Qik for iPhone 3GS — Records First, Uploads Next

Another software title hits the iTunes App Store and it’s another example of a software title that’s not as full featured as on other platforms. I’m talking about Qik-on-iPhoneQik, the video recording application that just became available for the iPhone 3GS. Like Ustream, Qik is generally used to capture and stream your surroundings. And also like Ustream, the iPhone version of Qik can’t stream live video — its primary function on most other handset platforms. Instead, the software will record your audio and video and then automatically upload it to the Qik site. This first version only works over Wi-Fi as well, although the company says that an updated 3G version has already been submitted to the App Store for review.

Wi-Fi only and no live streaming aren’t the only limitations — the software uses the native iPhone 3GS camera app for the recording. Essentially, you use the Qik app to upload video from your iPhone’s Camera Roll. The only value-add I see so far is the addition of geo-tag data so folks will know where you shot the video. If you’d rather send your iPhone 3GS videos to the Qik website instead of YouTube’s, you can now say,  “There’s an app for that.” Qik can record video directly, in landscape or portrait, for uploads to Qik, YouTube, Facebook and other sites. The application geotags your content, so folks will know where you shot the video. In addition to native recording, Qik can upload video shot with the native iPhone 3GS application — simply choose content from your Camera Roll.

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