TV Apps
So far in this chapter I’ve covered mostly mobile device development, but a new and thriving area lies in development for Internet-connected smart TVs. The big players in this arena include device manufacturers Samsung, Sony, and Panasonic; plug-in box makers Roku and Boxee; and the browser vendor Opera. Installable apps on smart TVs are generally seen as a good idea, as it’s easier to navigate a series of icons than it is to type long URLs when using a remote control.
Early smart TVs had proprietary and conflicting app development platforms, but 2012 saw a sector-wide move toward web platform technologies that made developing for TV much less demanding. Each party to the development maintains their own developer program and documentation, ...
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