my litl adventures

litl has posted their submission criteria.

Chuck Freedman (of litl) has discussed some of their plans for the webbook channel ecosystem.

Tuning into Facebook as a litl channel:

litl channels: facebook status from litl on Vimeo.

litl’s facebook channel makes social media fun again

Big news for a litl company:

Litl to Release Software Development Kit (SDK) with Support for Adobe Flash Player 10.1
SDK to Launch May 14, 2010 at “Flash and the City” Conference
 
Boston, Mass – March 23, 2010 – Litl (litl.com) today announced that its litl webbook will soon feature a software development kit (SDK) with full support for Adobe® Flash® Player 10.1. The SDK will enable developers to create custom applications for the litl webbook using Adobe’s popular Flash platform. Litl plans to release the SDK – including a code library, simulator, code samples, and documentation – on May 14, 2010 at “Flash and the City” (flashandthecity.com), a developers’ conference in New York. Developers can learn more and join an email list at litl’s developer resource website (developer.litl.com).
 
The litl webbook is an innovative new Internet computer for the home. It can go online in a conventional laptop-like mode, rendering websites with a modern browser and built-in support for Flash. However, the computer can also stand upright like an easel when its screen and keyboard are flipped around its unique hinge. In this new mode, the litl webbook’s 12-inch screen becomes an ideal platform for displaying ambient web content ranging from photos and video to music and RSS feeds. The device also connects to large-screen televisions via a plug-and-play HDMI connection.
 
Alongside the litl webbook’s browser, users can also access web content through custom Flash applications or “channels. Channels transform web content to make it more useful and entertaining, especially in the litl webbook’s new “easel” mode. Channels custom-designed by litl and already available to users include Facebook, The Weather Channel, Flickr, Shutterfly, and BakeSpace. With the SDK’s release, users will benefit from a much larger selection of free and paid channels created by independent developers and partners.
 
“Our SDK is ideal for talented Flash Platform developers with creative ideas that will flourish on the litl OS,” said Chuck Freedman, litl’s chief channel evangelist. “The litl webbook provides a simple and enjoyable computing experience built on an innovative form factor, cool features and a clean user interface. With the launch of our SDK and Flash Player 10.1, we will provide developers with a very real ecosystem to monetize their development efforts and further enhance the litl user experience.”
 
“I’m quite excited about litl’s plans to release a public SDK with support for Adobe’s Flash Player 10.1. It represents a unique opportunity for the broader Flash community to get involved creating content for an interesting form-factor and innovative cloud-based operating system,” said noted mobile and device developer, author, and speaker Scott Janousek of the Boston-based firm, Hooken Mobile.
 
To learn more, developers should visit developer.litl.com and join the SDK’s email list. Developers are also invited to attend “Flash and the City” in New York from May 14-16. Representatives from litl will be on hand to introduce the SDK, share rollout plans, and help developers get started.
 
About litl
 
Based in Boston, litl is a new kind of computer company. The company was founded to make the web more enjoyable and entertaining for everyday consumers. Small and personal by design, we invite you to learn more at litl.com.
 
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litl: SDK & Flash Player 10.1 from litl

litl launched the BakeSpace recipe channel a while back that helps to promote the device in kitchen.

It’s on my list to utilize my litl in the kitchen space more, but it winds up being used more to stream hulu videos via HDMI right now. Perhaps it’s because I fail to have the time to properly plan and cook a meal from a recipe. What I need is a litl robot to fetch all the supplies at the grocery store, prep them, and allow me to step through the fun part.

litl has launched a new NPR channel that allows customers to stream news and other audio programs from NPR on their litl.

It’s pretty sweet if you’re into radio and streaming audio while you work or do other things (e.g. make dinner in the kitchen, etc).

Read about litl and the channel here.

litl posted about the launch of their new Facebook channel that launched recently (it’s a Flash based experience, BTW). The idea is pretty innovative compared to many of the other flat, uninteresting, Facebook experiences out there.

litl channels: facebook status from litl on Vimeo.