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15 January 2009 by Staff Editor


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Dan O’Sullivan has had a lot of problems with trying to help people (mostly his mother) out with technical problems around the house such as TV and computer problems. Needless to say tech support would be a lot easier if you could actually see what was going on instead of being told by someone who needs your help.

At fist he though that one of those network cameras would work well, but his mother does not have an Internet connection so that went out the door.  The perfect idea came to mind, streaming the video live such as the application Qik does. He decided to program Android to do the job, it was a single day project for ITP’s 4in4.

The code he came up with basically munches together the camera preview example from the Android api. Now all you have to do is create a ridiculous hat to stick on your mother as she runs around the house fixing technical problems. I guess the questions is, would you resort to putting your mother through this in order to make your life easier?

[Via NYU]

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  1. I want one RIGHT NOW.

    lolol.
  2. Never mind about the Stupid hat, Am I right in understanding this guy has just hacked together video calling on the g1?
  3. i'm with darrell on this one, what is this qik application? where is the code how do i install it? more about tech lesss about the hat!!
  4. I'll help you Ma... but first I want you to look like an a-hole to deter you from asking for my help in the future. Here, strap this on...
  5. Wait...so does this mean he's the first to create a video recording app for the G1? Or am I missing something?
  6. i think its not recording just live streaming, but still how is he transmitting it across the web is another thing.
  7. Quote:
    Originally Posted by averad View Post
    OMG What is Qik?

    http://qik.com/
    Do you ever reply to a thread without insulting the OP or those who pose follow-up questions?
  8. averad how do i research?


    on another note i just got home from work and am not standing up for pretty much the first time since 7 a.m. and my battery is about to die (oh yeah thats 32 hours except for thirty minutes on a charger last night!) what i'm saying is just thought i'd ask. not feeling the doing anything vibe right now.
  9. so this qik thing does it support android? doesn't appear to, and if it doesn't how was this done?
  10. Quote:
    Originally Posted by rynosaur View Post
    Do you ever reply to a thread without insulting the OP or those who pose follow-up questions?

    Never!!!!

    (it's his life mission)

    *Edit: Constell,

    No not yet, the phone has to be able to record Video

    I use qik.com to stream using my Nokia N95
  11. Quote:
    Originally Posted by DaYuMu6ft7 View Post
    Never!!!!

    (it's his life mission)

    *Edit: Constell,

    No not yet, the phone has to be able to record Video

    I use qik.com to stream using my Nokia N95
    The gentleman who got it to work was using a pre-1.0 Android OS . . . video recording used to work before they removed it for the release-ready OS 1.0/RC19 for when G1s started shipping. Sadko Mobile has a CamLine program that records video, but it only works on the pre-production SDK emulator/G1.
  12. for those who are wanting to know where this story was lifted from....here you go!

    http://itp.nyu.edu/~dbo3/blog/?p=122


    Mark the Animator
  13. What kind of technologically inept mother has a G1?
  14. Quote:
    Originally Posted by rynosaur View Post
    Do you ever reply to a thread without insulting the OP or those who pose follow-up questions?
    This reply completely brings this post off topic. I am responding here as you posted the question, if the moderators wish to remove/move my post and our reply's that is understandable.

    My response was 30 minutes after the question was asked. If he/she was still waiting for someone else to use the internet to answer a question then they got the response that was needed.

    I guess I should have just used a letmegooglethatforyou link, people seem to think thats funny and not insulting.

    http://letmegooglethatforyou.com/?q=Qik
  15. Quote:
    Originally Posted by rynosaur View Post
    The gentleman who got it to work was using a pre-1.0 Android OS . . . video recording used to work before they removed it for the release-ready OS 1.0/RC19 for when G1s started shipping. Sadko Mobile has a CamLine program that records video, but it only works on the pre-production SDK emulator/G1.

    Hmmm,

    I heard of this before..

    What's the back story behind the removal of this "sadko mobile" (searches)

    http://sadko.mobi/camline/screen.html


  16. I hope that they restore some of the lost functionality of Android soon. XMPP, in particular, is HUGELY important.
  17. They will... it's called "Cupcake"... Haven't heard much on it lately (at least not substantiated claims), but it's supposed to be released sometime this spring... It will add video recording, bluetooth stereo (thank God!) and many other compelling features that were dropped at the last minute to reach stable production on the OS for the G1 shipment deadlines.
  18. Quote:
    Originally Posted by jacobfogg View Post
    They will... it's called "Cupcake"... Haven't heard much on it lately (at least not substantiated claims), but it's supposed to be released sometime this spring... It will add video recording, bluetooth stereo (thank God!) and many other compelling features that were dropped at the last minute to reach stable production on the OS for the G1 shipment deadlines.
    You my friend are invited to the cupcake party.
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