Charles, I have a Sprint Wireless card I use in my laptop...no webcam but let me look into getting one and what I might be able to with it.
At a minimum, I will be able to post pictures and details from the track. Shawn Waggoner (sent from my Treo) -----Original Message----- From: "Charles Whalen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subj: Re: [FLEAA] Internet live video streaming uplink from BBB? Date: Wed Jan 2, 2008 12:44 pm Size: 3K To: "Brian Betron" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>;"Florida EAA" <[email protected]> cc: Keith Vansickle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Thanks Brian! Let me post this back to the FLEAA list and ask: Does anyone have a laptop with a Verizon (or other service?) wireless card and a webcam? If so, maybe we could use some sort of videoconferencing software with Keith and the guys in San Diego (who of course would have to be using the same videoconferencing software). That would be just a one-on-one -- from a single laptop at Countyline in Miami to a single laptop at Barona in San Diego, and vice-versa, with another videostream similarly coming back the other way. Anyone know anything about this and how to do it? Also, if anyone has this Verizon wireless card for use with a laptop, do you know what the upstream bandwidth of the Internet connection is (over the cell phone line)? I would guess we'd probably need at least ~600 Kbps for a decent video uplink, yes? (... Especially when we're talking about a lot of fast-motion video.) Thanks, Charles Whalen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian Betron" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Charles Whalen'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2008 12:21 PM Subject: RE: [FLEAA] Internet live video streaming uplink from BBB? Hi Charles, This streaming can most likely be done using Verzion Wireless card(s) in a laptop and a Webcam. I have done it on a one on one but as far as broadcasting it to a bunch of people live - that might take a little more "doing". Brian -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Charles Whalen Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2008 9:39 PM To: Florida EAA Subject: [FLEAA] Internet live video streaming uplink from BBB? Hi all, I'm passing along a question that I was asked by Keith Vansickle, principal organizer of Electric Dragin' EV drag race & autocross competition in San Diego, being held the same weekend as our BBB. Unfortunately I'm somewhat of a technology-challenged techno-troglodyte, still trying to figure out how to get into the 21st century, so I'm hoping that some of you more tech-savvy types might be able to figure out if this is possible and know how to do it. The guys in San Diego are wondering if we might be able to stream a live video feed from BBB to them at Electric Dragin there in San Diego via the Internet. Keith's first question is whether there is Internet connectivity at Countyline Dragstrip in Miami. Given that Countyline is way out in boonies, out in the middle of a swamp back in the Everglades, I'm pretty sure there aren't any wireless Internet "hotspots" anywhere near there. No Starbucks out there. :-) Also, I know that in its former incarnation, until recently, Opa Locka West was an unattended airstrip with no FBO and no facilities. So that leaves Keith's second question, as another alternative -- whether anyone has an Internet-capable wireless phone that can be used to connect to the Internet via cell phone lines/towers. (I'm pretty sure there's cell phone coverage back there.) So could someone hook up a digital videocamera to his Internet-capable cell phone and upload a live video feed, via cell phone lines, over the Internet to the guys in San Diego? ... Anyone know? [FWIW, I asked a gadget-freak friend of mine in Miami who has one of those iPhone thingies, and he told me that yes, he can get Internet connectivity on his iPhone anywhere he goes, via cell phone lines, but he said that he thinks the upstream bandwidth is too small and limited to do any sort of live videostream uplink.] Finally, the last question that Keith asked is if we have the layout of the autocross route, length, number of right turns, left turns, etc., as they would like to set up their autocross course to match ours as closely as possible. ... Anyone? ... Shawn, Cliff, Lowell? Thanks & Happy New Year, --- message truncated --- _______________________________________________ Florida EAA mailing list [email protected] http://www.floridaeaa.org
