If you see anyone masquerading as XBMC, please be sure to let us and Google know about it. It remains to be seen if such hardware-specific features will make it into XBMC mainline or exist as patches for vendors to integrate. There are so many interesting features that we could take advantage of: launching apps, location awareness, speech recognition, on and on. In fact, primary development was done on a. And as Android-based set-top-boxes are becoming more and more ubiquitous, it couldnt be a better time. We considered waiting until universal hardware decode was ready before making our announcement, but in the end decided that in the spirit of keeping things open and working with our ever-expanding community, it made sense to open up sooner rather than later. While, as you can see in the video, the port is fully usable and lots of fun to play with, its not quite ready for prime-time.
There are so many interesting features that we could take advantage of: launching apps, location awareness, speech recognition, on and on. There are still many details left to iron out, mainly related to the wide variety of Android devices in the wild. Not a remote, not a thin client the real deal. I could write for days about how the port started, how it was accomplished technically, what tricks were used, etc, but I will save that for a (somewhat more personal) follow-up post. There is much to say about the process that would likely bore most readers, but I will try to answer the questions that come up in the comments as much as possible in that post.
Running your favorite media-center software on small, cheap, embedded hardware is about to become a hassle-free reality. Currently, for most devices only software decode of audio and video is hooked up.
And as Android-based set-top-boxes are becoming more and more ubiquitous, it couldnt be a better time. With the communitys help, were sure to have a more refined version available for inclusion by the time we release a stable version. There is much to say about the process that would likely bore most readers, but I will try to answer the questions that come up in the comments as much as possible in that post. It remains to be seen if such hardware-specific features will make it into XBMC mainline or exist as patches for vendors to integrate. That said, software playback of most media plays quite well already.
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Typically, XBMC skins have been designed for use on a TV, so use on a small can be clunky. The kind that is so much fun to share when the time comes. 13 Jul 282 Comments » Posted By: Cory on Jul 13, 2012 in Community Updates, Dev Journal. Full disclosure: I have been working for Pivos for the last few months, where I suggested the port-work and XBMC sponsorship. But for those who are up to the task, as you would expect from XBMC, the source code is available. That said, software playback of most media plays quite well already. We have decided not to push to Google Play until we are satisfied that users with all kinds of devices get the same great XBMC experience.
More video, including tablet usage in the next post. There is much to say about the process that would likely bore most readers, but I will try to answer the questions that come up in the comments as much as possible in that post. The port was a big effort with many contributors, many thanks to Davilla, Memphiz, Phaeodaria, Montellese, Topfs2, and everyone else who was involved. We have not yet decided what minimum requirements will be set, due simply to the lack of extensive testing on exotic devices. But there is nothing keeping skinners from creating more functional touch-oriented skins, like the included Touched skin from JezzX. We considered waiting until universal hardware decode was ready before making our announcement, but in the end decided that in the spirit of keeping things open and working with our ever-expanding community, it made sense to open up sooner rather than later. As Pivos sponsored a large portion of the port, we were able to work with their vendors to achieve buttery-smooth hardware-accelerated playback on the XIOS DS. Typically, XBMC skins have been designed for use on a TV, so use on a small can be clunky. While, as you can see in the video, the port is fully usable and lots of fun to play with, its not quite ready for prime-time. The feature-set on Android is the same that you have come to expect from XBMC, no different from its cousin on the desktop.
As Pivos sponsored a large portion of the port, we were able to work with their vendors to achieve buttery-smooth hardware-accelerated playback on the XIOS DS. Be sure to check out the Pivos forums, where discussions and unofficial builds are bound to spring up quickly.
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