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While that is nice, couldn't (and isn't) this possible on any smart phone with 3G/4G and a video camera?



Justin.tv has an app that can do this


Yes, http://qik.com/ (not affiliated, not a user, but it seems to do this).


http://ustream.com also has an app that can do this


Yes, but most people don't have smart phones.

From the article: "Of the one billion cellphones sold annually, a few million are iPhones. The masses still have regular cellphones that don’t capture video, let alone hi-def video. They’re the people who buy Flip camcorders."




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