LiveShare Launches First International Version in Japan

We’ve been keeping tabs on CoolIris’s LiveShare photo sharing app for web and mobile, and we’re happy to hear today that its first international version has been launched in Japan. Android users in that country can now enjoy a localized Japanese language version of LiveShare, which can be downloaded from the Android Market.

We took a closer look at LiveShare earlier this year, and no doubt many of you will recognize the slick 3D wall photo display, as it got quite a bit of attention when it first went online (I believe it was called Piclens back then). Since then it has morphed to create a kind of social photo pool that multiple people can contribute towards. For example, photo collections could center around trips between friends, a concert, or a wedding.

I’ve used it on my own personal site, though that Drupal solution is a bit dated, and not as slick as the HTML5 web display on LiveShare.com (see demo video at the bottom)

CoolIris has partnered with mobile carrier KDDI (TYO:9433) in Japan to make a LiveShare shortcut available on some of their upcoming devices, which then directs to the KDDI market where users can install the LiveShare app if they choose. So if you’re on an Android handset, give Liveshare a go, and see what kinds of fun photo streams you can create with your friends! For iPhone users, you can check out the iOS app if you haven’t tried it already.