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If you look back at the timetable, Google realized the Chromecast was a better direction then Google TV and but all efforts into Chromecast. That's why I'm real
by paulyg 13y ago
If you look back at the timetable, Google realized the Chromecast was a better direction then Google TV and but all efforts into Chromecast. That's why I'm really disappointed Amazon choose to create yet another platform for companies to develop apps and games for instead of building on one already in place. Games work just fine on my phone and tablet. So does searching for content. I say that as a parent that has been doing a lot of Netflix->Chromecast streaming of kids shows & movies lately. I would like to buy some of the content that Amazon has and Netflix does not without plunking down $99 more and another boz to manage and another ecosystem.
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- zemo 13y agoit's just an android sdk add-on: https://developer.amazon.com/sdk/asb/overview-gs.html https://developer.amazon.com/sdk/asb/overview-gs.html that's not quite the same as a whole new platform.
- alttab 13y agoIt looks like it could take minimal effort to map controls to the controller or remote. This gives existing android games and developers a quick in-road to the living room.
- king_jester 13y agoKinda sorta. One of the problem points for Google TV development was that its not just a simple process of adding the SDK support and throwing your app on screen. Attention has to bee paid to input interaction and how the UI displays on such a large screen, so things like margins, color choices, and touch focus support need to be addressed (which many apps don't do correctly or need adjustment).
- cageface 13y agoThis is why I think Android is going to be an increasingly important platform going forward. It's a logical foundation for almost any new consumer electronics device.