At CES, I saw all kinds of "traditional" media. They had monster-sized cameras, tons of lighting, and all kinds of gear. I watched these two guys truss up a modded grocery shopping cart with their stuff, and it took them maybe 40 minutes from "lamps off" to "ready to roll."
I feel foolish pride at having my whole rig in a backpack. I've got my videocamera, my laptop, an extra storage hard drive, and even an MP3 recorder, a pro-grade microphone, and a digital camera. But what I don't have (and maybe this is because Mac doesn't have EVDO or EDGE devices) is that "last mile" to upload my stuff to the net from anywhere. Is it really that easy? If I had a PCM/CIA slot and an EVDO card, would I have a 100% mobile media solution? INSTANT broadcasting is another question. Is that the value of Stickam, and if so, how come we're not seeing outside people's bedrooms on that service? Just thoughts. I was out in my car the other day, waiting for ice to thaw, and I snapped a few pictures using PhotoBooth that went right to my Flickr account because I was still loosely tied to my wifi. It got me wanting live-from-field capture desperately. What do you think? --Chris Brogan.. Network2.tv
