Yahoo! Widget TV SDK Rocks!
We got a hold of the Yahoo! TV Widget SDK earlier this week (WDK)! Exiting stuff. As I mentioned previously, we are working with a handful of clients on developing Yahoo! TV Widgets for them so this is the final step in that process.
The WDK runs on Debian or Ubuntu Linux (so if you don’t have one of these your need to get VMware). The WDK allows developers to develop widgets for the Yahoo! Connected TV platform based using JavaScript and XML. The widgets, however, rely on the media player and APIs resident on each consumer electronic device for video playback so it appears media player capabilities may vary.
On your Connect TV, your widgets live as a list of snippers at the bottom of your TV screen that can be accessed through your remote control. The widgets are actually very similar in design (tab based) to our widgetmatic 600 series..which will make porting them even easier!
Will keep you updated!
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Can WDK be use in set top box, with ability to interact with them using remot control mouse. Are there any set top boxes? Thanks for your input.
Regards,
Comment by Ray — May 1, 2009 @ 2:33 pm
Sounds Great. How did you go about getting the Yahoo! TV Widget SDK? I haven’t gotten a any response from http://connectedtv.yahoo.com/developer
Comment by David Kelly — May 1, 2009 @ 4:50 pm
Neat stuff. I applied for the WDK a couple of days back and haven’t heard anything back. What are the typical processing times and requirements. Do you have to know someone at Yahoo to get a hold of the SDK? How do the widgets get delivered to the consumer device?
Comment by Senthil — June 3, 2009 @ 12:31 pm