Andriod has live up streaming apps

Ustream now offers an Andriod app! The beneficial and sinister advantages of having a live broadcaster in your pocket are endless. Needless to say, live video streaming from an relatively inexpensive mobile device will end the control of information and maybe even privacy as we know it.  From crimewatch to the new breed of citizen reporter, this is an enabler. Now if we could just get the Andriod’s price to be a bit more Tightwad friendly…………….

Ustream isn’t the only option available for streaming video on Android — Qik launched its own version in June. But it’s a very solid debut that comes with some features that Qik doesn’t. CEO John Ham says that one key differentiator for the new Ustream app is the way it handles latency. While competitors can build up a ‘lag time’ over the course of an extended broadcast, Ham says that Ustream uses a low latency connection and optimization both client and server side to keep this to a minimum — in other words, the lag doesn’t build up. In my testing I got a lag time of around three seconds over a 3G connection (nothing to scoff at), and perhaps more importantly the delay didn’t grow over time, which is especially important if you’re going to interact with your viewers through the app’s various community features.

And there are plenty of those: the application allows you to poll your views live during the broadcast, and also supports both Ustream’s integrated chat and Twitter chat. It also supports local recording, which lets you take higher quality video for upload later. (Techcrunch)