RSS

Sneak preview: Qik for the iPhone 3GS video reveals an exciting video recording accessory

Sneak preview: Qik for the iPhone 3GS video reveals an exciting video recording accessory

Yesterday, a video surfaced that is demonstrating the latest version of Qik for the iPhone, and by the latest I mean the AdHoc version and not a jailbroken version.

That video, which is 6 minutes and 23 seconds long begins by showing off the AdHoc version of Qik. It begins by going over some of the features which include the ability to mute audio, turn off chat, set the video to private, edit the video details (while streaming) as well as how you can share your video on sites such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. Additionally, it was also noted that Qik has a resolution of 384×288 and streams at 10 or 15 frames per second.

Overall, this video is really just a teaser for what is hopefully an App Store release of Qik, but in reality it seems to be an effort to bring attention to the denial and hope that AT&T and Apple change their minds. The effort to attract attention comes in the form of a Twitition, which you can sign (if you choose) by clicking here.

Anyway, in my opinion, the most exciting part of the video came in at around the 4:15 minute mark. It turns out that the video was being filmed with an external accessory for the iPhone 3GS.

Unfortunately the accessory is a yet-to-be-released accessory that does not even seem to have a name yet. That said, this nameless product appears to make the quality of the video recording as well as sound recording on the iPhone 3GS much nicer.

Some of the features in regards to the add-on accessory include a .5x wide angle lens and front facing monster mic with headphone attachment. It was noted that it would also allow other items to be attached for better performance, items such as filters, better lenses and microphones.

Unfortunately there was not any mention as to how much this will cost. Additionally, as for availability, that was simply noted as being “in the near future.” That said, it looks like something that would be fun to play with.

[via FSMdotCOM]

, , , , , , ,

3 Comments For This Post

  1. Matt Says:

    I don’t really see the point of using a device like that for recording video. The whole point of using your iPhone for video is that you can capture something when you don’t have your regular camera with you. If you’re going to carry around some big device that connects to your iPhone, you might as well just use a camcorder.

  2. Joris Says:

    He’s mentioning bandwidth issues are the main reason they are not in the store yet. But they are accessing live data from the camera, which there is no documented API for yet. Currently Apple handles recording video and applications only are able to access the completed movie. So unless they are taking screenshots 15 times a second to record the camera view on screen, they have another problem (accessing non documented API’s is not allowed).

  3. Bryan Says:

    I’m sorry, but this is way cool!!! I would love an adapter like that!!! I may be crazy, but I’m all about pushing the iPhone to it’s maximum limits… The possibilities of this little machine just seem endless…