Another dumb app. Wonder if someone's gonna livestream their tinder session.
Ever been on an app like Tinder and wondered if you could share that swipe-left, swipe-right magic with the rest of the world?
Well, now you can.
Popular mobile streaming service, Kamcord, which till now has only focused on mobile game streaming, has just launched a feature called appcasting.
According to Kamcord co-founder Aditya Rathnam, appcasting will allow anyone with an Android device to share, in real-time the screen from their mobile phone, regardless of the app that is being used.
According to Rathnam, this was a logical next step in the streaming experience.
“Why should streaming just be limited to gaming? We believe that non-gamers out there have interesting things to say but just lack a platform like the ones gamers have enjoyed over the past few years,” he said.
Appcasting uses the classic streaming presentation format by letting you add video from the front-facing camera on top of the on-screen content.
Rathnam believes that appcasting will lead to a new kind of streamer, one that is able to traverse different kinds of genres. It will also give current content-creators an additional avenue and a greater depth of content to practice their craft.
“It’s just too hard to be entertaining with version 1 of mobile live streaming. Facebook Live and Periscope expect you to stare into a camera and be engaging for hours. That’s just not possible. The best stand-up comedians in the world spend all year coming up with a couple hours of good material. ”
Kamcord will also offer streamers the chance to monetize their streams by allowing viewers to donate money to their favourite streamers, similar to how Twitch does it.
There are also potential avenues for businesses to use appcasting by allowing for easy streaming of content on mobile devices, eliminating the need for expensive wires, connecters and docks.
In order to make this new kind of streaming a reality, Kamcord has raised $10 million in funding in a round led by Time Warner.
Also, to mark the launch of appcasting, Redfoo of musical group LMFAO, got on Kamcord and in a session straight of reality-TV heaven live-streamed a Tinder session.
Appcasting is available right now exclusively on Android because, according to the company, Apple's iOS restrictions prevent third party developers from live streaming content that appears on the phone screen. Kamcord did say though, that if Apple dropped restrictions, iOS could get Kamcord’s streaming services in a matter of weeks.
Ever been on an app like Tinder and wondered if you could share that swipe-left, swipe-right magic with the rest of the world?
Well, now you can.
Popular mobile streaming service, Kamcord, which till now has only focused on mobile game streaming, has just launched a feature called appcasting.
According to Kamcord co-founder Aditya Rathnam, appcasting will allow anyone with an Android device to share, in real-time the screen from their mobile phone, regardless of the app that is being used.
According to Rathnam, this was a logical next step in the streaming experience.
“Why should streaming just be limited to gaming? We believe that non-gamers out there have interesting things to say but just lack a platform like the ones gamers have enjoyed over the past few years,” he said.
Appcasting uses the classic streaming presentation format by letting you add video from the front-facing camera on top of the on-screen content.
Rathnam believes that appcasting will lead to a new kind of streamer, one that is able to traverse different kinds of genres. It will also give current content-creators an additional avenue and a greater depth of content to practice their craft.
“It’s just too hard to be entertaining with version 1 of mobile live streaming. Facebook Live and Periscope expect you to stare into a camera and be engaging for hours. That’s just not possible. The best stand-up comedians in the world spend all year coming up with a couple hours of good material. ”
Kamcord will also offer streamers the chance to monetize their streams by allowing viewers to donate money to their favourite streamers, similar to how Twitch does it.
There are also potential avenues for businesses to use appcasting by allowing for easy streaming of content on mobile devices, eliminating the need for expensive wires, connecters and docks.
In order to make this new kind of streaming a reality, Kamcord has raised $10 million in funding in a round led by Time Warner.
Also, to mark the launch of appcasting, Redfoo of musical group LMFAO, got on Kamcord and in a session straight of reality-TV heaven live-streamed a Tinder session.
Appcasting is available right now exclusively on Android because, according to the company, Apple's iOS restrictions prevent third party developers from live streaming content that appears on the phone screen. Kamcord did say though, that if Apple dropped restrictions, iOS could get Kamcord’s streaming services in a matter of weeks.
