{"id":356,"date":"2007-04-05T08:34:07","date_gmt":"2007-04-05T16:34:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mdoeff.com\/blog\/2007\/04\/05\/prediction-lifecasting-with-you-camera-phone\/"},"modified":"2024-04-05T09:37:38","modified_gmt":"2024-04-05T17:37:38","slug":"prediction-lifecasting-with-you-camera-phone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdoeff.com\/blog\/2007\/04\/05\/prediction-lifecasting-with-you-camera-phone\/","title":{"rendered":"Prediction: Lifecasting With Your Camera Phone"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Prediction:<\/strong>
A year from now we will be using our camera phones (in video mode) to “lifecast” selected events to a network of friends. It’ll work something like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Me:<\/em>
Go to camera phone mode and hit a broadcast option. Optionally include a description of the event – e.g. “My son is walking for the first time.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My Friends:<\/em>
Receive a text message that I’m broadcasting an event called “My son is walking for the first time.” Even better, they would hear about it through Twitter. They can click a link to watch the event in real-time. If they decline, they can come back later to watch it on the web. All of my lifecast events would be on that web page, similar to a personalized YouTube channel. Only my friends would be able to view the videos unless I designate them as public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There will be all kinds of products built around this – lanyards to carry the cell phone so that you can do hands-free broadcasting from you point of view, tiny camera attachments\/extensions that can be clipped on (e.g. to a baseball hat like Justin.tv), car dashboard mounts to allow you to broadcast as you’re driving your car, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So who’s going to build this? Or am I just drinking too much Justin.tv Kool-Aid? Here’s Justin describing his vision for the future of Justin.tv. He envisions “a network of lifecasters.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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