Ever wanted to stream live video from your phone to a friend or family member somewhere? [Ed: Or what about a learner?] What about archive video you've shot from your phone directly to the Web? Qik lets you do both. Today, Qik officially entered public beta. As long as you have a smartphone running Windows Mobile or S60 (and a data plan!) you're ready to share whatever your little heart desires.

Qik is a very cool service. Basically, if you're a mobile video fanatic, you need to sign up. I shoot video using my cell phone all the time. Transferring it to other sites was a major pain until Qik came around. Using Qik, any video you shoot is streamed live, and also archived at the same time, so you can watch it again later. For those who need to share what they see and don't think picture messages or MMS messages are enough, this is the avenue you need to take.