We’ve written a lot about how services like Ustream and Livestream are being used by artists to stream performances to fans, but there’s a big difference between someone strumming a guitar in front of a webcam, and playing a full gig in a venue. Livestream is aiming to make streaming the latter more easy with a piece of hardware called the Livestream Broadcaster. It costs $495, connects to pro camcorders and a Wi-Fi network or 3G/4G modem to stream footage out via Livestream. The company says it will compete with encoding boxes that cost 10 times the price. “Our goal isn’t to become a hardware company, our goal is to break the barriers of entry to make sure more people can live stream on our service,” CEO Max Haot tells VentureBeat.
