Broadcast Live Video Via Your Mobile Device

The power of  a live video broadcast, once the realm of only television news broadcasters, is now public domain.

Technological advances have made mobile streaming of live video, directly to the internet, a reality for anyone with a compatible mobile device and high speed wireless access.

3G and WiFi being two of the current options. Although WiFi seems to work best.

QIK.com (pronounced 'quick') is one of the first delivering this ability to the mobile community.

'Qik enables you to share moments of your life with your friends, family and the world - directly from your cell phone! Keep your world in the know, share a laugh, tell engaging stories. Just point your cell phone and stream video live to your your friends on Twitter, Facebook, Blogs, etc. OR use your cell phone like a camcorder and stream hours and hours of video without worrying about storage on your cell phone.' - As stated at Qik.com

Currently supporting video streaming on many Nokia S60 phones, several phones running Windows Mobile as well as the iPhone, puts QIK solidly in killer app territory.

Interestingly, among the early adopters of this technology include a U.S. statesman.

On June 25, 2008 Congressman John Culbertson gave the President a demonstration of the QIK technology, as he describes on his QIK video blog.

http://qik.com/video/112713

Other similar services enabling mobile live broadcasting or phonecasting are Kyte.com , Flixwagon.com , Comvu.com and Bambuser.com among others now joining the fray.

With the ever present, easily accessible mobile device in the hands of so many, the possibilities seem endless.

Exactly how this will change the way information is delivered, only time will tell.

Whatever the outcome or the consequences, this 'live' cat is now out of the bag.