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thecalvinchan

18 karma · joined September 20, 2013

CS @UCLA. @hackNY '14. Currently @MongoDB
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thecalvinchan··on Show HN: iOS SDK to live-stream app to any web browser (built at PennApps s2014)
We initially registered 'fuckitstreamit.com' as a joke parody of the phrase 'fuck it ship it'. During demos at PennApps, the Venmo judges suggested we replace the domain with something more appropriate, so we registered 'iostream.io'
thecalvinchan··on Show HN: iOS SDK to live-stream app to any web browser (built at PennApps s2014)
Very cool. We definitely wanted to create a useful platform for developers and clients to interact with each other. A cool feature we added was the ability for users to screenshot the stream and annotate it with drawings or text. The user could then save the screenshot or email it.
thecalvinchan··on Show HN: iOS SDK to live-stream app to any web browser (built at PennApps s2014)
We created this to cover situations where the presenter doesn't have AppleTV. And using AirServer or Reflector in addition to G+ seems to add unnecessary middleware to a process that should be streamlined and easy.

iOStream takes about 60 seconds to add to any existing iOS project and it makes your application accessible through any web browser, without having to install additional desktop software. And yup, we do highlight finger presses and taps as well!

thecalvinchan··on Show HN: iOS SDK to live-stream app to any web browser (built at PennApps s2014)
hey coob, 'iostream.io' also leads to the same site. We registered this second domain for this exact reason.