Sony Bravia App SDK Released

Certain Sony Bravia TVs do come equipped with an Ethernet port and hence are able to display websites in the comfort of your living room, in addition to having mini-desktops integrated within to allow widgets to be displayed while you’re watching regular TV. As at press time, there are a few available widgets such as a clock, RSS news and weather among others. There will be more complicated widgets such as Yahoo! Auctions, Yahoo! Topics, and Yahoo! Image Search on their way as well. The available Bravia models that support the use of widgets are the KDL-46F1/40F1/32F1/52V1/46V1/40V1/32J1/26J1/20J1/20M1/16M1 with more models to come in the future. The Windows XP/Vista-only SDK boasts the following :-

• App emulator
• App Development Guide
• AppliCast JavaScript API Specification
• AppliCast Layout XML Specification
• Widget Samples