Sharpcast - Motorola Q Forum

insulator · 04-09-2007, 01:01 PM

Is anybody using this program? How does it work? Is it worth switching from Picassa? I've read some of the Alltel literature, but haven't heard feedback from anyone actually using it.

Thanks.

gibuthomas · 04-09-2007, 05:50 PM

Hi there, I am the CEO of Sharpcast, which developed this product. So, I can explain how it works:

Sharpcast service has 3 pieces: A desktop photo management software, an online site where you can buy prints and the like, and a mobile client which you can find on your Q [or download by pointing your Q browser to www.sharpcast.com/m]. All three of these pieces are glued together by Sharpcast's synchronization platform, so anything you do in one place is automatically reflected everywhere else.

For instance, if you launch the camera from the Sharpcast application on your Moto Q and take a picture, it will instantly sync to your Sharpcast desktop software and your Sharpcast Web Album. If you create albums on your Sharpcast desktop software with pictures that you took on your regular digital camera, you can automatically view these pictures on the web (without separately uploading them) and from your Moto Q wherever you are. If you upload pictures to your Sharpcast web album when you are away from home, it will automatically show up on the Sharpcast software on your PC and on your Moto Q.

You also have powerful sharing and collaboration features like buddy list sharing, group albums, live photo chat, etc. Because the service is web-based, one of the big advantages is that every photo in Sharpcast is automatically backed up without you having to ever think about it.

In other words, Sharpcast is a new kind of service that allows you to have access to all your photos, ones from your digital camera, ones that are shared to you, ones that you take on your Q, etc all in one place, accessible from anywhere, completely automatically. If you don't want to mess with sync cables and transferring images to SD cards and the like, but would like a simple way to get Q photos to your PC and the web and view all your PC photos on your Q, this might be a great service for you.

Hope this helps. You can find more info here:

http://www.sharpcast.com/products/ph...ckstart_mobile

Cheers,

Gibu Thomas,
CEO, Sharpcast

P.S. Re: your Picassa question, the big difference between Picassa and Sharpcast is this: Picassa is a standalone desktop application and doesn't have all the advantages of a hybrid Web-PC-mobile service like Sharpcast, which frees you from managing discrete scattered collections of your photos.

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Originally Posted by insulator

Is anybody using this program? How does it work? Is it worth switching from Picassa? I've read some of the Alltel literature, but haven't heard feedback from anyone actually using it.

Thanks.

shaun0207 · 04-09-2007, 05:59 PM

This seems like a shameless plug for the software. Tell the truth, you posted that first question under a different usermane?

hahhaahhahahahhahahahahahha

All and all, it sounds like a great software. How much is it? Been looking for an alternative to PCS Picturemail.

gibuthomas · 04-09-2007, 09:46 PM

I wish I had that much free time on my hands to post fake entries on blogs and forums!

Anyway, the answer to your question is this. The entire service is free, unless you care about permanent backup of original full-res photos. You of course need a data plan to use the service.

Hope this helps.

Cheers,

Gibu Thomas

Quote:

Originally Posted by shaun0207

This seems like a shameless plug for the software. Tell the truth, you posted that first question under a different usermane?

hahhaahhahahahhahahahahahha

All and all, it sounds like a great software. How much is it? Been looking for an alternative to PCS Picturemail.

gmplr831 · 04-10-2007, 01:48 AM

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Originally Posted by gibuthomas

I wish I had that much free time on my hands to post fake entries on blogs and forums!

Anyway, the answer to your question is this. The entire service is free, unless you care about permanent backup of original full-res photos. You of course need a data plan to use the service.

Hope this helps.

Cheers,

Gibu Thomas

How can you claim to be the CEO? I am not being mean or nothing, i jsut want some verification, as an earlier post had stated.

superrob750 · 04-10-2007, 11:33 AM

Just did a little digging..
http://www.sharpcast.com/company/board/

insulator · 04-10-2007, 08:45 PM

Maybe i set the CEO up, but it wasn't on purpose. Just trying to get some user feedback on Sharpcast. It comes free on an Alltel Q, and sounds great...but its good to hear from people actually using it.

I would like to thank Mr. Thomas for jumping in with good information, and hope he stays around to answer any questions that may come up later. I have decided to accept the free trial and see what happens.

This software comes loaded on the Alltel Q, but don't know about the other providers. Since it hasn't been mentioned before, I tend to believe Sprint and Verizon didn't ship with it. That's why I posted in the Alltel forum.

tpipher1 · 04-11-2007, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by insulator

Maybe i set the CEO up, but it wasn't on purpose. Just trying to get some user feedback on Sharpcast. It comes free on an Alltel Q, and sounds great...but its good to hear from people actually using it.

I would like to thank Mr. Thomas for jumping in with good information, and hope he stays around to answer any questions that may come up later. I have decided to accept the free trial and see what happens.

This software comes loaded on the Alltel Q, but don't know about the other providers. Since it hasn't been mentioned before, I tend to believe Sprint and Verizon didn't ship with it. That's why I posted in the Alltel forum.

I have apprieciated this whole conversation! Thank you Mr. Thomas for taking the time to help us understand your service which is a great one that I use almost daily!

Thank you guys for keeping it "Real" and doing our homework!