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Seems like it would be pretty straightforward. Just update the AppleTV OS with an App Store and BlueTooth+expanded IR capabilities, and let the 3rd party develo
by WiseWeasel 16y ago
Seems like it would be pretty straightforward. Just update the AppleTV OS with an App Store and BlueTooth+expanded IR capabilities, and let the 3rd party developers bring the internet stuff and advanced input options to it. It seems that Google TV doesn't leverage my local media, so my iTunes/media library is still isolated from my living room, unless I'm missing something and it turns out to be an Android OS variant (supports native 3rd party app development) and developers can implement that sort of functionality with it.
- freakwit 16y agoaccording to matt cutts' live "buzz". It is an android OS variant! "Software: Built on Android 2.1 + Google Chrome + a Flash 10.1 plugin. Aha: Android apps will work on Google TV. The mobile market will work on Google TV. Demo of Google TV running Pandora with no changes by Pandora. Brittany Bohnet from the Google TV team is up. From a web browser, you can select an app, and the app gets sent straight to the Google TV. Two application frameworks: web apps, and Android apps. A Google TV-specific SDK will come out down the road. Ambarish Kenghe is up to talk about Google TV. You can optimize for the size of the screen. From a web site, I think he said you'll be able to switch channels and record shows." [ http://www.google.com/buzz/109412257237874861202/RXsQ4oG885h/Heres-my-live-buzz-of-the-keynote-for-day-2-of http://www.google.com/buzz/109412257237874861202/RXsQ4oG885h... ]
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- WiseWeasel 16y agoAre you serious? They're actually saying they will run unmodified Android apps on GoogleTV? That sounds like a terrible idea given the vast difference in input and distance from screen to viewer. I'm sure the shipping version would only run apps designed for the form factor...