLIU Brooklyn, NY is using this to stream their radio stations.
Thanks for the heads-up, Paul! I’m excited to see how the adoption of this tech changes the way we use the Internet, particularly in the mobile space. I will be checking out these streams just as soon as I can.
Thanks for the heads-up, Paul! I’m excited to see how the adoption of this tech changes the way we use the Internet, particularly in the mobile space. I will be checking out these streams just as soon as I can.