Comments on: Flash Your TV: the suspense is killing me http://www.blackcj.com/blog/2009/09/08/flash-your-tv-the-suspense-is-killing-me/ Cutting edge development with Adobe Flex, ActionScript and AIR Thu, 15 Dec 2011 04:06:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Matthew Stringer http://www.blackcj.com/blog/2009/09/08/flash-your-tv-the-suspense-is-killing-me/comment-page-1/#comment-544 Matthew Stringer Sun, 24 Jan 2010 00:49:34 +0000 http://www.blackcj.com/blog/?p=519#comment-544 Adobe better get crackin' with Flash for TV, because some of the big video hosters are starting to play with HTML5 now. Adobe better get crackin’ with Flash for TV, because some of the big video hosters are starting to play with HTML5 now.

]]> By: Matthew Fabb http://www.blackcj.com/blog/2009/09/08/flash-your-tv-the-suspense-is-killing-me/comment-page-1/#comment-253 Matthew Fabb Wed, 09 Sep 2009 04:11:17 +0000 http://www.blackcj.com/blog/?p=519#comment-253 Here's a link to a video of Scoble interviewing Anup Murarka from Adobe about Flash on televisions, include a demo of the technology: http://www.building43.com/videos/2009/06/26/flashy-future-of-tv/ It seems that FlashLite 3.1 is shipping now on tvs because that is what is ready to go. Note that Nintendo's Wii's browser was recently upgraded to also include FlashLite 3.1. I think Adobe would rather have Internet enabled televisions with their older mobile plugin, rather than nothing. Then early next year we will see the new Flash Player 10 on televisions. Hopefully some will be updated, but I imagine some others won't resulting in a small batch of hardware with old software for a long time. Here’s a link to a video of Scoble interviewing Anup Murarka from Adobe about Flash on televisions, include a demo of the technology:
http://www.building43.com/videos/2009/06/26/flashy-future-of-tv/

It seems that FlashLite 3.1 is shipping now on tvs because that is what is ready to go. Note that Nintendo’s Wii’s browser was recently upgraded to also include FlashLite 3.1. I think Adobe would rather have Internet enabled televisions with their older mobile plugin, rather than nothing. Then early next year we will see the new Flash Player 10 on televisions. Hopefully some will be updated, but I imagine some others won’t resulting in a small batch of hardware with old software for a long time.

]]> By: Chris Black http://www.blackcj.com/blog/2009/09/08/flash-your-tv-the-suspense-is-killing-me/comment-page-1/#comment-252 Chris Black Tue, 08 Sep 2009 21:09:30 +0000 http://www.blackcj.com/blog/?p=519#comment-252 I've heard the same thing about Vizio. It appears that they are controlling the apps allowed on their TVs. Lets hope this doesn't mirror the mobile development arena. Flash Lite is supported on millions of mobile phones but each manufacturer and carrier have their own deployment method. Without a universal 'app store' this technology will be greatly restricted and unavailable to the everyday developer. Here's a video demo of the Vizio TVs: http://tinyurl.com/lj8kfg I’ve heard the same thing about Vizio. It appears that they are controlling the apps allowed on their TVs. Lets hope this doesn’t mirror the mobile development arena. Flash Lite is supported on millions of mobile phones but each manufacturer and carrier have their own deployment method. Without a universal ‘app store’ this technology will be greatly restricted and unavailable to the everyday developer.

Here’s a video demo of the Vizio TVs: http://tinyurl.com/lj8kfg

]]> By: Hayden http://www.blackcj.com/blog/2009/09/08/flash-your-tv-the-suspense-is-killing-me/comment-page-1/#comment-251 Hayden Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:49:17 +0000 http://www.blackcj.com/blog/?p=519#comment-251 In April of this year I spoke with a representative from Vizio over the phone. Vizio is one of the TV manufacturers that is supporting Flash Lite. At this point in time they were intending to use Flash Lite 3.1 standalone and Yahoo widgets on their internet connected TVs which are due out some time in Q4 09. Vizio planned to provide a "walled garden" type of environment for content for TV users. From my discussion it did not seem like an open platform where 3rd party developers could easily contribute content or easily test content out on a TV. Maybe things have changed since my conversation earlier in the year. In April of this year I spoke with a representative from Vizio over the phone. Vizio is one of the TV manufacturers that is supporting Flash Lite. At this point in time they were intending to use Flash Lite 3.1 standalone and Yahoo widgets on their internet connected TVs which are due out some time in Q4 09.

Vizio planned to provide a “walled garden” type of environment for content for TV users. From my discussion it did not seem like an open platform where 3rd party developers could easily contribute content or easily test content out on a TV.

Maybe things have changed since my conversation earlier in the year.

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