#web os

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Computermuseum: HP Touchpad from 2011

The HP Touchpad is HPs tablet product based on Web OS. Unfortunately HP decided to stop selling Palm based products and they decided to stop all future development of Web OS. Few of the devices were sold and I have one in my collection. With this device I have a very positive connection because I was working for HP when a product manager for the HP Touchpad came to our location and showed the device to us before it was released. I had my objections regarding the used materials but HP decided to release it with this. I got this device from my friend Martina. She installed a DoubleBoot OS on this. You can start either Web OS or Android. Interestingly it feels more performant in the Android configuration

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When your mobile becomes your TV remote

That in principle is what consumer electronic companies are trying their hardest to solve and what hangs in balance is an entire eco-system of content developers and the way they create content based on how people adapt to mobile and cloud technology.

For years now we have heard about the elusive Apple TV, that final killer punch which would integrate Apple's entire ecosystem into your living room, but for now which exists as a small black box, capable of playing your favourite youtube videos on your 32 inch with incredible ease, or streaming your video's from your computer into the television through airplay.

Pretty neat. I use it all the time.

Then there is Roku, who beat everyone to the game and actually launched a television this week to complement their set top boxes.

The quest for the ultimate Smart TV has been on for a while, but in reality they have'nt been that smart, because unless you get developers to create applications for your television on which content providers can stream their content at a lesser cost than what traditional cable offers, Smart TV's wont be that much of a reality.

After all who really wants to surf the web on a 32/ 46/ 52 inch screen? Maybe some do. Most i am guessing....don't. 

But there is innovation, one step at a time. Little innovations being carried by everyone. So now even in your traditional DTH connections, you get a mobile app which allows you to record programs from wherever you are, or watch video on demand to name a few perks.

Simultaneously, more content providers beyond YouTube are willing to stream their content over a mobile OS through the cloud and wirelessly into your television screen. Think Netflix, HBO GO, to name a few. Your choice of content, created by a reputed content creator, for your consumption at your leisure.

And yet its not complete.

Hardware providers are courting software providers to create relationships and eco-systems that can create content consumption services over the cloud and create revenue, which lowers total cost of consumption at the end consumer level, but increases revenue to a quantum whereby content creators make more revenue than what they are making today.

Then there are the telecom providers. And the multimillion dollar production houses. And the gaming super franchises.

But disruption is on the cards and you get to hear a little of it almost every other day. 

Example, LG launching its WEB OS enabled Smart TV Interface. Web OS, the same operating system that was behind the Palm.( remember?)

The operating system is crucial here because it is what the eco-system will be built on. It is where developers have to adopt and kick in with their nifty apps which make the game so much more interesting.

So Apple will gun on iOS, Samsung will run on Android, LG will build on WEB OS ground up.

It's not difficult to see the need to set up exclusive partnerships with the OS provider.

So much so, Panasonic has now announced a partnership with Firefox for their mobile OS,( FFOS) which has strong roots in HTML5. The idea is to deliver more expansive access into smart TVs by leveraging the HTML5 and Web technologies already prevalent on PCs, smartphones and tablets, to offer consumers more personalized and optimized access to Web and broadcasting content and Web services on television sets.

This quote from a joint statement by Panasonic and Firefox kind of summarises the entire situation pretty well.

With the launch of this new open platform, next generation smart TVs will gain full compatibility with Web technologies and HTML5 standards used for cloud services and various future networked devices, enabling data from Web services and devices to be easily mashed up on a single application. This ensures flexibility for developers to create new applications and services by using cross-leveraged content from the Internet and broadcasting.

In next generation smart TVs, basic functions, such as menus and EPGs (Electronic Program Guide) which are currently written as embedded programs, will be written in HTML5, making it possible for developers to easily create applications for smartphones or tablets to remotely access and operate the TV. In addition, through the Web services, next generation smart TVs can display personalized user interfaces, featuring the user’s favorites and even add new functions for multiple users sharing the same screen after devices are purchased.

Whether Panasonic will get developers excited about creating applications on FFOS, remains to be seen, but the bigger problem remains around getting the content creators and the production houses see the potential of more revenue by leveraging the open web and cloud ecosystems.

In the fray are also the telecom providers who today provide both the content via satellite as well as the wireless in your home and derive billions in revenue and use some of those billions to give it to the production houses and content creators to license all that amazing content. A win win game for all - yes even the end consumer because he just pays a few about a 100 odd dollars a month for all those programs on HBO/ ESPN/ Star  and so on. In developing countries its even lesser. Its about 150 odd dollars for a whole year.

Unless the total cost for a consumer goes down, Smart TVs wiil be in the fringe.

But not for long and here's why

Some months ago i stopped subscribing to all music channels on DTH, because i could stream them wirelessly from Vevo/ YouTube at HD quality using my Apple TV for no cost. My kind of music, at my fingertips, at my time with no additional cost. My broadband cost remained constant since I use an unlimited BSNL plan. 

Now if i could do the same for serials and movies i wouldn't need DTH or cable anymore. SImply because of the control I would enjoy. My kind of content, with no ads, at my time, and my choice.

This disruption is going to happen and when it does, it will change a few industries. It will create a few new economies and some of the old guard will wash away.

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Trying To Make Millions With Your App?

Then why isn't your app in the App Mall? http://www.givemeapps.com

The App Mall is the only app store which:

Gives developers the full 100% of their profits

Allows developers to track earnings through a control panel

Has Developer profiles to help app developers do business

Has an online community for people to chat and share ideas

Supports developers with written and video reviews

Has an on-site shopping mall for smartphones, tablets and devices

What are you waiting for?

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What is a Web OS?

WHAT IS A WEB OS?

 A Web OS is a web-based app (generally powered by either AJAX or Flash technologies) that emulates the application capabilities of an operating system.

It's basically a virtual desktop that gives you communication tools (like email and instant messaging), productivity tools like word processing, and ability to play games and any other application that you'd find on a typical OS like Microsoft Windows.

   What is Cloud Computing?

Cloud computing is the delivery of computing as a service rather than a product, whereby shared resources, software, and information are provided to computers and other devices as a utility over a network (typically the Internet).

HOW DOES IT WORK?

 Web Operating System allows you to access applications stored not on your computer, but on the Web

The applications exist wholly or in part on Web servers within a particular provider network. When you save information in an application, you might not store it on your computer. Instead, you save the information to databases connected to the Internet.

Some Web operating systems also give you the option to save information to your local hard disk drive. It can access web applications and data from any device connected to the Internet

The user can access the Web OS on one computer, create a document, save the work and then access it again later using a completely different machine. Web operating systems offer users the benefit of accessibility

References:

http://desizntech.info/2009/08/top-5-web-operating-systems/

http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/gravityzoo_review.php

http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/gravityzoo_review.php

 http://www.pcworld.com/article/168028/google_announces_chrome_os.html

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QRO3gKj3qw

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[yuckymuffintech-blog]

A Rare Find

Yesterday I had a unique experience. I got my hands on a hp Touchpad running Android 4.0. For those of you who don’t know the touch pad, it is hp’s failed attempt to make a tablet. It’s operating system was web os. The owner of the divice had unlocked the tablet and immediately installed an alpha version of android. What was wrong with Web Os? It wasn’t polished, it lacked enough apps, and it had a rushed feel. When I tried out the Web Os side, I couldn’t agree more.