WeBot: media streaming from computer to iPhone, Nokia Internet Tablet
I’ll have to add this on my “to do after CES” list because there’s just no time to play right now. My busy schedule doesn’t mean you can’t give WeBot a try though. It’s a free beta and works similar to Orb in that it can stream your digital media from a computer to your iPhone or Nokia Internet Tablet through a web browser. Tunes are 128 kbps stereo and it appears to be MP3 support only for now. Based on the set bitrate, you’ll likely have issues using EDGE on the iPhone for this, so WiFi is the much safer bet.To use WeBot, you first have to install the Java-based WeBot on your computer for Windows, Mac or Linux. After that, you’ll pick and choose what content you want to share and that’s about it. Since the content is shared through a web-browser interface, you can placeshift your media to a full computer as well. Depending on browser support, I wonder if it works on Symbian, Windows Mobile and Palm?(via IntoMobile)
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I mean, come on. Stuff like this makes me wonder just how lazy some people are. If you have to go to the can, just hit Pause, dammit. Don’t risk dropping the iPhone into the sandbox! (As for the Nokia, it would be in its proper place!)
Actually, I checked the FAQs and it works *outside* of the can too. Amazing stuff, that mobile technology is…
Who are you kidding, Fiend Kevin? When you’re out of the can you have everything streaming from your XboX to your HDTV. Like you would want to watch on an iPhone when your fridge-sized TV is nearby? Feh!
C’mon Mike. A 60-inch fridge would be too small for a family of four. Besides, the dog is now stealing the best HDTV seat on the couch!
If you have to go to the can, just hit Pause, dammit……
I can’t go unless I’m listening to Down By The River.
If you have to go to the can, just hit Pause, dammit……
I can’t go unless I’m listening to Down By The River.