Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Opera promises cross-platform apps for Smart TVs, gives us little to complain about

Opera promises cross-platform apps for Smart TVs, gives us little to complain about

Opera has some guts going up against the likes of Samsung in the emerging realm of Smart TV apps. Then again, its new storefront brings something different to the table: namely a dashboard that strictly adheres to HTML5 and other web standards so that apps can work across any platform. Content providers like Vimeo and DriveCast have already signed up and TV manufacturers shouldn't be far behind - not least because the underlying browser engine is claimed to run smoothly even on crappier cheaper processors.

Engadget, Opera promises cross-platform apps for Smart TVs, gives us little to complain about