*UPDATE – Updated Yahoo! Widget Developer Kit v1.2 is now available!
UPDATE: We have released an update to the WDK fixing a few issues with the precious release. The new version is v1.2.16 from v1.2.15. You may download the new WDK directly at: http://bit.ly/c677Zd We fixed a couple of minor issues including:
1. Playback of video lists has been fixed.
2. Issues with closing the simulator before the terminal completes has been fixed.
We have been busy making Yahoo! Connected TV more compelling through monetization and innovative through Broadcast Interactivity. We are excited to announce the new Yahoo! Widget Developer Kit now available for download. Developers can rejoice as we now support two different virtual machine emulation environments on both Windows and OSX, and a pre-configured VM for both of these environments! Starting today you can download and install the new Yahoo! Widget Developer Kit, version 1.2.15.
Check out a few of the new features included in the WDK version 1.2.15:
- Pre-configured Ubuntu Virtual Machine (VM), with support for both VMware and VirtualBox on PCs and Macs!
- Based on the most recent Yahoo! Widget Engine version 5.6 deployed on consumer TVs.
- Includes a new simulation mode for Toshiba TVs- adding to existing Samsung, LG, and VIZIO platforms.
- New Media player based on OpenGL for better compatibility with a wider range of host development environments.
View the complete list of changes and release notes.
Here is a quick overview of the installation steps for the new Widget Developer Kit. All of the required details are not included here.
While installing be sure to follow the detailed steps in the complete Yahoo! Connected TV Installation Guide at: http://developer.yahoo.com/connectedtv/installguide/
1. Install a virtual machine emulation environment from this list of tested options:
Mac OS 10.6.4:
Windows 7 (See the Release Notes http://developer.yahoo.com/connectedtv/releasenotes/ ) :
2. Install the 7-Zip utility necessary to uncompress the VM archive from here:
http://www.7-zip.org/download.html
3. Register and agree to the new Terms Of Use for the Yahoo! Connected TV Store. Existing developers will need to register and agree to the new TOU: http://connectedtv.yahoo.com/developer/
4. After registration, accept the Yahoo! TV Widget Developer Terms of Use by clicking on the AGREE AND DOWNLOAD button. You can review these terms here: http://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/tvwidget/tvwidget-4251.html
5. Download and uncompress the provided pre-configured Ubuntu 10.04 VM.
6. Run the virtual machine (username/password in the complete Yahoo! Connected TV Installation Guide) and install the provided Widget Development Kit (WDK) Debian software package on top of the VM. *HINT: Login to the VM using (username: admin, password: password).
7. If you are an existing developer, copy your TV Widgets/TV Apps to the /devwidgets root directory.
8. Start the TV Widgets Simulator and select the “Latest Production Simulator” configuration. Your TV Apps will appear in the Dock.
All of the required details are not included here. To perform the installation, you will need to follow the detailed steps in the complete Yahoo! Connected TV Installation Guide at: http://developer.yahoo.com/connectedtv/installguide/
Yahoo! Connected TV is the leading platform for Internet-connected TV, providing distribution for TV Apps across leading TV brands worldwide including Samsung, Sony, Toshiba and VIZIO. The Yahoo! Connected TV experience centers around a collection of more than 100 easy-to-use TV Apps, providing deep content specifically designed to complement TV viewing. TV Apps run the gamut from social networking to music, games, news, weather, finance, shopping, and more than 75,000 movies and TV shows on-demand.
I have downloaded the preconfigured ubuntu but can not access it as there was no password provided
@Glen: The Ubuntu password is “password”
All works fine, including my own testing widget.
However, starting the Konsole for the second time produces an error:”You do not have the proper files in your /home/admin/TVWidgets/Konfabulator-Samsung-2010EU/TV directory. Please manually fix it or remove the /home/admin/TVWidgets/Konfabulator-Samsung-2010EU/TV directory and rerun this script”.
When I remove the content of the TVWidgets directory manually all works fine again. The Simulator reset has no influence on this problem.
What am I dooing wrong.? Tnx for any help!
@Rene – The best place to post your question is on the Y! Connected TV Forums at: http://yhoo.it/bs0si1
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I was doing fine, not a tech so had my widget gallery set up and periodically it would do updates. Now it gave me a code to enter on this page and there is no where to enter it or to re register since I already have a yahoo account. What is the problem, half of the widgets I had are now gone. Someone please tell me what the problem is.
I love … but I want to youtube on my list widget gallery
Thanku for the updates….
on my list widget gallery now
I have a Vizio TV.
When using the Flickr widget Yahoo will not accept my Yahoo ID or password.
?? Should I use the same Yahoo ID and password I use to access Yahoo on the internet?
If that is the case, when using that info, the Yahoo/Flickr widget says I entered the wrong information. I have checked and rechecked by password and it’s correct.
Does any one built a widget that plays m3u8 fie format or anyone has a code snippet that streams and plays continuous play list like .ts generated by m3u8 play list ?
not work open download yahoo widgets