Samsung release new Development Kit

I continue to review and wonder how the customer experience will be. Having the ability to control the TV by Voice or Motion commands is nice. Trying to get ahead of Apple is nice. Reality is that we don't have an Apple TV, and we won't enjoy a Voice or Motion Command TV because the TV manufacturer does not control the content on the TV. Majority of us use the remote and displays from the Cable or Satellite provider. So unless you are one of the few that get over the air signals, telling your TV what to do, doesn't do much. How often (if ever) do we go into the menu and settings for the TV. Also there are VERY few people that go into the IPTV modes and menus, and again, there still is control of that content issue in that area if you are using any outside source to drive the content.

Would you take the time to develop for this?

JZ

Samsung Electronics Released New TV Application Development Tool

Samsung Electronics unveiled Software Development Kit (SDK) 3.5, which is a TV application with improved voice and motion recognition and smart phone-based interworking.
Specifically, the new SDK provides an enhanced Smart Interaction function so that developers can work on TV applications using the voice and hand gestures with greater convenience.

At the same time, it guarantees a better interworking between smart TVs and mobile devices and allows the developers to make use of various functions such as inter-device control and smart streaming of video files. The company added that an application letting multiple users enjoy the same game on TV can be developed.
The 3.5 version also provides the IDE, or Integrated Development Environment, to help the development of application by supporting the most universal programs.

Date: July 10^th, 2012

Source: ETNews