Sony’s new LocationPorter device allows users to wirelessly stream video feeds from a device such as a camcorder to a remote location using the Internet as a transport medium.Strap the LocationPorter around your shoulder and connect to the Internet via LAN or a 3G connection. The video feed will then be encoded in H.264 MPEG-4 format and streamed over the net to the remote destination.

According to OhGizmo, a single 3G connection will allow the LocationPorter to stream video at 352 x 240 with a frame rate of 5 to 15 fps (64 to 160kbps). You can even connect a second 3G connection which will increase the video quality to 320kbps. Connect the LocationPorter to  LAN connection and the video will be streamed at upwards of 30 fps.

With the LocationPorter device strapped on your shoulder, you’ll never need something like the “Eyewitness News Van” to report in from the field. Heck.. one of these would have been handy for covering CES 2009.

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