Couch potatoes may soon have the ability to get a more complete Android app experience without leaving the lounge, or picking up a tablet or smartphone. Myriad’s new Alien Vue is a customizable OEM platform that permits TV and set-top box manufacturers to bring Android to their existing products, adding support for apps designed for Google TV and HTML5. Myriad is the developer behind Alien Dalvik , which lets you run Android apps on non-Android devices, including iOS and MeeGo . Alien Vue brings that idea to the lounge, and features a branded app store, web browser and conveyable device control, letting you control your TV and other home theater devices using a phone or tablet. But unlike Dalvik, it will be as much as manufacturers to feature support for Vue — you will not be hacking your TV and installing the software yourself. We’ll be bringing you an entire hands-on from CES, but jump past the break for a fast video demo.
- Myriad’s latest innovation Alien Vue brings Android apps in your existing TV / Set-Top Box
- Myriad Alien Vue enables TV service providers to reply to over-the-top services like Apple TV, Roku, and Google TV
- TV service providers can leverage existing customer technology to produce speedy access to rich Android ecosystems
ZURICH, Switzerland – December 20, 2011 – Myriad Group AG (SIX: MYRN), the corporate powering billions of wealthy mobile social and web experiences on any connected device, today unveils the newest chapter of Myriad Alien Dalvik, called Myriad Alien Vue. Myriad’s latest Alien release enables Internet access via TV allowing Android apps to run alongside existing television functions, in a unified user experience.
Myriad might be showcasing Alien Vue, demonstrating Android apps on TV for the 1st time at CES 2012 January 10-13. For a sneak peek earlier than CES, please visit our demo video, at the Myriad YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FopcpZexlw
Myriad Alien Vue is an entire end-to-end solution that permits TV service providers to feature apps to their existing managed service offerings, a good way to reply to the specter of new over-the-top content distribution channels from Apple, Google and others.
The discharge, powered by Myriad Alien Dalvik technology, includes an app store developed together with AppCarousel that may be fully branded by service providers. Myriad Alien Vue also supports additional plug-in components like Myriad Connect & Share, providing multi-screen functionality for private and premium content.
Myriad Alien Vue is exclusive in that not just does it allow customers to leverage their existing TV and set-top box equipment, it also works seamlessly with cell phones and tablets giving users complete control over their TV experience.
“Since launching at Mobile World Congress early this year, we have got had a major response to our Myriad Alien Dalvik software,” said Simon Wilkinson, Chief Executive Officer, Myriad Group. “We now have shown how Android apps can work seamlessly across non-Android devices, including cell phones, tablets and iPads, and now, with Myriad Alien Vue, we now have delivered Android to a different key screen in people’s lives, the television.”
This iteration supports apps designed to run on GoogleTV and HTML5, including YouTube, Netflix and Twitter. Apps, content and services appear and serve as as they’d of their native environment with out disruption or lack of performance.
“Alien Vue provides a superb alternative to OEMs and repair providers who wish to harness the Android ecosystem, while leveraging existing investments and retaining control in their customer’s TV experience,” added Wilkinson.
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