litl’s SDK plans, revisited by Xconomy
Chuck Freedman, litl's developer evangelist, demonstrates the BakeSpace recipes channel on the litl webbook.
We shared our plans last week to release our first-ever software development kit (SDK). It’s pretty exciting news: starting this summer, hundreds of thousands of developers will be able to build custom applications or “channels” for the litl webbook. Better yet, these developers will be using Adobe® Flash® Player 10.1, the newest version of the ubiquitous web platform.
Our channels make the web—especially fun content like photos, music, games, video, recipes, and even news headlines—more useful and entertaining. Check out our Facebook Status channel, for example, to see how our users can already keep up with their social circle from across a kitchen or bedroom (or even on a large-screen television). Our BakeSpace recipe and NPR podcasting channels are worth a look, too.
Over time, we expect the new SDK will lead to many new channels for the litl webbook ... and many new ways for our users to enjoy the web. As they say, that’s a good thing!
Wade Roush from Xconomy sat down this week with litl's James Gardner, head of marketing, and Chuck Freedman, chief developer evangelist, to learn more about the SDK and its potential significance. He writes:
“The company announced last week that it’s getting ready to release a software development kit (SDK) that will enable Web and software developers to create their own custom channels for the Webbook. These channels are all built on Flash, the lingua franca of Web animation and the one type of content that doesn’t work on the iPhone or the iPad.
That’s good news for Litl customers, and it could also benefit developers. “By putting another screen, another kind of experience into homes, we’re bringing a unique audience into the market and giving independent and agency developers another audience to build for,” says Chuck Freedman, Litl’s chief developer evangelist.”
Read the rest of Roush’s article here. If you’re a developer and want to learn more, visit our developer resources website here.
Thanks, Wade, for your interest in litl. We appreciate it.
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Conversation with Marsha Collier and Marc Cohen
Marsha Collier and Marc Cohen, well-known hosts of the “Computer and Technology Radio” show interviewed litl’s head of marketing, James Gardner, over the weekend. The interview was broadcast live on KTRB San Francisco and worldwide on the Internet.
Marsha shared her first-hand experience with the litl webbook and then the group discussed some of the computer’s more unique capabilities. Babette Pepaj, CEO and founder of BakeSpace, joined the call midstream to talk about the litl webbook’s recently launched BakeSpace Recipes channel. The new channel offers litl webbook users easy access to the website’s more than 50,000 member-submitted recipes.
Listen to Marsha, Marc, James, and Babette discuss the litl webbook:
Thanks to Marsha and Marc for their interest in the litl webbook! We appreciated the opportunity to join the weekend’s show.
Download interview MP3: Marsha Collier and Marc Cohen - litl webbook interview 03-2010
Talking tech with Craig Peterson
Craig Peterson, host of the popular radio show "Tech Talk with Craig Peterson", aired an interview with litl's head of marketing, James Gardner, over the weekend. The interview was broadcast in Boston and throughout much of New England on WGIR and was also streamed over the web.
Listen to Craig and James discuss the litl webbook:
Thanks to Craig for his interest in litl! We love his contagious enthusiasm for technology.
Download interview MP3: Craig Peterson - litl webbook interview 02-2010