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Jason Kincaid currently works as a writer at TechCrunch. He grew up in Danville, California and later relocated to UCLA in Los Angeles, California, where he studied biology with a minor in ‘Society and Genetics’. You can reach him at jkincaidtc@gmail.com (he has other addresses too, so don’t worry if you have a different one). → Learn More Ustream has landed on the iPad. Today, the streaming video service has launched its first iPad-optimized app, allowing users to view live and recorded content streaming through the service — and to stream their own footage direct from their iPad 2. You can grab the app right here. iPads are obviously well-suited for lounging — and Ustream is expecting that plenty of people will take advantage of the app to stream their thoughts direct from their couches (in other words, don’t be surprised if you see a bunch of new talking head streams pop up as people react to what they just watched on the news or after a sporting event). The iPad version also includes all-important AirPlay support, which lets you stream whatever you’re watching on Ustream to your television. The company launched its Android application on Honeycomb two weeks ago (it’s quite slick, and definitely better than most of the other Honeycomb apps out there), which also supports streaming direct from the tablet. Sponsored Ads Sponsored Ads Sponsored Ads Read More

Ustream has become a popular choice for live video streaming: People use it to broadcast live podcasts, talk shows, deluded rants, educational seminars and lectures, and even conferences. Thursday, all of that content became much more accessible thanks to an update to Ustream’s iOS application, which introduces AirPlay output support. Now any content available to be viewed in the Ustream iPhone application can also be viewed on the big screen or a connected projector, so long as you have an Apple TV to beam content to. That means the whole office can gather around the boardroom table to view a conference taking place halfway round the world, without the need for a more complicated computer setup. Users following online learning tutorials can also watch more comfortably from any display connected to their Apple TV, which could include a hotel room television, since the Apple media streaming box is only about the size of a deck of cards. Ustream has also become a popular site for people to use for delivering entertainment content, like the bizarre Sheen’s Korner, from actor Charlie Sheen, or smaller productions from enterprising amateurs like Nat&Marie. AirPlay support adds another way for users who are looking for alternatives to traditional cable programming to get content to their living room, without the need for expensive HTPC equipment. The app also boasts a lot of bug fixes, according to Ustream, so hopefully that will address some of the other issues people have been reporting about an inability to load many live streams. I’m looking forward to being able to tune in to conferences without having to either be glued to the computer or hunched over my iPhone or iPad. Do you think this will have any effect on your viewing habits, educational or otherwise? Related research and analysis from GigaOM Pro:Subscriber content. Sign up for a free trial. Read More

By Rene Ritchie, Wednesday, Feb 2, 2011 | Curious how to watch our podcasts, iPhone Live and iPad Live on your iPhone and iPad? If you come here to TiPb.com on your iOS device you’ll likely realize we’re trapped in little, unsupported Flash boxes. However, there is a way to see and hear at least some of the show while mobile. We’ll tell you how after the break! We use Ustream to stream our iPhone Live! and iPad Live! podcasts and they use Flash on the browser end, which is not supported by Apple and iOS. However Ustream has made an app that will let you watch the hosts video and everyone’s audio. Here’s how it works: Unfortunately you can’t watch everyone at once and we’re using a different chat program at the moment, so you can’t watch and chat but we’re working on solving both those problems. In the meantime you can still keep up with both iPhone Live and iPad live on the go with your iPhone or iPod touch, or with your feet up on iPad! Bonus Tip: You can also try watching via http://www.tipb.com/live/ with the Skyfire Flash-transcoding browser but we’ve had mixed results at best. [$2.99 - iTunes link] If you have any questions or any other Ustream tips to share with us please leave them in the comments! Tips of the day will range from beginner-level 101 to advanced-level ninjary. If you already know this tip, keep the link handy as a quick way to help a friend. If you have a tip of your own you’d like to suggest, add them to the comments or send them in to dailytips@tipb.com. (If it’s especially awesome and previously unknown to us, we’ll even give ya a reward…) Read More

Posted by Comments Ustream.com is the leading live interactive media platform on the web. The free Ustream Viewer enables you to watch live and recorded Ustream shows while on the go (for all Android versions). Price: Free Pros Cons Ustream Viewer is a beta app by Ustream.com which allows you to view a live or recorded broadcast on your smartphone. Even over 3G cellular networks the stream shows pretty good video quality without skipping, if you’re connected to Wifi the quality enhances. It has chat read-only capabilities which can be toggled on or off. Chats are those from the desktop stream and are not yet available from the mobile app to participate. One common gripe is the lack of quality content available. Ustream is a great tool for broadcasters using the service to connect with their fans. You don’t have to be glued to a desktop or laptop to view and interact with your favorite live streaming broadcasters, yet have it on the go or view from anywhere using a smartphone or tablet. It may not be useful to the broad scope of folks, however in time I foresee services like Ustream becoming as common in our lives as YouTube is. Once loaded you’re presented with two lists; one for Live broadcasts and another for Recorded broadcasts. Either scroll through each list for content or if you know the broadcaster you’re looking for pull the menu tab from the bottom and scroll it up to reveal more filters. There you can filter Channel Type, Category, Subcategory, but the more useful filter is the text search. (3.75 out of 5) Should you Download Ustream Viewer? Recommended for those familiar with Ustream and want to watch their favorite broadcast anywhere… anytime! Updating... You must be logged in to post a comment. Read More

Posted 07/14/2010 at 11:10am | by J.R. Bookwalter There’s no doubt that Apple’s new iPhone 4-only FaceTime feature is great, and the company is letting everyone know about it with an avalanche of new television commercials. But whether you’re stuck on an older iPhone or you don’t have any iPhone 4-toting friends to video chat with, there are thankfully some free App Store alternatives to FaceTime--if you know where to look. Oh, and did we mention these are all free? fring The app that most closely resembles the functionality of FaceTime is fring. Developer fringland Ltd. was the first to bring one-way video calls to the iPhone in a previous version, allowing at least computer users with webcams to be seen on the handset. Thanks to an update last week, free two-way video calls have now been added to the mix, and they actually one-up FaceTime by allowing such calls over both Wi-Fi as well as 3G. Of course, you’ll need an iPhone 4 to take advantage of that two-way calling, but it also works between the new handset and an older iPhone -- thanks to the front-facing camera, they can see you, but you won’t be able to see them. There’s also an Android version of fring, which means two-way calling works between platforms--say, for instance, between an iPhone 4 and an HTC EVO 4G, which both have the required front camera. fring operates as its own chat and video calling service, but also includes chat-only IM capabilities for AIM, MSN Messenger, GoogleTalk, ICQ and Yahoo as well as social connections with Twitter and Facebook. SIP calls are also supported through a number of different services, including the popular Gizmo, as well as Sipnet, VoipCheap, VoipBuster and others. Previously, both chat and video calls had also been possible with Skype, but the developer has had to remove the service from its add-on offerings (for now) over a terms of use dispute with the VoIP giant (fringland Ltd. claims Skype has blocked them with a legal threat, but Skype counters that fringland pulled their service voluntarily). That said, does fring actually deliver what it promises? Sort of. We used our iPhone 4 to call an iPhone 3GS and the results over both Wi-Fi and 3G were choppy and certainly not FaceTime quality. For now, however, it’s the only true FaceTime alternative--video calling is buggy, but functional. On the first few calls, Read More

Starting in just a few minutes, it's TUAW TV Live with your host Steve Sande and special guest Chuck Joiner. As we mentioned in the teaser earlier today, Chuck is the top podcaster in the Apple universe, hosting MacVoices, MacNotables, and The MacJury to name a few. He's been involved with the Mac user group community as well, and if there's one person who probably knows everyone in the Apple world, it's Chuck Joiner. To join in from your Mac or PC, just go to the next page by clicking the link at the bottom of this post, and you'll find a live stream viewer and a chat tool. If you're driving somewhere and would like to watch TUAW TV Live while you're stuck in traffic, please don't -- keep your eyes on the road. However, if someone else is doing the driving, you can watch the show on your iPhone by downloading the free Ustream Viewing Application. iPad users haven't been forgotten. You can tune in the show on your iPad now by clicking this link, which will open a non-Flash stream. Huzzah! Read More

Welcome back to another episode of TUAW TV Live with your host, the be-hatted Steve Sande. The show will begin at 5 PM EDT and lasts about an hour, This week will, by necessity, be chock-a-block with iPad news. Why? Because it's new and different, and we want you to go out and buy an iPad as soon as possible. Only through repeated exposure to the word "iPad" on TUAW will we be able to break down your defenses and make you succumb to the Steve Jobs Reality Distortion Field. We've got a lot of fun video today, live demos, and even a hint on how you can use your iPad to make money. To join in from your Mac or PC, just go to the next page by clicking the Read More link, and you'll find a live stream viewer and a chat tool. If you're driving somewhere and would like to watch TUAW TV Live while you're stuck in traffic, please don't -- keep your eyes on the road. However, if someone else is doing the driving, you can watch the show on your iPhone by downloading the free Ustream Viewing Application. iPad users haven't been forgotten. You can tune in the show on your iPad now by clicking this link, which will open in a non-Flash environment. Huzzah! Read More

You only it's Wednesday. It's actually iDay, the day when your host Steve Sande takes you on an adventure into everything Apple on TUAW TV Live. As usual, we start at 5 PM EDT today. Steve has some surprises in store for you, including a real live iPad, a camera for the iPad, a small business idea for iPad owners, rumors and innuendo about the Apple announcement tomorrow, and more! We now have a special iPad-only page that you can visit from your iPad to watch and participate in TUAW TV Live. That's right -- no Flash to get in your way. Of course, if you're an iPhone / iPod touch user, you can also download the Ustream Viewing Application (free) to join in on the fun from wherever you are. Visit TUAW just before 5 PM EDT today to get ready for the show. Read More

Das deutsche Entwicklerstudio Cultured Code veröffentlicht einen Teaser-Trailer zu ihrer Things-Anwendung (15.99 €; App Store-Link). Und auch meine persönliche iPad-Bibliothek füllt sich ebenfalls langsam aber stetig. UStream – mit drei Anwendungen (Viewing Application; Live Broadcaster und Recorder for iPhone 3GS) bereits im App Store vertreten – verweist iPhone- und iPad-Kunden auf eine bevorstehende “Umarbeitung” ihrer Webseite hin. Apple informiert über die Verquickung von iPad und seinem Bezahlservice MobileMe. Demnach soll sowohl die Funktion “Mein iPad suchen” als auch “Fernlöschen” funktionieren. WiFi-Geräte müssen, mit eingeschaltetem Service, in einem verkabelten WLan eingebucht sein; iPads 3Gs sind über eine bezahlte Mobilfunkleitung erreichbar. Die FCC veröffentlicht Fotos des iPad-Innenlebens. Die ‘Do-it-yourself’-Webseite iFixit.com widmet sich der umfangreichen Analyse. Die WiFi-Version soll dabei die Modellnummer A1219 tragen während das iPad 3G als A1337 gekennzeichnet ist. Der ebenfalls veröffentlichte “Important Product Information Guide” (PDF) deutet darauf hin, dass (genau wie beim iPhone) eine Garantieleistung innerhalb der einjährigen Garantiezeit nur im ‘Herkunftsland’ des iPads zu beziehen ist. Wie die Praxis ausfällt, bleibt natürlich abzuwarten. Read More

One of most excruciatingly boring experiences of my life was waiting in line on June 29, 2007 for my first-generation iPhone. The day was clear and hot, and although I had my laptop with me, it quickly ran out of juice as we waited for the official opening of the store for iPhone sales at 5 PM. Some people appear to have infinite patience, but TUAW reader Cody is like me -- he gets bored easily. In an email, Cody said "I will be standing in the Best Buy line for well over 5 hours. Do you have any suggestions on ways to help time go by? I think it would be helpful if you compiled a list and posted it on TUAW!" Well, we're at your service, Cody! And hopefully, these ideas will keep hundreds of thousands of iPad owners-to-be from suffering from terminal boredom in the early morning hours in line. Please note that several of these suggestions require that the person standing in line own an iPhone, so if you don't own one already, get thee to an Apple Store now! Do live streaming video the entire time you're in line. TUAW bloggers will be giving you live coverage of iPad Saturday at a number of locations across the country, but there's just not going to be enough local coverage everywhere. Grab yourself a copy of Qik (US$0.99) or Ustream Broadcaster (free), maybe buy yourself a Sima LED Video Light to strap to your head to brighten things up at 2 AM, and bring a lot of fully charged Monoprice battery packs. After all, we don't want to miss one thrilling moment of your time interviewing each and every person in the line at least twice. Read a book. Maybe you're the introverted type, and you'd rather not bother with the other people in line. In fact, maybe you'd like a way to just shrink out of view and not get interviewed by that idiot who is walking around with the iPhone 3GS and a painfully bright light. You can either sneak under your rainproof poncho with a flashlight and some dead-tree books, or you can load up your iPhone or iPod touch with an ebook reader app and a couple of good books. For the ebook reader apps, try Kindle for iPhone, eReader, the Barnes & Noble eReader, or Stanza. The choice of books is up to Read More