Few TV products tell the story of connected television like the latest devices from Roku and Logitech. On the surface, Roku’s tiny streaming stick and Logitech’s massive Harmony remote don't share much in common, at least beyond the fact that both were just refreshed today. But together they offer a...
It took five months for Google to approve 17 apps that could work with its Chromecast streaming gadget. But it only took a couple of weeks for those numbers to practically double, once Google opened up Chromecast to all comers.See also: How 6 Months With Chromecast Changed MePreviously, only an exclusive...
Developers, start your engines: The barrier to new apps that work with Google's Chromecast streaming device is down. On Monday morning, the company publicly released its Google Cast Software Development Kit (SDK), opening the doors for any app maker or website developer to stream video and other media to a TV...
At the CES 2014 in las Vegas it became clear that Tizen as an OS for household appliances might be as near as a Tizen smartphone. A new concept that might ultimately connect most Samsung consumer electronics with it's users smartphone. A senior manager said that Samsung has decided "to...
Sponsored by My Cloud. As a promotional post, this post reflects the views of the writer, not ReadWrite's editors.The cloud: On the surface, it’s a wonderful idea. We all love accessing photos, music, movies, games, and documents from any device, anywhere we go.But the cloud can be a bit hard...
Sorry, this not like the old days were words like "hot" and "sex" would get you to the top of search results. And yet we're talking about stripping to the bare bones to get dressed up in what might be the Emperor's new clothes. History In the beginning, a mobile (camera)...
Another tidbit of Tizen related news? CrucialTec has developed a Biometric CrucialTec Trackpad (BTP) which is a combination of a fingerprint recognition sensor and a track pad. This function (the addition of OTP technology Optical Trackpad technology and improving the status of CrucialTec life in general by providing not only the...
Like ever so often the world is divided in camps: Those that know, love A and hate B; Those that know. hate A and love B, Those with knowledge to see good elements in both A and B and Those who know little but are either in A or...
This is a post in the ReadWriteHome series, which explores the implications of living in connected homes.When it comes to the connected home, it’s natural for people to assume they’ll be masters of their domestic domain. Unfortunately, some may wind up becoming victims instead. Just ask Marc Gilbert. He and his wife...
Timing and marketing are planned in weeks where as other products take months, or years to develop. An all new OS for smart phones, phablets and wearable devices that can also be used for in-vehicle systems takes a tremendous effort and introducing it to the public with a lot of...
There is some good news for all the Developers that were running out of time to submit their applications for the Tizen App Challenge Deadline of November 1st, the Deadline has been extended to 8th December 2013. With all the new tools being released with Tizen support, it was...
Here we have the NEXCOM VTC 1010-IVI which has a Intel Atom processor E3827 beating at its heart, It is a dual-core unit clocked at a frequency of 1.75 GHz, which is made with 22nm technology. NEXCOM Tizen IVI platforms are Tizen IVI-friendly hardware platforms on which software developers...
On 23 September, Marmalade released Marmalade SDK 6.4 to developers with Tizen support that made it possible to natively deploy existing and new games are made with Marmalade directly onto Tizen. Now Marmalade will launch an incentive program for developers titled "Tizen Developer Program for Marmalade" (if the name...
Chris Norman, Ted Patrick. Here is a Video entitled "Tizen Project From the Ground Up" that was presented at thet SenchaCon Conference. Come understand how industry has an alternate OS option with Tizen™ for multiple computing platforms, such as Smartphones and IVI, Smart TV, Notebooks, tablets, and more.... In...
Amazon announced three new Kindle Fire tablets today as it prepares to push it device line towards the holiday shopping season. Kindle announced two brand new tablets—the Kindle Fire HDX in 7-inch and 8.9-inch varieties—along with an updated version of last year’s Kindle Fire HD.Amazon also announced the third generation...
Wi-Fi Direct is an emerging wireless standard that allows you to create a create a connection between any two devices without going through a wireless router. Want to create a Wi-Fi hotspot, connect your computer or smartphone to your printer or stream movies from your tablet to your television? There...
For all those excited and Interested in Samsung's first Developer Conference the Registrations will open today, Monday August 26th at 6am PST/9am ET at www.samsungdevcon.com. Technical sessions and presentations from industry thought-leaders will cover key topics, including: First look at the new Samsung SDKs and tools inc S Pen...
The word "app" has become ingrained into the global lexicon of software development. As time has passed and technology has evolved, people have viewed software from progressively different perspectives. Microsoft Office is a piece of software—yet so is a video game. And so is PayPal, for that matter.As Marc Andreessen,...
The unexpected news that Samsung has acquired the video-startup Boxee—reportedly for $30 million—is supposedly a plus for the South Korean company's smart TV plans. In fact, though, it's a likely death sentence for a much-loved start-up's technology—and one that isn't likely to do much for Samsung, either. Meet BoxeeBoxee, which started...
Israeli startup Wibbitz doesn't want you to read the news. It wants to read the news to you, in the form of 1-2 minute video summaries narrated by a helpful synthetic voice and accompanied by video of related images and animated infographics.Wibbitz made a splash last summer when it raised $2.3 million for...
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