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    ITV Widget Engine

    There’s been a lot of times where I wish developing ETV applciations was as easy as developing apps for the Yahoo Widget engine (or “Konfabulator” as it used to be called).   It’s pretty straightforward, uses XML for visual layouts and Javascript for scripting behavior.   Nice, neat little package and a paradigm that you can start to see in a lot of browser based technologies (Flash, and Firefox plugins come to mind).  Now it looks like this is coming to pass as Yahoo and Intel have announced they’re bringing the “Widget Channel” to TV’s over tru2way.  Even Comcast has pledged support.

    Widget Channel Image

    Widget Channel Image

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