comvu

Updated: Tom and Rafe, live on uStream

On our weekly Real Deal podcast today, Tom and I discussed lifecasting (e.g., Justin.tv) and the live streaming tools ordinary people (as opposed to 24/7 exhibitionists) can use to broadcast their own cams in real time: uStream, Stickam, ComVu (review), and Veodia (review).

Here's the show:

Our discussion wouldn't be complete without a live demo of streaming, so Tom and I both streamed ourselves during the taping, using uStream. We had some problems (most related to the ancient laptop I used to record the show, I think), but I grabbed a recording of the stream. … Read more

ComVu: TV studio in a browser

I tried livestreaming a panel I was participating in last night using ComVu's new (and not yet public) Windows streaming service. I think it was a technical success--the stream worked, but the software gave me neither viewer numbers nor a way to chat with people. Slightly disappointed in the lack of feedback, I sat down with ComVu CEO William Mutual this morning to learn more about the company and its products.

While Mutual vaguely acknowledged that he plans to add user interactivity (chat) to his service, he doesn't think his product should be lumped in with the current … Read more

Another livestream experiment: PocketCaster. Live tonight!

There's another livestream technology company out there, competing with UStream, Kyte.tv (review), and Veodia (review). ComVu's PocketCaster. I tried the mobile version of it yesterday, and it didn't work on my Cingular Blackjack, but the company has a desktop Windows version that I'll be experimenting with tonight at a panel I'm sitting on, at VC Taskforce event called, "Meet the Press."

Technology willing, I'll be live from 7:00pm to 8:30pm Pacific time tonight, April 24.

>> Tune in here <<.

PocketCaster doesn't have a chat function, … Read more