Qik taps the feature phone market
By Dusan Belic on Friday, October 17th, 2008 at 5:49 AM PST In Announcements, Applications, Java, Services
today announced that their live mobile video streaming product is coming to a feature phone near you. The Java ME-based application is available in alpha, allowing users with select Nokia (NYSE: NOK) and Sony Ericsson (NYSE: SNE) feature phones to record and stream video from wherever they are.
Initially Qik supports the following handsets: Nokia 5300, Nokia 6300, Nokia 6500 (classic and slide), Nokia 6555, Nokia 8800 Arte/Carbon Arte, Sony Ericsson G502, Sony Ericsson K660i, Sony Ericsson K850i, Sony Ericsson K858c, Sony Ericsson W890i, Sony Ericsson W908c, Sony Ericsson W910i, and Sony Ericsson Z750i. Support for these devices is expected to enter beta in the coming weeks, and support for additional Nokia and Sony Ericsson feature phones is expected soon after.
Qik is also available for Symbian and Windows Mobile smartphones, and it can also work on the iPhone.
