The Sun Always Shines On TV
We published an article back in April called Coming to a TV Near You which referenced the news that Adobe are in the advanced stages of bringing the Flash Platform for the Digital Home directly to the TV screen. This allows Adobe to embed its Flash software onto computer chips that go inside televisions, Blu-ray players and other set-top boxes so that applications and widgets (such as a Flash-based TV Guide) could be made available via the TVs in our homes.
We can now actually see this in action.
In the video below, the Adobe Systems Director of Technology, Strategy & Partner Development, Anup Murarka, shows off what progress has been made so far and how Flash applications and Web services are now being deployed to real TVs:
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Scott is the Down the FoxHole blog editor. He is also a reviewer for ActiveDen. Scott is a freelance Web and Interactive Media Designer having previously worked as the Lead Web Designer for a well-known children's hospital in the US for 8 years. Follow him on Twitter @scottwills
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Amazing stuff. Worlds better than what we’ve got now. Go Flash!
Flash… ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh saviour of the universe!
Awesome! I want one of those tvs! Before long, wee’ll all be freelancin’ to make TV apps!
This is great stuff. I can’t wait to make my first Flash TV app!