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Want to write code for Panasonic's net-connected TVs? Now you can, thanks to the Japanase giant's opening of a developer portal tied to its Viera Connect IPTV front-end. Panasonic said the new portal provides "all the necessary documentation, application guidelines, major components [and] platform features... for delivering …

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  1. sebacoustic
    Paris Hilton

    lifestyle

    much better platform than Android for developing an app like this, or other "adult-themed" ones.

    http://www.reghardware.com/2011/04/01/app_of_the_week_wink_o_meter/ (NSFW, aparrently)

    Paris because, well DUH!

  2. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    But most importantly...

    ...Will it eventually allow cumbersome Flash content? Or will the cumbersome content have to be delivered using HTML5?

  3. Anonymous Coward
    Thumb Up

    sky

    could do with a Skygo app for for Viera Cast, the only app currently worth using is the bbc iplayer app which is pretty good.

  4. probedb

    Stupid Gemstar guide?

    Will it be possible to write a TV guide for it that doesn't show adverts and cuts the TV audio/picture when I use it?

  5. Anonymous Coward
    Devil

    xhamster/redtube etc

    First person to write a plugin for easy viewing for a few cents will become rich.

    would it have killed them to specify at least which language to write in before forking over the cash for the developer docs?

  6. Anonymous Coward
    IT Angle

    "Development requires a PC."

    What kind of PC? Does the software run on specific operating systems?

  7. Paul
    Boffin

    neglecting legacy customers

    shame on panasonic for neglecting legacy customers

    at least there are people willing to experiment with vieracast:

    http://customvieracast.blogspot.com/

  8. Kristian Walsh Silver badge

    Philips have one too

    For Philips, there's JointSpace ( http://jointspace.sourceforge.net/ if you're interested ). It seems to be aimed at the customers who used their HotelTV line in the past, but the SDK is available to anyone, and the API is Linux-based.

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