SNAP. Select. Send.
Sending photos instantly from your camera phone to the Web isn’t entirely a new thing.
Blackberry or iPhone users can install Facebook for mobile which allows photos to be sent instantly to one’s profile. Depending on how fast your connection is, of course. (But that’s what 3G is for, right?)
But not all people carry Blackberrys and iPhones. Yet, most people today can’t be caught dead carrying a phone that doesn’t have a camera.
So basically, Globe is eyeing a bigger market for PixLink since it works with most Nokia series 60 phones, those Sony Ericsson Cybershot units and Windows Mobile handsets.
Pixlink uses compression technology from a company called PixSense. Which promises to send files faster and then un-compresses them so it retains the original resolution when posted on Facebook, Flickr, Blogger and Picasa.
So unlike most file-sharing sites that reduces file size (ergo, lower resolution) in order to send files faster - it’s free anyway so they wouldn’t want your pics hogging their servers - there’s a good chance your pictures will appear clearer when your friends view them online.
Unfortunately, I’m a Blackberry user and PixLink isn’t available yet for my device and the iPhone.
The service is also on free trial right now and Globe isn’t telling yet how much it costs. I’m guessing users will be charged per picture sent.
And yes, it’s not just Facebook. So if you think you just took the perfect profile shot, and you have money to burn, then post it right away to all your social networking accounts.
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