http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4422887272477313460&hl=en
LinuxMCE is a free, open source add-on to Ubuntu including a 10′ UI, complete whole-house media solution with pvr + distributed media, and the most advanced smarthome solution available. It is stable, easy to use, and requires no knowledge of Linux and only basic computer skills
Bill Gates ushers in a new “Digital Decade” with integration of IPTV into the next XBOX release (Zephyr).
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6239975.stm
Or watch a demo on Youtube here:
Exciting stuff! Brad Neuberg will be developing this over the next 3 months sponsored by SitePen. Will be keen to see how it turns out!
http://www.sitepen.com/blog/2007/01/02/the-dojo-offline-toolkit/
A very promising direction for offline applications on browsers with proof-of-concept embedded databases running off IE and Mozilla.
Very cool mapping of wiimote keys opening possibilities of javascript and flash browser interaction.
http://wiinintendo.net/2006/12/27/wiimote-d-pad-works-in-javascript-or-flash-games/
An industrious Wii fan took time out to analyse a default CSS file on a Nintendo Wii page to come up with some documentation and tips for designing webpages for the console.
Very cool!
http://wiinintendo.net/2006/11/30/web-design-guide-for-opera-browser-on-wii/
Just got an official reply from a Wii engineer that there are currently no plans to support 3rd party applications for the embedded Opera browser. Yikes.
I’m still taking the response with a pinch of salt. After all, unless Wii stops you from browsing the web altogether, it is just a matter of time before developers start posting queries to either Opera or Nintendo about it’s browser support. I’m guessing the engineer’s stance had more to do with installed browser applications.
A few other implications:
More details will be posted as they are made available.
Wireless Business and Technology, published an article entitled “Does AJAX Threaten Java ME in the Mobile Ecosystem?” early September.
Pathfinder Agile Ajax Blog’s take on the article can be read here, including views on essential points AJAX needs to support to supplant J2ME.
Alex Russell has posted slides from his first talk on Mobile AJAX at EuroOSCON.
Read post:
http://alex.dojotoolkit.org/?p=586
Download slides (PDF):
http://alex.dojotoolkit.org/06/EuroOSCON/MobileAjax.pdf