Intel, Yahoo will Bring Net to TV
Intel
andYahoo! have revealed plans for the Widget Channel, a television
application framework optimized for TV and related consumer electronics
(CE) devices that use the Intel Architecture. The Widget Channel will
allow consumers to enjoy Internet applications designed for the TV while
watching their favorite TV programs. The Widget Channel will leverage
Yahoo! Widget Engine, a fifth-generation applications platform that will
enable TV watchers to interact with and enjoy TV Widgets.
TV
Widgets are small Internet applications designed to complement and enhance
the traditional TV watching experience and bring content, information, and
community features available on the Internet within the reach of the
remote control.
The
Widget Channel will also allow developers to use JAVASCRIPT, XML, HTML,
and Adobe Flash technology to write TV applications for the platform,
extending the power and compatibility of PC application developer programs
to TV and related CE devices. In addition to supporting the Yahoo! Widget
Engine, Yahoo! will also provide consumers Yahoo!-branded TV Widgets that
are customized based on its Internet services.
TV
Widgets will enable consumers to engage in a variety of experiences, such
as watching videos, tracking their favorite stocks or sports teams,
interacting with friends, or staying current on news and information.
Viewers
will be able to use TV Widgets to deepen their enjoyment of the
programming they are watching, discover new content and services, or share
their favorites with friends and family. TV Widgets can be personalized
because they will be based on popular Internet services such as Yahoo!
Finance, Yahoo! Sports, Blockbuster, and eBay that viewers have customized
for use in their daily lives.
Intel
plans to release the Intel Media Processor CE 3100-based hardware
development system called the "Innovation Platform" which will provide the
initial development and validation environment for developers of TV
Widgets on the Widget Channel.
Meanwhile, Intel and Yahoo! are working with industry members to promote
the development of open and consistent standards necessary to grow the TV
Widget ecosystem. As part of their efforts, the companies are sharing an
early version of a development kit for the Widget Channel with selected TV
Widget developers.
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