Watch first live music concert of Underworld on Apple iPhone
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Apple’s first ever concert broadcast streaming live on the iPhone. The concert is from electronica band Underworld. The free event will be broadcasted akamai.com and underworldlive.com from 9 p.m. PT. This appears mainly to have been an exercise in demonstrating the power of the Akamai streaming protocol to handle large numbers of viewers without falling over.
How it works:
If you’re curious about the Akamai technology behind the broadcast, the iPhone Video Showcase site explains: “Starting with iPhone OS version 3.0 and QuickTime X, you can send streaming audio and video over HTTP from an ordinary web server for playback on iPhone, iPod touch, or other devices.”
More to the point, Akamai adjusts the bit rate of the streaming content according to network conditions, meaning playback should always be clear and jerk-free.
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