Streaming? iPhone? Is that even possible? Sure is. And Apple is going to stream the first ever live concert to the iPhone, for free nonetheless! Tonight, Saturday, August 8, 2009 at 9:00PM PST (that’s West Coast time), Apple will be streaming the Underworld concert to iPhones using Apple’s own HTTP streaming standard. By using variable bitrates to continuously adapt the stream to handle increasing loads, Apple’s new HTTP streaming standard promises to deliver an optimal viewing experience for all iPhone users. The only catch? AT&T’s already stressed 3G network.
While Apple would love to have their live stream publicized like Paris Hilton’s bare kitty, they know AT&T’s strained 3G network would have trouble serving data to millions upon millions of iPhones without taking a giant dump. That’s likely the reason Apple has chosen to keep the streaming Underworld concert close to the vest.
So, now that you know about Apple’s plan to stream the Underworld concert for free to the iPhone, you probably want to know what you need to do. Simply point your iPhone to iphone.akamai.com or underworldlive.com.
Don’t know who Underworld is? Check it:
[Via: NewTeeVee]