Smart TV Alliance Offers App Developers New Version of Universal SDK
Tuesday, September 16, 2014 by Stuart Parkerson
The Smart TV Alliance has released v4.0 of its universal SDK which is available through the Alliance’s Common Developer Portal providing a “build once, launch everywhere” system for Smart TV apps.The Smart TV Alliance was launched in 2012 by founding members LG Electronics, TP Vision and Toshiba. One of the main purposes of the organization is to streamline smart TV app...
LG Launches New webOS TV SDK Developer Site
Monday, July 14, 2014 by Stuart Parkerson
LG has launched a new webOS TV Developer Site to provide a one-stop resource center for all developer requirements for webOS TV applications. Developers can learn how to plan, design, develop and publish webOS application for the LG Smart+ TV.About the New WebsiteDevelopers can download and install the webOS TV SDK and set up the development environment. The S...
LG’s Connect SDK Provides Open Source Framework to Develop Apps Across Multiple TV Platforms
Monday, April 21, 2014 by Richard Harris
LG’s Connect SDK is an open source framework that connects mobile apps with multiple TV platforms. Because most TV platforms support a variety of protocols, Connect SDK integrates and abstracts the discovery and connectivity between all supported protocols.To discover supported platforms and protocols, Connect SDK uses SSDP to discover services such as DIAL, D...
Samsung Announces Smart TV App Developer Remote Test System
Thursday, March 13, 2014 by Stuart Parkerson
Samsung’s Remote Test System is a solution that enables app developers to control devices remotely. Using the Samsung Remote Test System, developers can test an app on a real Samsung device.Major features include installation and execution of applications on a real device including support of audio and the Debug Log viewer. System requirements include a modern...
Google Believes it Will Rule Smart Wearable App Market With New SDK
Thursday, March 13, 2014 by Stuart Parkerson
Sundar Pichai with Google has dropped the news that Google will release an SDK for the wearable’s market in a couple of weeks. He discussed the SDK during a presentation at SWSX on Sunday.It’s the latest salvo in the war for app domination by the two biggest players in the market. Last week Apple launched CarPlay with Ferrari, Mercedes-Benz, Honda, Hyunda...
Smart TV App Market: Fragmentation Rules
Monday, January 13, 2014 by Stuart Parkerson
This is the time of year where TV manufacturers, console manufacturers and others with a vested interest in the consumer TV industry launch and announce new products and services. This is the result of the domination of CES, where anything and everything in consumer technology is rolled out for the year.And you might have noticed a recent flurry of news relating to the ...
LG to Launch webOS Platform for Smart TV Apps
Monday, January 13, 2014 by Stuart Parkerson
LG Electronics has announced that webOS, which was purchased from Hewlett-Packard in March last year, has been reinvented and reintroduced as LG’s new Smart TV platform. The webOS platform will be implemented in more than 70 percent of LG’s Smart TVs in 2014. The Linux-based webOS was initially developed and launched by Palm in 2009 and the plat...
App Developers Will Find it a Little Easier to Submit Apps for Smart TVs
Sunday, January 12, 2014 by Stuart Parkerson
We reported in September that the Smart TV Alliance was creating a single app developer submission process to launch apps across a number of Smart TV formats as well as releasing a new SDK 2.5 that will facilitate multi-screen app development.The companies behind the Alliance, led by LG Electronics, TP Vision and Toshiba, realize that the battle for developers...
The Smart TV Enigma: Does Cognitive Networks Have the Answer for App Developers
Monday, December 23, 2013 by Richard Harris
What’s an app developer to do about Smart TV? There’s really no definitive answer.
Google Chromecast? It’s a nice device, affordable and streams pretty well but is really just another tool like a TV itself. The TV manufacturer’s app markets? They’ve gotten together to offer a one stop submission process and a unified SDK, but other than for the largest publishe...